A way to record children’s and young people's Motor Skills Development!
The Thingy Flip is the first Hand-Eye Coordination Grading (HECG) system. Check out our grading system (we call them Licences) which is fun and rewarding for the kids, but is also a way to monitor their progress and development. 

It is of course important that children learn the essential skills of literacy and numeracy at school which is already heavily tested and graded throughout their school years. We can see how important this aspect of development already is in the education system here: https://education.nsw.gov.au/news/latest-news/biggest-education-shake-up-in-30-years

However, what about their hand-eye coordination and motor skills? Sure, some kids might be considered good at sports and others not so much. Some scores are recorded for their athletic achievements, if they participate. But, imagine if it was considered an integral and normal part of the curriculum? We think this is so important! We discuss brain development and its connection to motor skills and learning later. It is all linked, and this is part of the reason Thingy Flip was invented. We want to bridge that gap so that kids start participating more in physical learning and take some time off the devices. 

During around the first three years of life, children are very much right-brain dominant, as has also been linked to attachment theory and why they seem largely governed by emotions 1. The right-sided brain function is very much around emotional, intuitive experience and perception. It is thought that around ages 4 - 7, things shift and the left side becomes more involved 1. The left hemisphere is linked to logic and reasoning.

Not all children develop the same of course and not all will display the noticeable change from the predominant right hemisphere learning styles to the left at each age. Those children who function more from the right brain may find it harder to concentrate and pay attention to details. They are often more creative, impulsive and abstract in their thinking.

The left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of the right side of the body. The right hemisphere of the brain, the left side of the body. However, studies suggest that both sides of the brain (and the corresponding side of the body) contribute unique mechanisms that assist motor function and learning 2. It seems both sides are required for different but complementary functions 2.

This is one of the reasons why we feel it is important to get kids using both sides of their brains by practising and learning new skills through motor actions such as catching and throwing with the Thingy Flip. It seems currently, the predominant tasks kids have to face are using their devices (phones, tablets, gaming consoles or laptops) at school and at home. We feel it is important that they also get back to doing a lot more physical playing which will challenge their hand-eye (brain) coordination too.