Jeremy Krauss Approach

Jeremy Krauss Approach (JKA) Therapy for Babies and Children

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What is the Jeremy Krauss Approach (JKA)?

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The Jeremy Krauss Approach (JKA) is an innovative therapeutic method based on the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. It supports the development of babies and children with challenges in movement and learning. This approach offers a respectful and non-invasive process that facilitates neuroplasticity—the brain’s natural ability to learn and reorganize itself.

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During JKA sessions, the child is guided through personalized movement experiences that stimulate new connections in their nervous system. This promotes progress in their motor, cognitive, and emotional development.

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It’s important to understand that premature and very premature babies go through experiences that can significantly limit their natural movement from the very first days of life. The need to stay in incubators, use ventilators, feeding tubes, IVs, and other essential medical devices—though vital for survival—restrict their freedom of movement.

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These early limitations impact the development of the vestibular system, coordination, muscle tone, and body organization in space. As a result, difficulties can arise with head control, balance, arm and leg coordination, and important milestones such as rolling over, sitting, crawling, and walking.

Through the Jeremy Krauss Approach (JKA), we offer early intervention that supports and stimulates the baby’s nervous system to reorganize and progressively develop these skills in a respectful way. This encourages more harmonious motor, cognitive, and sensory development.

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What are the benefits of JKA?

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JKA therapy enhances the child’s physical, mental, and emotional abilities, always respecting their individual pace and capacities. Key benefits include:

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• Promotes motor development: Helps the child improve skills like crawling, sitting, standing, walking, running, and jumping.

• Stimulates coordination and balance: Encourages safer, smoother movements.

• Increases body awareness and control: Improves posture and self-perception.

• Strengthens autonomy and confidence: As the child acquires new abilities, they gain security and motivation to explore.

• Supports emotional regulation: Thanks to the quality of attention and interaction during sessions, the child can develop greater calmness and wellbeing.

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For premature babies, JKA is especially effective, helping to regulate muscle tone, improve breathing, facilitate head control, and support the natural transition towards motor skills like turning, sitting, and crawling.

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What happens during a JKA session?

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JKA sessions are individualized and respectful.

They are adapted to the child’s needs at any given moment, creating a safe environment where they can explore without pressure or forced effort.

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• Duration: Depending on the child, sessions usually last between 30 and 45/50 minutes. The first session includes an evaluation through observation and conversation with the family.

• Process: The child participates actively, or sometimes while sleeping, depending on their state and readiness. The practitioner uses gentle movements, guiding the child through new sensory and motor experiences that stimulate their development.

• Frequency: Sessions can be weekly. For geographic reasons, I offer “intensives” over several days, where the child receives 1 or 2 sessions per day for 3-4 consecutive days.

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What challenges can JKA help with?

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I work with babies and children who have different diagnoses or developmental challenges. Some of the situations where JKA has proven helpful include:

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• Premature and very premature babies

• Cerebral palsy

• Pediatric stroke

• Hypotonia and hypertonia

• Motor development delays (not rolling over, crawling, sitting, walking, etc.)

• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

• Epilepsy

• Genetic disorders/rare syndromes (Angelman Syndrome, KCNQ2, West Syndrome, Down Syndrome, etc.)

• Severe scoliosis

• Congenital torticollis

• Birth injuries (brachial plexus, fractures during delivery)

• Breathing difficulties and reflux

• Sensory processing disorders

• Balance and coordination problems

• Learning difficulties

• Visual and hearing impairments

• Complications during pregnancy or birth

• Recovery after accidents or surgeries

• Lumbar hyperlordosis and other postural issues

• Babies and children without a formal diagnosis

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