Zone'in Programs Inc.
Optimum Child Development
A 'System of Solutions'
to ease the job of learning
for all children
Created by pediatric occupational therapist Cris Rowan for
parents, teachers, therapists and children.
Parents - give your child the edge they need to succeed.
Teachers - make teaching easy, effective and efficient, with proven results.
Therapists - lower caseloads with kid-driven, group focused programs.
Children - experience the joy of learning with powerful and engaging tools.
Products
Enhance attention and literacy skills while improving child health and productivity.
Workshops
Evidence based information and strategies to optimize child development and learning - live, online or DVD formats.
- sensory processing
- motor development
- addictions and attachment
- technology balance
- attention and learning
- successful schools
- teacher training
- early intervention
- first nations
- human productivity
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Training
Occupational therapist instructor certification training for delivering the Zone'in Foundation Series Workshops.
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Consultation
Guidance for parents, educators, therapists, government, researchers and technology production corporations to enhance child development.
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Question?
Averaging 8 hours per day of technology use - today's Virtual Child is sicker than they have ever been. One third of children enter school developmentally delayed, and one in six have a diagnosed mental illness. Isolated, impulsive and aggressive, the new millennium child can no longer learn.
Resources
Articles
Child Health Initiatives
Corporate Sales
Fact Sheet
Free Handouts
Media
Newsletters
Research
Quick Webinars
Impact of Technology on the Developing Child
Zone'in Products
Weaning Kids Off Technology
Zone'in Workshops
Safe Playground
Design
News
Watch for Cris on CBC TV's Doc Zone in November 2010
Look for Cris's new book Virtual Child.
July Newsletter on Telehealth
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Video Clips
Balanced Technology Management
Reality Check
Suffer the Children
To grow and succeed, children need to engage in activities that promote healthy development.
Overuse of technology is resulting in physical, mental, social and academic problems.
Balancing healthy activities with technology use, ensures a sustainable future for all children of the new millennium.
Who is Cris Rowan?
Cris Rowan is a pediatric occupational therapist committed to enhancing child health and academic performance. Well known speaker, author and sensory specialist, Cris has become the "GO TO expert" on child development and learning.
Zone'in Programs Inc. 'System of Solutions' addresses the following child disorders: developmental delay, obesity, mental illness, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, autism, adhd, behavior diagnosis, overmedication, aggression, poor body image, low self esteem, low motivation, learning difficulties, illiteracy, social isolation, technology and video game addictions.