Understanding your baby better One of the more challenging (and interesting) aspects of parenting is the realisation that your baby’s personality is not a replica of yours – they have their own unique temperament. This can be even more challenging for you when their temperament traits are completely at odds with your own! What…
Discovery or “Heuristic” Play Babies and toddlers learn best through play and an important part of this learning is through interaction with objects. It is sometimes forgotten that it is vital for your baby to be able to learn heuristically, which means allowing your baby to discover or learn something for themselves. The words “Heuristic”…
Whole Body Movements: Gross Motor Development Gross motor development involves the group of large muscles that control the head, shoulders, arms, back, abdomen and feet. The ability to control our muscles is behind every movement we make. Both gross motor skills and fine motor skills are what enable us as adults, as well as children,…