Proprioception: the eight senses: fact file
What is proprioception? Proprioception is one of three senses classed as personal senses that all people have in addition to the five environmental senses that…
What is proprioception? Proprioception is one of three senses classed as personal senses that all people have in addition to the five environmental senses that…
What are sleep cycles In a single night of undisturbed sleep your body will complete several sleep cycles. One sleep cycle is completed when you…
“They’ve got you wrapped around their little finger” says some probably well-meaning person…stranger at the bus stop/elderly aunt/family friend. I always felt it came with…
Elimination communication defined Elimination communication is one term for the practice of learning to recognise a baby’s cues for weeing and pooing, and supporting them…
Play is hugely important for brain development. It is through play that we learn, and learning literally creates and strengthens links in the brain. There…
What is toddler led play? Toddler led play is time when you play with your child and let them be in charge. Parents expect toddlers…
Object play Along with other special patterns of play, the curiosity about and playing with “objects” is a pervasive innately fun pattern of play, and…
What is imaginative play? The ability of the young child to create their own sense of their mind, and that of others, takes place through…
What is action play? If you don’t understand human movement, you won’t really understand yourself or play. If you do, you will reap the benefits…
What is social play? From the simplest romp and wrestling of young animals to the most jocular and complex banter of close friends, social play…
What is together play? When an infant makes eye contact with her mother, each experiences a spontaneous surge of emotion (joy). The baby responds with…
What is a transitional object? Transitional objects: not exactly a catchy term is it?! It certainly doesn’t sound like something cute and cuddly, right? Well,…
What is a story sack? A story sack is a bag that contains a book and a range of toys and objects to help your…
Narrative play Storytelling, the way most kids love to learn, is, when under the play microscope, identified as the unit of human intelligibility. Making sense…
Restraint collapse defined After school restraint collapse is a term coined by Andrea Loewen Nair. At CalmFamily we recognise it is applicable in many scenarios,…
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