There is so much movement these days. Even after having prepared the whole house for an crawling infant nothing ever seems enough. Fatima is mostly found in corners of the rooms looking for I Don't know what. But this doesn't bother me a lot. I know she needs her space to grow. A little adjustments here and there are fine and so natural. Preparing a house for infant isn't that difficult. trust me! You just need to take a round of your house and follow these simple tips:
1. Make note of all the materials you want to keep in her reach and the materials you want a keep away.
2. Fix place of all your 'Don't touch' materials in upper most cabinets, wardrobe, high tables or in cupboards. These materials can be: your mobile phones, laptops, iron, medicines, any expensive or dangerous stuff. This will avoid most of the running, snatching and havoc.
3. Place all the materials you want her to explore, in her reach. These can be her toys, learning materials, cushions, her blanket, any save furniture she can pull up and stand against, healthy and non messy snack (separately on a table) and other save home equipment.
4. Hide your dustbins and slippers.
5. Arrange some space on floor: Infants need space for movement. Small or big just arrange some tidy area where your child can crawl, move and play. This area must be uninterrupted or least interrupted.
6. Pay particular attention to corners: keep them neat and tidy.
7. Keep your wash room child save or better lock it up each time not in use.
This kind of arrangement will allow you to help your child enjoy her need for movement and will also reduce the number of times you need to stop her or say no, creating a positive environment.
Once you are done with all this, relax and see your child content and happy.
This week Fatima was introduced with Object permanence box. This is not the regular Montessori box. One of my uncles made it for Fatima. He used a very thick foam board to make it. And then he covered it with non toxic cello tape.
If you want to make it on your own, you can use eaither foam board, empty shoe box, or a desk. Below are the pictures for reference:
When introduced, she watched the demo carefully and soon got busy with it. At first I really doubted: can she do this? after the demo I saw her moving the ball slowly between her fingers and top of the box, finally put it through the hole. Even though she doesn't pick this material very often, expecting her to do so in near future.
1. Make note of all the materials you want to keep in her reach and the materials you want a keep away.
2. Fix place of all your 'Don't touch' materials in upper most cabinets, wardrobe, high tables or in cupboards. These materials can be: your mobile phones, laptops, iron, medicines, any expensive or dangerous stuff. This will avoid most of the running, snatching and havoc.
3. Place all the materials you want her to explore, in her reach. These can be her toys, learning materials, cushions, her blanket, any save furniture she can pull up and stand against, healthy and non messy snack (separately on a table) and other save home equipment.
4. Hide your dustbins and slippers.
5. Arrange some space on floor: Infants need space for movement. Small or big just arrange some tidy area where your child can crawl, move and play. This area must be uninterrupted or least interrupted.
6. Pay particular attention to corners: keep them neat and tidy.
7. Keep your wash room child save or better lock it up each time not in use.
This kind of arrangement will allow you to help your child enjoy her need for movement and will also reduce the number of times you need to stop her or say no, creating a positive environment.
Once you are done with all this, relax and see your child content and happy.
This week Fatima was introduced with Object permanence box. This is not the regular Montessori box. One of my uncles made it for Fatima. He used a very thick foam board to make it. And then he covered it with non toxic cello tape.
If you want to make it on your own, you can use eaither foam board, empty shoe box, or a desk. Below are the pictures for reference:
When introduced, she watched the demo carefully and soon got busy with it. At first I really doubted: can she do this? after the demo I saw her moving the ball slowly between her fingers and top of the box, finally put it through the hole. Even though she doesn't pick this material very often, expecting her to do so in near future.
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