Why wait till around 6 months? The World Health Organization and the UK Department of Health both recommend that breastfeeding continues for two years and beyond, introducing complementary solid foods around the middle of the first year. Breastfeeding provides everything your child needs for the first six months, and its nutritional and emotional value continues…
How to help your baby or toddler make friends Baby College classes provide a safe and secure environment for babies to interact with each other and with the adults attending the classes. Having fun, learning through play and understanding how to connect with other babies and children is very important to us at Baby College.…
Our vestibular affects all other senses and areas of development! Your baby’s balance system is particularly important to their overall neurological and physical development and we at Baby College are very aware of its importance and the problems that children can face with an immature balance system. How does your balance system work? …
How you can and can’t help As you know babies are born almost completely unable to control their bodies except a few important reflexive actions for survival, but they develop very quickly, and their individuality emerges in fascinating ways. Your parental role in this development is very important and there are many ways in which…
Singing and music play an important role in our culture and are present in many of our social and educational activities: theatre, television, cinema, celebrations, worship etc. From birth we instinctively use music to calm and soothe our babies, to express our love and joy, and to engage and interact with our children as they…
How do young children build resilience? Taken from the Baby College Weekly Handout Article written for us by Dr Nina Politmou, University College London (UCL) In both academic and practice contexts, the meaning of resilience is generally associated with doing better than expected in difficult circumstances. Resilience refers to general coping skills and mechanisms that…