{"id":276,"date":"2018-12-05T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T14:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/?p=276"},"modified":"2018-12-05T14:49:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T14:49:13","slug":"infant-and-toddler-sensory-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/2018\/12\/05\/infant-and-toddler-sensory-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant and Toddler Sensory Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-pink-bow-photo-1511505517644-469634e68003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-290\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-pink-bow-photo-1511505517644-469634e68003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1368\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-pink-bow-photo-1511505517644-469634e68003.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-pink-bow-photo-1511505517644-469634e68003-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Professors,<\/p>\n<p>I am an infant and toddler teacher in a local child care center.\u00a0 I have eight children aged 6 months (sometimes younger) to 16 months in my room.<\/p>\n<p>In my center, staff practices the Continuity of Care approach. This approach is designed to keep children with the same educator for at least 16 months, before they move to a toddler room, at the age of 18 months. This approach is good because it builds strong attachment between educators, each child and their family.\u00a0 However, Continuity of Care can create teaching challenges for me because of the wide age-range of children in my room which can range from very young infants of 6 weeks, to 16 month toddlers.<\/p>\n<p>My director has been encouraging me to include more sensory experiences with the children beyond exploring with finger paint.<\/p>\n<p>I already put finger paint on infants\u2019 high chair trays and for toddlers, I use a low table.\u00a0 I paint on the toddlers\u2019 feet and let them walk around on long rolls of paper.\u00a0\u00a0To help children explore touch I make up sensory bags that contain a small amount of water. I also stick materials to the windows or on the floor to enable the children to touch and explore.<\/p>\n<p>I have just attended a professional development\u00a0workshop in which sensory activities for infants and toddlers were covered. It was good and gave me a few more ideas.\u00a0 However, I need more experiences that include fine and large motor sensory activities beyond what I am doing. \u00a0Can you please help me?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Marlo<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Marlo<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your letter describing how you already provide some good sensory experiences that enable infants and toddlers in your room to use their sense of touch. We understand your teaching challenges and we suggest ways to help you overcome them.<\/p>\n<p>We have some suggestions and ideas for you in response to your letter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have some understanding of sensory needs for infants and toddlers in your room.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-and-bubbles-ABK28A4XIG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-286 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-and-bubbles-ABK28A4XIG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-and-bubbles-ABK28A4XIG.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-and-bubbles-ABK28A4XIG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/toddler-and-bubbles-ABK28A4XIG-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The wide age-range of children in your room makes it difficult for you to provide appropriate sensory experiences for them.<\/li>\n<li>Your director wants you to provide more sensory experiences for children.<\/li>\n<li>Too few and too narrow a range of sensory experiences are provided.<\/li>\n<li>Not enough fine and large motor opportunities exist in the sensory provision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We encourage you and the other educators in your room to read the following articles together. Working in a team will enable all educators to learn about strategies to implement in your room that tackle the teaching challenges you are concerned about.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>To help children explore touch\u2026..and beyond<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Your letter indicates that you already provide children with some appropriate activities that enable them to explore materials by using their sense of touch.<\/p>\n<p>To help you develop a fuller understanding of the scope and importance of sensory experiences to infants and toddlers please read two short articles:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Importance of Sensory Experience for Learning: Jean Piaget\u2019s Theory of Intellectual Development\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ca.uky.edu\/hes\/fcs\/keys\/The_Importance_of_Sensory_Experience.pdf\">http:\/\/www2.ca.uky.edu\/hes\/fcs\/keys\/The_Importance_of_Sensory_Experience.pdf<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this article three crucial points are given:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From birth infants and toddlers are wired to use their senses to learn about their environment.<\/li>\n<li>Developmentally appropriate sensory exploration must provide opportunities for infants and toddlers to use their senses of touch, vision, hearing, touch and smell throughout the daily routine.<\/li>\n<li>Infants and toddlers use their senses together at the same time.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-and-silk-scarf-to-play-peek-a-boo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-287 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-and-silk-scarf-to-play-peek-a-boo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-and-silk-scarf-to-play-peek-a-boo.jpg 773w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-and-silk-scarf-to-play-peek-a-boo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-and-silk-scarf-to-play-peek-a-boo-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>A Handful of Fun: Why Sensory Play is important for Preschoolers by\u00a0 Amanda Morgan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/notjustcute.com\/2010\/03\/24\/a-handful-of-fun-why-sensory-play-is-important-for-preschoolers\/\">https:\/\/notjustcute.com\/2010\/03\/24\/a-handful-of-fun-why-sensory-play-is-important-for-preschoolers\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two important factors concerned with what educators must do during sensory play and exploration are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interact and talk about sensory play with infants and toddlers to grow their learning and understanding about their world.<\/li>\n<li>The sensory table is often misunderstood as the place for sensory play. Instead, integrate sensory play opportunities throughout the room and during all play and caring routines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Heather-and-Guy-book.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-280 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Heather-and-Guy-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Heather-and-Guy-book.png 414w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Heather-and-Guy-book-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>The wide age-range of children in my room, from very young infants of 6 weeks, to older toddlers of 16 months, create teaching challenges for me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a team read and use these three resources to help you provide sensory experiences that take account of the wide age-range of infants and toddlers in your room:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child&#8217;s Development<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/series\/healthy-minds-nurturing-your-child-s-development\">https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/series\/healthy-minds-nurturing-your-child-s-development<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this online resource three ways are given to help you and your team provide for the wide age range of infants and toddlers in your room. Explore the resources for nurturing children\u2019s development from ages birth-18 months.\u00a0 Each resource has <em>Charting Your Child\u2019s Healthy Development.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As you know, age is not the only indicator of each child\u2019s development. Use also your own child observations to accurately indicate each child\u2019s individual needs across linked or separate social, emotional, intellectual, language and motor areas of development.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-in-lap-photo-1504151932400-72d4384f04b3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-289 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-in-lap-photo-1504151932400-72d4384f04b3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-in-lap-photo-1504151932400-72d4384f04b3-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Baby-in-lap-photo-1504151932400-72d4384f04b3-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sensory Development for Infants and Toddlers: Early Care and Education best practices.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collabforchildren.org\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/bestpracticessensory.pdf\">https:\/\/www.collabforchildren.org\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/bestpracticessensory.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Four ways are given to help you provide developmentally-appropriate sensory experiences for both infants and for toddlers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create partitioned areas in your room that keep infants who are not yet mobile safe. Also create separate spaces for toddlers who are moving around.<\/li>\n<li>Organize the sensory materials so both infants and toddlers can, when they choose to, reach for them and freely explore them.<\/li>\n<li>Organize varied planned activities that your observations indicate infants and toddlers are currently interested in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Infants and Toddlers: How Children Develop Sensory Awareness: Alice Sterling Honig<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/articles\/teaching-content\/infants-toddlers-how-children-develop-sensory-awareness\/\">https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/articles\/teaching-content\/infants-toddlers-how-children-develop-sensory-awareness\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are three ways to develop your sensory provision so that children of all ages will benefit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Educators\u2019 proximity to infants and toddlers changes over time. Infants need educators to lovingly cradle them and stay close to them. Toddlers though are happy for educators to be slightly further away. Some distance provides toddlers with beginning independence to safely explore supervised indoor and outdoor environments.<\/li>\n<li>Use food times to explore and talk with infants and toddlers about taste smell and texture.<\/li>\n<li>Varied speech tones helps infants discriminate between sounds. Singing rhymes to toddlers builds their sense of rhythm and their understanding of vocabulary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>My director has been encouraging me to include more sensory experiences with the children beyond just exploring with finger paint<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/baby-feet-and-sand-821627_960_720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-284 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/baby-feet-and-sand-821627_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/baby-feet-and-sand-821627_960_720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/baby-feet-and-sand-821627_960_720-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/baby-feet-and-sand-821627_960_720-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Setting up a Sensory Environment for Infants and Toddlers: Teacher\u2019s Corner\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagineeducation.com.au\/files\/CHCECE018022\/11.pdf\">http:\/\/www.imagineeducation.com.au\/files\/CHCECE018022\/11.pdf<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two ways are given to help educators provide more and more varied sensory experiences for infants and toddlers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create varied sensory experiences by giving infants and toddlers access to a wide range of materials that are made available to them throughout the day and also continue to provide educator-led sensory opportunities that are available at certain times of the day.<\/li>\n<li>Provide a wide range of open-ended materials that allow infants and toddlers to explore and use in their own ways. See the list of ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>I need more experiences that include fine and large motor sensory activities beyond what I am doing. <\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Please read these two articles that will help you include more fine and large motor activities into your sensory provision.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Infants learn through their senses \u2013 YWCA <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ywcanwil.org\/infants-learn-through-their-senses\/\">https:\/\/www.ywcanwil.org\/infants-learn-through-their-senses\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn three ways to incorporate more fine and large movement opportunities into sensory experiences by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get down to infants\u2019 and toddlers\u2019 levels to understand what their world looks like. Locate sensory resources at levels and in containers that encourage them to move and reach for them.<\/li>\n<li>Offer infants and toddlers different indoor and outdoor surfaces to play on to support the development of their balance and coordination.<\/li>\n<li>Support infants\u2019 and toddlers\u2019 motor skills by placing them in different positions that help them develop muscle control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-285 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Kids-water-play-KPCTZZ60NU.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Kids-water-play-KPCTZZ60NU.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Kids-water-play-KPCTZZ60NU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/Kids-water-play-KPCTZZ60NU-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Infants and Toddlers: The Power of Sensory Experiences\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/242-babies-and-their-senses\">https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/242-babies-and-their-senses<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another strategy to support fine motor development is:<\/p>\n<p>Provide infants and toddlers with a range of safe tools that enable them to manipulate sensory resources.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help keep babies active and exploring their world read this short article:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Science Experiences for toddlers\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/handsonaswegrow.com\/science-activities-toddlers\/\">https:\/\/handsonaswegrow.com\/science-activities-toddlers\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Container Baby Syndrome<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lifespantherapies.com\/container-baby-syndrome\/\">https:\/\/lifespantherapies.com\/container-baby-syndrome\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For continued and consistent exploration with their world, infants &amp; toddlers explore more when lying or sitting directly on the floor or in an adult\u2019s lap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope these articles help you and your team develop a rich sensory environment that overcomes the teaching challenges in your room. Please write to us and tell us how you get on.<\/p>\n<p>We wish you every success,<\/p>\n<p>Heather, Lorraine and Tricia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/3816549890_b33916a246_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-277 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/3816549890_b33916a246_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/3816549890_b33916a246_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/3816549890_b33916a246_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/12\/3816549890_b33916a246_b-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>www.flickr.com\/photos\/nadia.phaneuf\/3816549496<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dear Professors, I am an infant and toddler teacher in a local child care center.\u00a0 I have eight children aged 6 months (sometimes younger) to 16 months in my room. In my center, staff practices the Continuity of Care approach. 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