Theme: Hopping Week
Toddler Concept: Balance and Fall
At FLIP'S we believe that making mistakes are wonderful opportunities to learn! Every day your toddler is learning something for the very first time. For example smelling a flower, holding a bug, or tasting new food. Toddlers learn by doing. They need the freedom to be curious and explore. An adult plays a very important role in this exploration; toddlers need you for information. While the child is touching, holding, watching etc.. you, as the adult, should be vocalizing what is happening. This gives the child much needed information about the event no matter how simple it may be.
In this environment (the gym) we encourage falling, bumping, tripping etc. We feel that mistakes can be made safely here and will teach valuable spatial skills along with aiding in motor development. It is not always easy to allow your child this kind of freedm; (we tend to save our children from these experiences). So, step back and let the learning begin.
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