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Teaching independence and developing curiosity
It is believed that children are born with an innate sense of curiosity, but it takes time for skill and muscle development to enable your child to explore and question objects around them.
Providing objects, educational toys, and accessories which also allow your child to explore without constant intervention will teach independence and help develop a keener sense of curiosity.
Never is this sense of curiosity and inquisitiveness stronger than when a child becomes more skilled at controlling their body.
“As a child becomes more adept at handling their body, their hands become freer, more exciting, and more available for learning” (Brazelton 2006).
Once they are given the power of hands, your child will begin to bring everything and anything to their mouth for exploration.
Feeding has given them the ability to discern shapes, textures and sizes, and at this stage of your child’s development there is no reason why your child’s mouth shouldn’t continue to be used as a means to explore.
As your child matures and their mobility increases, they will seek to explore more and more of their physical environment, crawling, walking and running around in their home, climbing up and down their highchair, or exploring their surroundings while in the stroller. Allowing a child to explore without constant intervention will teach your child independence and help develop a keener sense of curiosity.
As language skills develop so too does verbal curiosity, adding to the physical. And it is at this stage of your child’s development that dialogue, speech, and communication become a critical tool.
Source:
Brazelton, T. Berry. 2006. “Touch Points.” Da Capo Lifelong Books, Cambridge
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