Discovering the World: Heuristic Play in the Baby Room

If you were to pause for a moment and really look around the environment you’re in, what object would you pick out as fascinating for a baby’s senses? Perhaps the smooth curve of a wooden spoon, the cool texture of a metal whisk, or the crinkle of brown paper. These are not “toys,” but theyContinue reading “Discovering the World: Heuristic Play in the Baby Room”

Baby-led planning: What is it and how do you do it?

In this blogpost, I’m going to share the principles of baby-led planning: As I talk it through, I’ll prompt you to go through a process relating to the babies in your baby room so that you can do some baby-led planning while you’re reading. What is baby-led planning? Baby-led planning is the process of respondingContinue reading “Baby-led planning: What is it and how do you do it?”