MOVE, DEVELOP, THRIVE:
developmental classes
These unique family workshops focus on connecting with your baby while learning about the importance of movement during your baby's first year and beyond.
The Move, Develop, Thrive Workshops were built out of frustration after repeatedly hearing "I wish I had known this information!" We cannot go back and redo our baby's first year and infant development has changed since our parent's generation. With new health recommendations and products on the market, knowing how to optimize your baby's development can be very confusing! These workshops explore the importance of early introduction of movement and teach hands on techniques for developing the foundation your baby will need for achieving developmental milestones, gross and fine motor skills, and problem solving for the rest of their lives.
Did you know tummy time:
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should begin on day 1
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helps with breastfeeding
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alleviates gas pain
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prevents flat spots on the head
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develops motor skills of rolling, sitting and crawling
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creates the curves of the spine needed for posture
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promotes visual development
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is not just putting baby on the ground!
Tummy time is essential for physical and cognitive development. Lack of tummy time can contribute to a “flat head” and developmental delays. However, tummy time isn’t as simple as putting your baby down on the floor, especially when they cry! This workshop is targeted at expecting and new parents to understand why newborn tummy time is so hard and experience ways to easily integrate tummy time into your daily routine in order to optimize their developmental skills and promote gross motor, fine motor, sensory and visual development. When your baby loves moving, playing and learning on the floor, your experience and connection during the first year will completely change for the better!
Topics will include: prevention of flat head and torticollis, the importance of tummy time, why tummy time is so hard and how to easily introduce it into your daily routine
This is a one-time 60 minute workshop. Spouses and caregivers are encouraged to attend. Please no older siblings in order to focus attention on the babies.
Tummy time is always to be performed when your child is awake and supervised.
After the newborn phase, gross motor development rapidly evolves and is so fun to watch! Each new skill builds on the previous one and provides crucial information for those growing bodies and brains. But how do we play with our infants and provide them the experience and opportunity to build the foundation of strength, coordination and problem solving they need for the rest of their life? This interactive, fun, and supportive workshop builds on the theories of tummy time and will be a hands-on exploration of infant movement for babies ages 4 months - 10 months (pre-crawlers) to develop a foundation of movement for the rest of their lives.
Topics will include: rolling, sitting, crawling, play activities and toys, balance, postural alignment, flat head, and problem solving
This is a one-time 60 minute workshop. Spouses and caregivers are encouraged to attend. Please no older siblings in order to focus attention on the babies.
Tummy time is always to be performed when your child is awake and supervised.
PART 1: 0-4 months
Move, Develop, Thrive builds on the basics of tummy time in this interactive, fun, and supportive 3-part series exploring your baby’s introduction to movement and tummy time. Movement is one of the first ways babies begin to understand themselves and the world around them. This workshop will give you the tools for shaping the foundation of your baby’s body and brain.
Tummy time is essential for physical and cognitive development. Lack of tummy time can contribute to a “flat head” and developmental delays. However, tummy time isn’t as simple as putting your baby down on the floor, especially when they cry! Bring your baby and participate in this series of workshops to experience ways to easily integrate tummy time into your daily routine in order to optimize their developmental skills and promote gross motor, fine motor, sensory and visual development. When your baby loves moving, playing and learning on the floor, your experience and connection during the first year will completely change for the better!
3-part workshop:
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Week 1: Introduction to tummy time, why it’s important and why it’s so challenging for babies. Introduction of tips and tricks for easier tummy time positioning including propping.
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Week 2: Discussion of challenges and progression into stage 2 of tips and tricks for happier tummy time. Respecting your baby, listening, and meeting them where they are.
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Week 3: Introduction of play positions that lead to achievement of milestones, sensory and body exploration and thriving in the first 12 months.
PART 2: 4-10 months
Part 2 will build on concepts of movement and play, providing your baby the foundation of strength, coordination and problem solving they need for the rest of their life. This interactive, fun, and supportive 3-part series will be a hands-on exploration of movement for babies ages 4 months - 10 months (pre-crawlers). Topics will include: rolling, sitting, crawling, play activities and toys, balance, shoe wear, postural alignment, and problem solving for the early years of movement.
**Spouses and caregivers are welcome to participate. Please no older siblings in order to focus our attention on the babies.
Tummy time is always to be performed when your child is awake and supervised.