Beverly Stokes

Amazing Babies Moving: Essential Movement To Enhance Your Baby's Development in the First Year

By Beverly Stokes
This innovative 238-page book teaches parents the natural developmental movement patterns that are the foundation for self-motivated learning and expressive communication in their baby's formative first year.

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By Beverly Stokes
This innovative 238-page book teaches parents the natural developmental movement patterns that are the foundation for self-motivated learning and expressive communication in their baby's formative first year.

Through engaging floor-play activities grounded in the natural intelligence of movement, you can assure your baby's self-confidence in physical activities, social interaction, problem solving and exploratory activity. There are activities for each stage of your baby's development. You will find new ways to observe and move with your baby. 

Join the many expectant, new and experienced parents around the world to discover the benefits of this approach for a body-confident and motivated baby! Discover more about your baby's body language and boost your baby's cognitive abilities by encouraging self-motivated play.
 
You will Learn how to:
  • Create a "Tummy Time for Two" environment
  • Participate in the natural progression of movement development
  • Tune into your baby"s natural communication cues
  • Let your baby take the lead in social games
  • Choose developmentally appropriate play activities
PART ONE: Pre-Locomotion Stage — Newborn to Five Months
1. Born to Move
2. Sensing and Feeling Through Movement
3. Discovery in Play with Two Hands
4. Moving from Motivation to Mastery
5. Directing Discovery
PART TWO: Locomotion Stage — Six to Twelve Months
6. Dance of Development
7. Minds on the Move
8. Actions before Words
9. Timing in Action
10. Connecting Feelings and Thoughts in Action
11. Orienting in Space on Two Feet
12. Stepping into the World