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  • Our Journey | Development | Parenting

    Why We Practice Natural Gross Motor Development

    ByAmy June 6, 2016February 20, 2019

    The question is not how we can “teach” an infant to move well and correctly, using cleverly thought up, artificially constructed, complicated measures, using exercises and gymnastics.  It is simply a matter of offering an infant the opportunity – or, more precisely, not to deprive him of this opportunity – to move according to his inherent ability. Dr Emmi Pikler, The Development…

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    Five Reasons to Stop Making Excuses, Bundle Up, and Get Outside with the Kids

    ByAmy May 19, 2016May 12, 2020

    My relationship with the outdoors, historically, is mixed. I remember enjoying some outside activities when I was growing up in Indiana. As a family, we went hiking in state parks and wandered to the creek near our house. These are fond memories, but I have even more memories of sluggish, sweaty  summers of band camp, snow…

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