The longer you can put off buying shoes for your child the better, as babies learn many things about their body and the world around them through their feet. Take a listen to paediatrician Dr Luke from our Active Babies Smart Kids online series...
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How diet affects a child’s brain development from pregnancy to school age. What we eat affects how well the brain works. A baby or small child who regularly digests food to which their body is sensitive or allergic, or food that is...
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By providing the correct stimulation for their babies, parents influences how well they behave, read and learn when they reach school. Baby development expert Dr Jane Williams, explains why and how, and discusses the online series of baby classes...
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Muscle tone. Many children with delayed development and learning difficulties have low muscle tone. Assist your baby to develop good muscle tone. GymbaROO-KindyROO
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Recently published research adds even more weight to the growing body of evidence that an important part of what we do at GymbaROO and KindyROO – motor skill development – plays a key role in academic performance at school. Learn what...
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Music exposure before birth stimulates sound pattern recognition in newborns. This research suggests that babies are developing important brain connections related to sound recognition during pregnancy. GymbaROO-KindyROO
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Research shows that early musical training produces long-lasting changes in behaviour and on the brain. There is real value learning music at a young age while the brain is still developing. Child development expert Dr Williams writes for...
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Tummy time is so important for your baby’s healthy development. Here’s how, why, tips and ideas and loving ways to do tummy time. Enjoy our extremely popular and highly recommended free online video on tummy time...
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If you expose babies and young children to music in their homes, they will show enhanced auditory brain activity in comparison to those who are not regularly exposed to music. This suggests that playing music regularly to babies may help to...
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Research has found that those who use baby walkers are generally slower to crawl, stand and walk than babies who are left to develop the skills naturally. Recent research adds to this, finding that walkers “impair infant’s motor and mental...
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You can really help your baby get a great start in life and learning by providing an environment that encourages their healthy development. Dr Jane Williams, Research and Education Manager for GymbaROO-KindyROO and one of Australia’s...
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GymbaROO-KindyROO helps parents feel confident in their knowledge about their baby’s development and provides them with developmentally appropriate and loving activities that can be easily accomplished at home. The program includes loads of...
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