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Movement, Not Exercise: Why It Matters for Children's Nervous Systems

By Scribbledeedo® Team 19 July 2026
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Children don't move to get fit — they move to feel, settle and regulate. Why treating movement as exercise gets in the way, and what movement-as-regulation looks like instead.

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