Walking is as important milestone for both baby and parent. It signifies independence and “growing up”. A lot of effort is put into making a baby walk and in most homes a traditional baby walker is considered a must have. Unlike popular opinion that a baby walker will foster the independent walking, the truth is
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Sensory play is one of the ways to provide the brain with enriching experiences for brain development. The neurons in the brain need meaningful experiences which help in building connections between them (synapses). Synapses in the brain are added or pruned based on such experiences. Senses refer to the different ways we perceive the world.
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In today’s world of virtual interactions, nothing can beat the warmth of snuggling next to your children and reading with them. This simple yet endearing practice can help your child in a number of ways. Infants whose parents read to them regularly are able to say and understand more words than those whose parents do
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“Play is the royal road to childhood happiness and adult brilliance.” – Joseph Chiltern Pearce Children learn best through play. It’s a fact that we all have been told and have seen in practice. Yet, in our minds we often differentiate it from ‘real learning’. Play is learning in the initial years and giving a
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The aim of the speech therapy is “to encourage a child to learn to communicate”. This process needs to be both engaging and interesting for effective learning. Use a lot of bed time rhymes The rhythm, pitch and intonation patterns (called Suprasegmentals) are first to develop in a child. They develop as early as eighth
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