A child's life is made up of firsts. For this he needs to feel safe, but also free to experiment, choose and make mistakes. Here is a small guide made up of many small gestures, small choices that are part of a bigger picture, because the experiences that a child has already from the first months of life are fundamental for the acquisition of motor skills and the strengthening of confidence. in itself.
1. Stimulate all 5 senses of your baby
Involve your child in practical games to catalyze his inventiveness, knowledge and creativity, even in addition to the sense of sight and tatto (soft toys, little books and similar games) to make him explore the other senses: smell, taste, hearing. You can do it listen to sounds, music e sounds, you can introduce it to new flavors, (obviously in relation to his age!), and get him used to hearing the perfume of things: from food to flowers, to fabrics. Make him the protagonist right away: these gestures will stimulate his knowledge and his cognitive development, making him a toddler more curious, open e creative.
2. Involve the newborn in moments of family conviviality
Make him participate immediately in the various moments of sociality of the family to favor his psycho-cognitive development. One of these is the time of the Easter: allowing him to sit at the table with the whole family favors an exchange and integration which are fundamental for the learning and psycho-physical growth of the child. He will not only be the youngest of the family who needs special attention and care, but really a member of the family who participates in every moment!
A very useful product to strengthen the bond with the family by putting the child at the center from the first months is Stokke Tripp Trapp®a evolutionary chair conceived in 1972 by the Norwegian designer Peter Opsvik, suitable from 0 years onwards and recognized by Montessori Foundation, because favors the autonomy of the child.
This chair literally has revolutionized the concept of high chair: it is simple, durable and aesthetically timeless. Its design allows you to sit at the table from birth, promoting psycho-cognitive development and a harmonic growth based on proximity and on daily exchange.
3. Encourage him with compliments and positive words to help him build good self-esteem
It is never too early for emphasize your baby's progress or his gestures, even those that seem simpler to you. Positive and encouraging phrases they will help him become a child with major self-confidence. In the face of mistakes, it is good to avoid being strict or showing disappointment. We rather focus on encouragement with phrases like "try again","you will see that you will succeed".
4. Get used to a healthy approach to food from the earliest years
How many times do we hear that the child does not want to eat and that he is having a tantrum at the table? An education in proper nutrition from an early age will help him grow healthy and naturally assimilate correct habits which will facilitate it in the future.
Let your baby wean himself at mealtimes, asking and getting small samples of all courses. In this way, without forcing, it will adapt to the diet and schedules of the family.
5. When age permits, make it autonomous in "small choices"
You know that beautiful sense of gratification and self-worth we feel when we succeed in something? As we said, working on the self-esteem of the little ones is really important and it's easier than you might imagine.
Offer your baby daily business opportunities that respond to your interest and the degree of motor development, such as:
- Choose your clothes;
- Choose between two fruits;
- Set up a place at the table;
- Wash yourself.
In this way he will practice remembering the information necessary to carry out an action, he will learn to coordinate his movements, he will find solutions in the face of a difficulty. Ah, what a satisfaction!
