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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Positive mealtimes with toddlers – responsive feeding and distraction
NB this resource: Positive Feeding in the Early Years: Sharing and Implementing Best Practice …particularly: Positive mealtimes with toddlers – responsive feeding and distraction, by Dr Gillian Harris (podcast and presentation download available) http://www.jfhc.co.uk/Learning_Curve_Study_Day_Report__What_toddlers_eat_really_Matters_20799.aspx
Information about the brain
On teaching a grove of trees
“Teachers who prefer that their students sit still and be quiet are perhaps more interested in teaching a grove of trees than a classroom of students.” ~ Robert Sylwester Ref: p.32 (emphases in blue bold mine) Robert Sylwester (2013) A Child’s … Continue reading
The principal task of childhood
According to Robert Sylwester, “The principal task of childhood is to discover how the world works. The world of 21st-century children is far more complex than that of their forebears: It now encompasses parallel natural and electronic environments and the … Continue reading
Movement is our brain’s defining property
“Movement in all of its wondrous manifestations is our brain’s defining property. Adults should thus similarly draw parallels between a child’s movement activities and the cognitive processes that regulate them. Adolescent movement becomes more skilled and consciously goal directed, so … Continue reading
Play shows us our common humanity
“Play shows us our common humanity. It shows us how we can be free within the societal structures that allow us to live with others. It is the genesis of innovation, and allows us to deal with an ever-changing world. … Continue reading
Motion is perhaps the most basic form of play
“Motion is perhaps the most basic form of play. We are designed to start moving when we are in the womb. When a grinning and gleeful infant pulls himself up on his feet you can see in his face the … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive development, movement and young children, movement education, play, Stuart Brown
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A lack of play should be treated like malnutrition
“A lack of play should be treated like malnutrition – it’s a health risk to your body and mind. Be aware of play killers. Part of nourishing your play is putting yourself in an environment that supports and promotes that … Continue reading
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