The exhibits created in this area allow the child to drive exploration with adults following the child s lead, an important tenet of attachment theory. There are books to be read aloud with interactive objects to recreate the story and resource books on child development and parenting. We know that a stimulating environment potentiates brain growth. In the world of development it s use it or lose it. Providing opportunities for task-specific learning that maximize these windows of opportunity, is the goal of the exhibits found here.
Infants are kinesthetic creatures who organize the world through sensorimotor exploration.
The Baby Crawl Path provides a variety of textures and topography as babies crawl over and through carpeted, wood, soft, furry and mirrored surfaces. Object conservation is explored as cork is poured, spooned and measured at the Sand Table. Dropping objects through a tube and watching them reappear promotes object constancy or out of sight does not mean out of mind. Mastery is accomplished through repetitive play. Connectedness One of the greatest risk factors for mothers and babies is social isolation.