The Power of Mirror Play
Mar 07, 2016
Do you work in the baby room? If so, you are one of the lucky ones! Watching babies unfold and become aware of the world around them is so fun! In the first twelve months of life, children grow and learn exponentially faster than at any other time in their life.
A big developmental task in infancy is understanding that you are your own person, separate from others, recognizable, and capable of interacting with others in a way that gets you what you need as well as how to get them to engage with you. This is called ‘self-cognition'.
Check out this post on The Power of Mirror Play: http://nurturednoggins.com/2016/03/05/power-of-mirror-play/
It explains why babies are so intrigued by mirrors and how you can support the development of self-cognition through mirror play.
Enjoy!
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