Frida has been walking confidently holding onto our hands (well, one finger to be precise) for a good month or so, but has never been confident enough to take more than a few steps alone. Until today… Please excuse the messy hallway. I just wanted to share this milestone moment!
Read MoreGross motor skills: standing
Over the last week Frida has suddenly “got” standing unaided. Previously if she was standing up and we let go of her, she would stand for 10-30 seconds, then panic when she realised and promptly sit down. Now however she will intentionally let go of whatever she is holding, and will do everything she…
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I have been a bit quiet on the activities front at the moment, simply because almost all of the time we are at home Frida wants to be looking at, or having us read, her books. Current favourites include “Bouncing”, “The Cat in the Hat,” and “Slinky Malinky“, but really any and every book will do. …
Read MoreSensitive period for movement – encouraging gross motor skills
“A sensitive period is a time of a spontaneous, often intense or irresistible, impulse toward or interest in certain objects and activities. During a sensitive period the ability to acquire new skills (in that particular area) is at a peak. Learning is spontaneous, joyful, and virtually effortless.” – Little Tree Montessori All babies between birth and two…
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