Move To Learn or Learn to Move?

A: The most important DO is just to DO IT: find ways to physically become active and to move yourself, even if it is just dancing in the kitchen at home; just take your child along on the journey by including them.

A：Neuroscientists stress that movement stimulates the release of the “feel-good” transmitters such as dopamine and serotonin, which are linked to more pleasurable feelings and increased concentration, memory, and motivation.

A：Not necessarily as playpens can create babies with many opportunities to creep, crawl, stand, roll, walk and cruise in a safe space – particularly if they are in a space that is not baby proof.

A：Dancing fun and games like hide-and-seek can be played even in the smallest of spaces.

A：Children can and do receive stimulation from carefully selected activities on devices, but one needs to guard against this being their ONLY source of stimulation.

A：Babies are born with an inherent urge to move which develops steadily and progressively into more purposeful action with each day that passes.

A: We all know the benefits, especially the learning opportunities, that go hand in hand with physical exploration. Try to make it a routine task on your part to create movement opportunities for your child even if it is not a natural tendency.

A: I am against the practice of trying to accelerate children’s development to perform learning tasks and activities that they are not yet ready for – however, purposeful activity that promotes the ability to use both sides of the body together, this is great, and is an essential “building block” for reading and writing activities.