Why Don't Children Sit Still?: A Parent's Guide to Healthy Movement and Play in Child Development

by Evelien van Dort, Barbara Mees (Translation)

Insightful answers to common parental questions about balance, clumsiness, and coordination. Why is my son so clumsy? Why is my daughter's handwriting so messy? My children only want to play video will lack of movement really hurt them? Movement is essential in helping children develop not only motor skills but also intellectual, emotional and social skills. Children learn through 'doing' and play. But a child's journey to learn how to control their body can cause frustration in parents. How often do parents say, "Can you not just sit still?" or treat a grazed knee when children fall over their own feet? By understanding how children develop sensory motor skills -- that is, get information through their senses and respond with their physical body -- parents can start to address and find reassurance about the issues that concern them. In this practical and insightful book, Evelien van Dort's uses her thirty years' experience as a children's physiotherapist, and draws on Rudolf Steiner's theories of child development, to outline how children develop skills such as spatial awareness, balance, coordination and telling right from left. This book will inform and reassure any parent or educator about the impact of a child's movement on their wider learning.

Genres: Parenting

120 pages, Paperback

Published October 2, 2018

Reviews

[Yannis A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic hand in hand Parenting written in a straightforward and accessible manner. All new parents should read it

[Josie Schreiber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really good read. It was super informative and really quick to get through. It really helped put into perspective why my girls act and do the things they do in their current stage of life.

[Huy-Hung · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sách có nhiều quan sát thú vị về hành vi, thói quen của trẻ. Tầm quan trọng của vận động với sự phát triển thể chất và trí tuệ, tâm hồn trẻ. Cách trình bày các ví dụ dễ gây bối rối cho người đọc.

[Kelly D Wiltshire · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick and interesting read.