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Village: Go and STOP!
Posted in Child Development, Village
From birth on, your baby has been on a mission to grow and go. Once he rolls, he wants to crawl, when he walks, he wants to run.
Working to master a new motion, a baby will let nothing get in the way of this progress. But a child also needs help to learning how to stop—a skill called inhibitory control, or the ability to stop oneself and wait. It’s also one of the first steps toward self-discipline.
Stop and go songs, dances and chants give your child practice for this lifelong skill through fun and play. During a game of stop and start, a child understands that she has control over her own actions, giving your child a great sense of accomplishment (and allowing you can catch up with her)!
For a stop and go dance, turn on your Rhythm of My Day CD track 20 “Walk All Around.”
- posted by Miss Anita, whose elementary-aged boys now use their inhibitory control skills when one tells the other, “Stop it!”
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