Village: Zoom Buggy Week 1

FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING

Intentional Touch: Intentional touch can nurture the bond between adult and baby. Intentional touch relaxes both adult and baby with eye contact, skin contact, adult’s voice, and baby’s response.

Repetition: The child from birth to seven years learns primarily through her body experiences. Growth and development are shaped by the impressions of the world around her. Repetition of experience aids in solidifying what she has learned.

Music Development & More: Learning to listen and enjoy music helps develop an appreciation for music and also leads to a number of other developmental avenues: cognitive (spatial awareness, engages the imagination), and social and emotional (connection between adult and child, awareness of moods).

Bonding and Interaction: Your baby is ready from the beginning to interact with others. Interaction is dependent upon the adult’s learning to read her baby’s cues and matching her behaviours to her baby’s needs.

Eye Contact: One of the primary factors in developing your baby’s strong emotional foundation is the connection between you and he. Making eye contact with your baby is an important facet of this connection.

Love of Reading: Reading to your baby from his very first days may instill in him a love of reading which can last a lifetime. The benefits are numerous. Reading can open up new worlds and expand the mind. It can extend vocabulary and the understanding of things beyond our everyday experience. Allowing your baby to become familiar with books, in his own way and time, are important in fostering this love of reading.