Table of Contents
Foreword Frances Page Glascoe, PhD 9
Terms used in this book 10
Preface 13
Nutrition 14
Stage A Birth to 6 months 15
Basic activities 15
Helping your infant's development 16
Inhibition of the primitive reflexes 17
Massage, massage, massage ... 18
... and more massage 19
General infant activities 20
Infant exercises 21
Vestibular stimulation 22
Floor playtime 23
Tummy time is vital 24
Brain stimulation: dancing 25
Music for all ages 26
Exercises: 2-6 months 27
Exercises for hips and limbs 28
Vestibular fun 29
More vestibular fun 30
Nursery rhymes, rhythm, and song 31
Vision: Birth to 2 months 32
Vision: 2-6 months 33
Forward movement: 3-6 months 34
Muscle tone development 35
Legs, feet, and hands stimulation 36
Movement stimulation 37
Vestibular stimulation 38
Stage B 6-12 months 39
Creeping, cruising, walking 39
Massage 40
Massage, exercises, music 41
Tummy time 42
Crawling on the front 43
Bottom shufflers 44
Shoulders, arms, and hands development 45
Balance through muscle tone stimulation 46
Creeping activities 47
Ladders 48
Cruising, bobbing, and thinking 49
Exercises: 10-12 months 50
Dancing 51
Rocking, swinging, and jiggling 52
Visualization 53
Stage C Walking to 18 months 54
Massage, music, and songs 55
Basic motor planning: 12-15 months 56
Balance: 15-18 months 57
Developmental activities: 15-18 months 58
Upper body development: 15-18 months 59
Vestibular stimulation 60
Rolling and tipping backward 61
Rockin' and rollin' 62
Music, rhythm, and song 63
Dance exercises 64
Vision 65
Visualization 66
Stage D 18-24 months 67
Massage68
Massage through exercise and song 69
Exercise to music 70
Nursery rhyme movements 71
Muscle tone development 72
Upper body development 73
Animal locomotion 74
Vestibular bending and spinning 75
Wheelbarrows, swinging, and spinning 76
Balance 77
Further Balance 78
Rhythm band 79
Motor planning through dance 80
Sensory motor perceptual activities 81
Beanbags and balloons 82
Balls 83
Hoops 84
Ribbons and cords 85
Visual tracking 86
Visualization 87
Stage E 2-2½ years 88
Massage in crocodile position 89
Angels in the sand 90
Body awareness and vestibular stimulation 91
Rolling and tumbling 92
Swinging and spinning 93
Wobble board and balance beam 94
Motor planning: dance 95
Music, rhythm, nursery rhymes, and songs 96
Rhythm sticks 97
Beanbags 98
Balls 99
Hoops 100
Ribbons and cords 101
Vision 102
Visualization 103
Stage F 2½-3½ years 104
Massage in crocodile position 105
Tiger creeping 106
Finger awareness 107
Mini-trampoline exercises 108
Body awareness and concepts 109
Spinning and swinging 110
Animal balance positions 111
Wobble board 112
Laterality for 3-year-olds 113
Cross-pattern movements 114
Music, dance, and rhythm 115
Rhythm sticks 116
Beanbags 117
Balls 118
Hoops 119
Ribbons and cords 120
Visual stimulation 121
Visualization 122
Stage G 3½-4½ years 123
Massage and cross-pattern commando 124
Angels in the sand 125
Balance 126
Scooter boards 127
Mini-trampoline 128
Laterality 129
Dance 130
Rhythm sticks for 3-year-olds 131
Rhythm sticks for 4-year-olds 132
Beanbags 133
Balls 134
Hoops 135
Ropes and cords 136
Vision 137
Visualization 138
Stage H 4½-5½ years 139
Massage: crocodile and commando positions 140
Squirming, crawling, and creeping 141
Tumbling, rocking, swinging 142
Balance 143
Mini-trampoline 144
Cross-pattern actions 145
Aerobic dance 146
Rest period with Mozart 147
Homemade band 148
Rhythm sticks 149
Beanbags 150
Balls 151
Hoops 152
Ropes and cords 153
Vision 154
Visualization 155
Bibliography 156
Index 159