The Early Years
Primitive Reflexes: The Answer Behind W-Sitting and How to Fix it
Children have various positions that they sit and play in. One of the positions we see frequently is call “W-sitting.” This position is where a child sits with their bottom completely on the floor in between their legs, knees bent, and feet splayed out to the side. This tends to be a position of choice for children who have poor trunk stability or strength.
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Integrated Learning Strategies, Learning Corner (2016)
Tummy Time Exercises to Prevent Learning Delays in your Child
Tummy time is essential for every child’s future learning development and all parents should encourage tummy time activities as much as possible. The trick is incorporating the “right” types of tummy time exercises that will positively engage your baby without tears while also building the connection between you and your child.
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Integrated Learning Strategies, Learning Corner (2017)
The Importance of Crawling to Learning and Motor Development
The act of crawling helps to develop the two hemispheres of the brain and strengthens the ability to store and retrieve information. It promotes the maturation of the corpus callosum and reinforces the connection between the cerebellum and the frontal lobes. The ability to use both hands, feet, eyes, and ears harmoniously can also be credited, in part, to the crawling reflex.
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Integrated Learning Strategies, Learning Corner (2016)
Brain Development of Children from 0-6 years
An astonishing amount of human brain development takes place during a short period of time during child development. These early years are a critical period in your human development and specifically your child’s development as your child learns an incredible number of skills and amount of information that they’ll need to function throughout the rest of their lives.
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Adam & Mila (2017)