Mar 11, 2014 | Overall
Movement in the first year matters! Movement and brain development go hand-in-hand, and early movement experiences influence the rest of our lives. With this post, I’d like to point you to a film in the making that involves some of my colleagues, “The...
Oct 11, 2011 | Overall
In a previous post, we toured the first year of movement development. But there’s more! And it matters in the realms of not only physical health, but emotional too. From the instant of birth, babies begin exploring their inescapable relationship with gravity...
Sep 5, 2011 | Overall
Climbing stairs, driving, playing sports, brushing teeth, maneuvering a sailboat, reading, and writing: we can move any which way we desire. That is, within the limitations of our ligaments, joints, arthritis… But before we are able to move so freely, we build up each...
May 13, 2011 | Overall
Rolling, belly crawling, getting into and out of sitting, creeping on hands & knees, kneel-sitting, pulling up to standing, cruising, bear-walking, walking, running, climbing . . . flying? Each and every developmental milestone is important. Nature is smart that...
