Se faire bousculer dans les corridors ou se faire toucher par les autres élèves; les sons et les lumières - tout le bouleversait. Notre travail avec Yvette au cours de 6 mois a beaucoup aidé à calmer sa réactivité. Il a beaucoup aimé la séance d'évaluation. Les exercices actifs, par contre, lui présentaient un grand défi car ceux-ci stimulaient ses réflexes, ce qui le mettait en mode réactif. Yvette a donc modifié le programme pour miser sur des stimulations répétitives passives et des massages chaque soir. Ceci, combiné avec une thérapie chiropratique recommandée par Yvette, a réussi à intégrer ses réflexes. Il est maintenant très peu réactif à son environnement et au toucher. Avant, nous ne pouvions même pas lui donner des câlins ou le frotter sur le dos pour le réconforter. Maintenant, ce n'est plus un problème! Merci, Yvette!

Despite passing through potty training for the most part around age 3.5 years, he just kept soiling his pants at school on an occasional basis.  We tried treating constipation, scheduled potty time, probiotics - not much helped.  He insisted that it just came out and he couldn't feel it happening, but would notice the odor and then get very embarrassed.  When his schoolteacher also noticed he was really awkward and couldn't move well in dance class, she suggested an evaluation for primitive reflexes with Yvette.  The evaluation was extremely thorough and indicated he had some very strongly retained reflexes in his lower back - not only did this potentially explain his voiding difficulties but was also associated with him being quiet and unexpressive - which was also a classic description of our son.  We worked with Yvette over about 6-9 months in total with 1 in-person session every 4-6 weeks and ~daily homework exercises for about 10-15min.  We also did a few treatments with a specialized chiropractor who also worked with reflexes but in a different way.  The reflex homework routines fit in relatively easily with our bedtime routine and over time, our son not only got used to and started liking the exercises, but he also eventually stopped having accidents.  During this time he also became a lot more expressive and all his grandparents even noticed how much more talkative he was - he would finally tell us all about his day when we picked him up at school.  He was truly a new person and has had 0 accidents since part-way through the program.  As a healthcare provider, I knew there was not much to offer my son at the doctor's office - I am so thankful to have found the primitive reflexes and help my son thrive. 

They also had not crawled so had a weak core. We had an assessment by Yvette at Nibble Kids and she provided a comprehensive report to educate us on how the primitive reflexes were impacting our child’s development. She provided a home movement program focused on eliminating the reflexes and strengthening the core, and trained us to support our child to do it. We worked on the home movement program 15 minutes a day as frequently as we could, each week for about 6 months. During this time Yvette came and assessed the progress and provided adaptations to the home movement program to influence our child's progress. After working with Nimble Kids we are pleased to see our child’s development has advanced. Our child is stronger and more confident in their gross motor development, and the primitive reflexes are no longer present. 

Thanks, Yvette’s we’ve really enjoyed working with you. 

She was consistently caring, attentive, and deeply in tune with our son’s individual needs. Her knowledge of retained primitive reflexes and how to support their integration was especially impressive and clearly guided her approach. Through her support and the Home Movement Program, we saw meaningful progress in Luka, particularly in his reading and writing skills as well as his emotional regulation. He became more confident, more engaged in learning, and better able to manage frustration. We are very grateful for Yvette’s expertise and dedication, and the impact she has had on our son’s development.

We sought out Yvette’s help for our 9 year old son because we were at wits end and we were at a loss with how to help him with issues he’d had since toddler age. We thought these things would ease off as he got older and he would “grow out of them” but everything just got worst and was affecting our whole family and his social life. His meltdowns were getting worst and more violent. He could not communicate his emotions at all. He had a lot of anger and frustration and would often take it out on his sister. He was developing obsessive compulsive behaviors. He was struggling to integrate in group settings. He was not able to read situations and understand what level of energy was appropriate. He was very much stuck in his logical brain. It seemed that everywhere we went he was “the challenging/problem child”.
 
After 7 months of working with Yvette, seeing her once a month and doing the work at home, 5 days a week, about 15 minutes per day, he has developed into a much more emotionally stable boy. His relationship with his father has flourished. He no longer has meltdowns. He is no longer violent with his sister or me (mom). His artistic abilities and interests have grown a lot. He is able to talk about how he feels. He is a happier, more joyful person. He is calmer and able to center himself. We haven’t had much experience in groups yet due to the pandemic but I feel that he now has the tools he needs to build healthy and deep friendships in a group setting. Right from the beginning, he and Yvette had a special connection. She really saw him for who he is and accepted him wholeheartedly. That means a lot to us and I know it means a lot to him as well! I love how patient, loving and kind she always was with him. Thank you for everything Yvette! We are eternally grateful for your presence in our family’s life. 

Yvette was referred to us by a friend and she has been a God send. Thanks to the various therapies and her calming and compassionate approach, she helped my teenaged son deal with a learning disability, anxiety, and dizziness. He has since been able to surmount a number of challenges that were preventing him from reaching his full potential. Just this week he received letters of acceptance from both a college and a university, passed his G2 licence driver’s test on his first try, and got a raise as a result of a great performance review at work. Yvette has been an important part of my son’s health and success team. Thank you Yvette, we can’t thank you enough for all you’ve done for our son!