We’ve heard frequently in the child development news and on social media that back-and-forth communication with the zero to three crowd is extremely important for brain development and for school readiness. We used to think that the number of words we used with babies and toddlers mattered most to their brain and language development, but […]
Sensory processing is a frequently overlooked skill in the under 36 month old set. Newborns arrive into the world with an already established preference for taking in the environment around them. They are born with a sensory processing preference either for visual (looking), auditory (listening) or kinesthetic (movement) processing, and this preference will greatly affect […]
Babies and toddlers make one million neural connections per second in the first 3 years of their lives. They are laying down the foundations of their brain circuitry for learning, thinking and taking in their world that they will have for their entire lives. Emory University and the state of Georgia’s “Talk With Me Baby” […]
We’ve all heard the advice given to parents and caregivers to “talk, read and sing” to babies and toddlers to get them ready for school and life. We hear experts remind us that it’s never too early to start talking, reading or singing to children and that the more we do these activities with children, […]
Matt Richtel, NY Times writer of the above-titled article, tells of research that goes along with the video I have attached here (The video is Halloween-themed, but fits perfectly here nonetheless.). In the article, he writes “One of the fiercest marketing battles in the world takes place in kitchens and at dining room tables across […]
For Babies and Toddlers, It’s About Being Creative As follow-up to my last post regarding allowing young children shine their lantern of consciousness on their world, rather than medicating them into submission and dullness, I found the above-linked March 21, 2014 article lingering on my iPhone, just waiting to be shared with those who work with and […]
Baby and Toddler Land 