Does conductive education work for everyone?
Of course not. The only way to know is to check it out for yourself. The Petö Institute in Budapest chooses carefully which children they will work with, as they know the permanent and difficult nature of a motor disorder. Conductive Education is a lot of work and things don’t happen quickly as far as learning and major changes. Sometimes, the progress from a whole load of conductive education might be a child who is somewhat more limber and relaxed. There may not be a lot of motor skill changes, but the child may have less muscular and spastic problems. Progress can only be measured by the happiness, confidence, and motivation of each child / person involved. Our 2008 conductor, Zsuzsanna, had an opportunity to meet a bunch of disabled kids at an orphanage in Vietnam. She was there to volunteer with them, and as one person with a limited time frame what could she do but choose? With all the kids affected by cerebral palsy, she had to decide who she could help the most in her time ther
