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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At GymbaROO-KindyROO we firmly believe that both creeping and crawling are essential for stimulating brain connections that help with later learning. By providing our babies with opportunities to move in this way we are giving them what they need...
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Thinking they can assist their babies to be more mobile, many parents prop their babies up into a sitting position at a very early age – sometimes as young as 4 months. Yet, despite the best of intentions, this position actually slows a...
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Thinking about buying a new pram? Then you need to read this. Parents who place their newborn babies into strollers with sloping backs may be unknowingly putting their child’s health at risk.
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There’s no doubt that two-year-olds can be challenging at times, but their brains are working harder than ever this year. Not only are they fine tuning motor, balance, visual and communication skills, they are trying to working out who they...
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Now there is an even more important reason for babies to be transferred out of car seats and into another form of carrier – such as a pram or your arms. Several research studies now confirm that this curled position leads to decreased oxygen...
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While modern conveniences provide parents with lots of ‘containers’ into which babies can be placed, these very containers, which are designed to simplify our lives and protect our children are actually preventing our babies from getting the...
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There are so many beneficial reasons to do baby massage from birth, that we have created an entire online video about it with tips, techniques, specialist advice and massages to do with us. Here is our GymbaROO-KindyROO checklist to read before...
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The role that dad’s play in the healthy development of children is sometimes overlooked. For many fathers involvement with their children is challenged by work commitments and the need to financially provide for families. It is hard to ignore...
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