Crossing the midline (an imaginary line down the center) of your body, means having the ability to reach across the middle of your own body – front left to right. An example of this would be: “using your right hand to tie a shoelace on your left foot.”
Having “crossing” problems means that children will often stop in the middle of an activity to change hands. Having “crossing” problems can have a huge impact on a child’s life! It means that they will have difficulty dressing themselves, participating in sport, turning pages on a book, drawing from side to side and with writing.
So “crossing the midline” is another daily activity we focus on at Amazing-k.
Crossing the midline activities we practice daily would include:
- Large format drawing (on a huge big black board)
- Throwing games (beanbags and balls)
- Passing items from hand to hand – interchanging
- Music (likes drums and bongo’s)
- Floor play
