Activities at home: Hide and seek 8月 13, 2021LearningTimeID Admin At this age, your child is likely creeping and crawling all over the place. They are also likely using sounds and gestures when they babble and ‘communicate’. This game lets...
How do I know if my baby is happy? 7月 09, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Happiness in babies is quite different from happiness in adults. Babies don’t have a concept of ‘happiness’ just yet, so experts often use other cues and behaviors to see if...
Baby sign language can boost all areas of development 6月 03, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Baby sign has been around since the early 2000s but it hasn’t gained the traction that it deserves. Similar to bilingualism, there seems to be a constant debate around whether...
Your child’s nutrition: breastfeeding, weaning, and timing 6月 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Nutrition is one of the three factors that have the largest impact on early brain development, with the other two being toxins and environment. Many parents struggle with knowing when...
How our educational kits go from concept to reality 6月 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin There are so many toys on the market and it can be overwhelming for parents to choose which ones they should get. Some toys follow a learning philosophy such as...
Montessori, Waldorf, Piaget, Vygotsky - what do these names actually mean? 5月 28, 2021LearningTimeID Admin If you have a child, chances are, you’ve heard of some of these names. These people were trailblazers in early childhood development and education, and many of their ideas live...
Your baby learns to fear heights when they begin to move and crawl 5月 28, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Fun fact: all babies are born NOT scared of heights! That may seem odd given that many adults are scared of heights. When you think about it, it makes perfect...
What is ‘Containment’? 5月 28, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Containment is essentially the understanding that objects can be contained by containers. For example, if you put a ball in a tube, it’s not contained because it will fall out...
What is object permanence and why is it important? 5月 27, 2021LearningTimeID Admin You may have heard of this term being described as ‘knowing that an object exists even when it’s out of sight’. This is technically correct, but why does it even...
為何早年幼兒教育強調適齡訓練?一切關乎幼兒的腦部發展 5月 26, 2021LearningTimeID Admin 適齡適齡適齡,重要的事情要講 3 次!根據哈佛大學兒童發展中心(Center on the Developing Child in Harvard) 的一篇研究指出,早年幼兒的腦部有不同階段的發展期,促使良好發育的關鍵,在於過程中需要配合適齡的活動和訓練。 敏感期(Sensitive Periods) 0-4 歲,是大腦突觸快速生長的階段,稱為「突觸形成期」。舉例說,我們把大腦想像成一棵小樹,如果給它適當的營養,小樹就會開始成長,枝葉變得茂密。因此,當我們提供各種感官、語言、認知和人際互動的經驗,這些經驗就會成為突觸生長的養分,使得腦神經開始產生連接。經驗愈多,突觸就會生長得越濃密,細胞間的銜接也就愈緊密。 這段發展時期亦可稱之為敏感期(Sensitive Periods),意指學習能力和觸覺均以最敏銳及最快的速度發展。 Source: https://www.leelanauearlychildhood.org/brain-development 3 個幫助腦部發育的重要事項 1. 足夠營養:比起成人腦袋,小孩腦袋每天需要的能量更加多! 2. 避免毒素(Toxins):毒素不一定指毒品,壓力也是其中一種毒素。 3. 營造良好學習環境:除了適齡的玩具和書本之外,學習與別人一起玩耍和建立關係也是不能缺少的。
How to clean baby’s toys? Wooden, fabric, paper, and more. 5月 26, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Inevitably, babies at this age will put everything into their mouths. That’s why it’s crucial to establish a cleaning routine for their toys. As a toy maker, here are our...