Leigh Scott offers parental support and the Child’Space Method to address the healthy social, emotional and motor development of babies from birth to walking.

One of Leigh’s baby groups.

Curiosity, Play and Movement Drive a Baby’s Learning

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About Leigh

Leigh Scott is a Certified Child'Space and Feldenkrais Method Practitioner

Leigh Scott brings over forty years of expertise to the body/brain connection in infant learning. By integrating the Feldenkrais Method with cutting-edge attachment research from experts like Dan Siegel, she offers a unique, holistic approach.
Her extensive hands-on experience with hundreds of infants empowers her to guide parents through diverse developmental challenges, from achieving specific motor skills in typically developing babies to addressing complex needs arising from conditions like tongue-tie, torticollis, birth trauma, colic, and other neurological issues.
Leigh's gentle, respectful touch identifies and addresses restrictions, sparking rapid progress in babies from birth to independent walking through playful, sensory-rich interactions.
Leigh invites the entire family to engage in their baby's world, providing awareness and practical skills that support effortless learning. This immersive experience is fueled by Leigh's infectious enthusiasm for her work.

Leigh’s certifications and experience include:

  • Chava Shelhav’s Certified Child’Space Practitioner
  • Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Teacher & Practitioner
  • Conscious Discipline Parenting Course
  • Dan Siegel’s Mindsight Lectures & Psychology Study Group
  • Certified Love and Logic Parenting Facilitator
  • Certified Ohashiatsu Instructor & Massage Therapist
  • Author and Teacher of “Parenting with Insight.” & “Your Baby’s First Year”
Learn more about Child’Space Method
Babies develop the ability to roll through a variety of methods. This process is complex, involving the coordination of five key movements: flexion, extension, side bending, and rotation. These movements can be combined in numerous ways to initiate a roll. Rolling is a crucial milestone, even more so than crawling, as it lays the foundation for future mobility. This particular baby demonstrates rolling by using side bending and pressing against the floor.
During a Child'Space session, Leigh guides a baby in understanding transitional movements that lead to functional skills, and then instructs parents on how to replicate these techniques. In this session, the baby experiences the sensation of weight-bearing on the knees, learning to spiral into a sitting position. With a toy in sight, the baby learns to rotate and bear weight on the palms, gradually lowering to the floor, and then uses the feet and legs to belly crawl toward the desired toy.
One in four babies can have some version of Torticollis and it is not often caught by a pediatrician early on. In this photo it presents as a right side bend in the neck and rotation to the left. The Child'Space Method's somatic and integrated approach can be very effective in preventing complications, if left untreated, especially when attended to in a baby's first few months.

Testimonials

"Leigh works intimately with families and children, creatively combining somatic approaches to motor development with cutting edge social neuroscience. The work is so intuitive, grounding, gentle and profound.

She has given our family so many simple tools with which to support Edith’s journey to herself. She has helped us and Edith find confidence and joy in the process of an unfolding natural mind/body development."

- Caitlin & Justin Greene

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“We first met Leigh Scott just before our eldest son was born.
Leigh has a remarkable knowledge of infant development, especially over the first year of life and how to support this naturally unfolding ability within babies.
My husband and I refer to Leigh Scott as the baby whisperer because of her ability to connect and engage with babies.
One of the most astounding examples of this is how our newborn responded when in her arms.
He moved and stretched himself in a way we had not seen him do when we held him.
Through her face-to-face playful interactions she observes and supports babies through whatever developmental movements they are doing.
Whether our son was in her arms, on his back, belly, reaching out for a toy, learning to roll or beginning to crawl, Leigh delighted in getting down on the floor and connecting with him while giving us tips to support normal healthy movement.
We were so grateful for Leigh’s baby Feldenkrais classes and one-on-one sessions."

- Erin and Steve Davis and babies Jude, Boden & Niva

"I first met Leigh as a colleague in a psychology study group, where she introduced me to the Feldenkrais Method of healing. I soon became a client of hers to treat my subtle and longstanding physical muscle tensions. The experience was extremely helpful.
Besides just the physical benefits of the Feldenkrais Method, part of my healing process was the interaction with Leigh herself.  
She is a beautiful soul – intelligent, thoughtful, calm, and wise. Leigh also coached my daughter on how to use movement and touch to deepen her connection with my three month old grandchild . After knowing Leigh for five years in our study group and seeing her in action, I highly recommend her to parents and children of all ages."
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- Amy P. Schneider, Ph.D., New York, NY

"As soon as Leigh walked in the door she brought such joy and confidence that all of our worries went away. Leigh helped our son on so many different levels both physically and emotionally. Axel flourished after Leigh’s sessions with him as he worked through a pattern of arching that made it hard for him to find mobilization in his early development. Now he is happily on his way to walking independently."

- Stephanie Banham

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