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The early development of mobility in newborns is a vital part of their future ability to learn and grow to full potential. We may be wasting our children's most important years by preventing them from physically exploring their world and maximising their mobility development when they are young, the time that it is easiest for them to do so. In "How To Teach Your Baby To Be Physically Superb", Glenn Doman, founder of The Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential, along with Douglas Doman and Bruce Hagy, guides you in maximising your child's physical capabilities. They clearly explain each stage of mobility and show how to create an environment that will help your baby more easily achieve that stage. Full-colour charts, photographs, illustrations and detailed, yet easy-to-follow instructions are included to help you in creating an effective home programme. From learning the simple, but vital stage of crawling to the beginnings of the sophisticated skills of the gymnast, this athletic team is a baby's most important one.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My youngest was a very large baby and as he had been breach all pregnancy I felt I had to do something a bit extra to help him physically, this book was exactly what I needed! This provided a routine to help strengthen and develop him both physically and mentally. Now, I didn't do it as religious as they suggest - (he howled the house down everytime we put him in the crawling track, my poor husband loving made for him while home with swine flu!!)but the arm exercises, spatial exercises really worked. He is now 18 months - crawled only at 6 months, but walked at 10months; he is currently doing gymnastics and football with 3year olds - he is incredible strong, agile and co-ordinated. Also I've noticed that his spatial ability is streets ahead of his brothers. While of course this isn't all down to the book, it does help. This book gave me guidance and its lovely in those early days to feel like you're doing something to help them in addition to feeding, changing and cuddling. My husband also gained alot of enjoyment from having something tangible to do with his son - always a good thing!
Detailed, clear instructions with theory to back it up, whilst being very easy to follow and initiate at home without having to buy anything.
Detailed, clear instructions with theory to back it up, whilst being very easy to follow and initiate at home without having to buy anything.
Format:Hardcover
this is a must read for anyone who is into the development of their child..... i have been introducing the little excercises from day one with my three month old daughter. she loves to do them and can already sit up and stand whilst holding my hands. she is very strong and is much more capable than others of the same age i look forward to continuing helping her and it has helped create a strong bond between us
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39 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Body and brain are tightly coupled
24 July 2005
Format:Hardcover
The main issue of this book is that mental and physical development of a baby are tightly coupled. Physically perfect body gives more blood, oxygen and energy to the brain which reinforces the development of the body, which is most obvious for ages up to 36 months.
The author splits the development of the brain and the body to seven stages depending on age, and gives methods and joyful exercises for a baby to be physically superb.
The author splits the development of the brain and the body to seven stages depending on age, and gives methods and joyful exercises for a baby to be physically superb.
23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Stong body, storng mind, help your childreen excell
21 Sep 1999
Format:Hardcover
When it comes to improving our children's life there are not enough stars in heaven to rate this book and the contribution Glenn Doman has made to mankind. It is dirt simple, a developing brain needs lots of oxygen the more fit your child's body is the more oxygen it can deliver to the brain My degree is in Education, and I am a student of life and how we, and why we learn, Glenn and Janet have written several books that clearly explain why and how to increase your child's potential. The philosophy is sound and the methods are well proven. There is but one thing to consider, are you willing to develop children that are smarter then your self and give them a real chance to excel. If so read the books, understand the philosophy and consistently employee the methods. Your children will be greatly rewarded!!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Intelligence can be physical too
13 Dec 2002
Format:Hardcover
This book is quite a breath of fresh air - addresses an area that has been ignored. Pity that it's on limited availability at this time.
This is a guide to how parents can encourage and maximise the opportunities for babies to develop physically (from birth to pre-school). The underlying premise here is that not only is a baby a latent genius intellectually, but also physically.
The book shows how babies have to progress one step at a time, from crawling, to creeping, to balancing, to brachiating (ie swinging), to standing, to walking, to running. Various exercises are suggested for each stage to help development along. The key is that the development of each motor skill corresponds to the development of a specific part of the brain that manage such activity (medulla, pons, cortex, etc). Each activity is a prerequisite and foundation for the succeeding one. Mr Doman asserts that physical development will stimulate and maximise mental development. If you're looking for scientific research and citations for his assertions, you won't find much, as he says that most of the conclusions and practices were developed in-house at his Institutes.
The exercises (and instructions for making various equipment) are well described, with many photographs of joyful children doing them. Like his other books, Mr Doman's joy with his work and with children clearly shines through, and reading his book is an uplifting experience.
More controversially, he is an advocate of the baby spending more time on its tummy in order to develop the ability to crawl & creep. An increased risk of SIDS? He is also very negative on strollers and playpens that restrict mobility (and by implication, physical and mental development of the baby). To an extent, one will have to choose the extent to which one wants to integrate his recommendations into busy lives.
Personally, my conclusion is that what he says makes sense, and I will certainly try his recommendations after the birth of my first child.
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