26 May

Furniture choices that help create independence..

Author: Furniture Reporter  |  Category: News 
Furniture has the ability to
encourage a child to move about more freely. Many children spend
significant amounts of time physically confined in a stroller,
crib, highchair, playpen, or car seat. But allowing a child to
explore in a safe environment will provide many learning
advantages.
Although unorthodox, there are
many viable alternatives to cribs and highchairs. In a Montessori
home, for example, infants sleep on mats on the floor rather than
in cribs. Many of these children crawl and walk months earlier than
the average child because they have more opportunities to practice.
Children as young as seven months sit in weaning chairs with their
feet on the floor rather than in highchairs. Although this method
requires meticulous child-proofing and patience in getting the
child to focus on the task at hand, it encourages a child to move,
explore, and learn.

It is important to be flexible and willing to make adjustments when
things don't work. An adult sized dresser that is too tall or has
excessively heavy drawers - while fine in a newborn's room -
discourages an older child from learning how to dress himself.
Books stored on high shelves with spines out are hard for children
to see, access and put away.






What kind of furniture have you bought for your child ?


																			

				



				 						 	
					 	
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