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New sensory experiences “light up” your child’s developing brain. I just love this video, which has gone viral in recent days, of a toddler being exposed for the first time to a new and fascinating sound: a violin being played by a street performer in Valencia. It’s almost as... if he’s drawn by a magnet to the sound and performer - joyfully waving his hands as he wobbles his way over to get a closer look. New sensory experiences activate the brain’s neural networks and help to create and strengthen their pathways. But I also want to spotlight something special the violinist does: Noticing her little admirer, she not only turns to face him, but crouches down to meet him at eye level - allowing him a better vantage point on the whole situation. Not only is this a strategy parents should employ as much as possible, but it’s a great marker of early childhood classroom quality. Looking for an amazing infant-toddler teacher? One really committed to optimizing your child’s early development? Be on the lookout for those who spend their days down on the floor, interacting directly with children face-to-face at eye level. This lovely interaction comes via reh_violin on TT.show more

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Joey Brown2 years ago

This is the best advice I've ever read for how to make a quick but solid judgment about the quality of preschool teachers. Worked 11 years in daycare centers. If no adult is on the floor talking, playing, holding, listening then center is either understaffed or adults unsuited.

Christine2 years ago

My goodness, this is beautiful to watch.

Jason Barrett2 years ago

I love how people are when they see the wonder in childrens eyes ❤️

The Efficient Parent2 years ago

I love when kids explore and get new experiences. New & exciting experiences are far more powerful for learning than “toys”. Parents often get hung up on buying the “right” educational toy. The right learning product…we often forget that new experiences are POWERFUL learning for our kids. Keep giving them new ones and watch them grow. Talk them through those new experiences afterwards using new subject specific vocabulary. “Violin” “music” “new country you’re visiting” etc. We simply took our kids to a new city two days ago for one night. They stayed in a hotel for the first time and swam in an indoor pool for the first time. (Trivial BUT for them ALL new experience was exciting)

Very Insignificant Person2 years ago

A beautiful interaction. Love to see an infant’s wonder & delight in the world.

LilHumansBigImpact2 years ago

this is incredibly touching ❤️

BetamaxMan2 years ago

My eyes appear to be leaking. Wonderful, going down to this little chaps level, as if she was now just playing for him. A respect to her new admirer and knowing she was doing something magical in that moment for him. His body movements seemed to be swaying to the music also. ❤️

Susan HendersonMoore2 years ago

Our daughter has always loved music and movement. The joy in her little face when a surprise band arrived to play in the street in the Azores still makes me smile 😊

KelFitton2 years ago

You can almost see his networks firing. The beauty of the interaction, the power of the music, all of it — truly amazing.

Verklempt2 years ago

Beautiful. I sincerely hope every child encounters the idea that people make music—not electronic buttons and boxes. They can make music. It’s one of our species oldest and most fulfilling activities.

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Dan Wuori

435,655 views • 9 months ago

Normally broken dogs come into my life and after a few months with us I am just like everybody else following their lives on Instagram. Today was already the highlight of my year as I got to see Bob! Bob was always very special to me as a gentle soul on the streets who I looked forward to seeing every single day with Angelina. My feeding route feels a bit empty without them and there isn’t a day I don’t look at their little spot and think back. We took him through the grief process which was very hard for him but I am so proud of him in his new home. He couldn’t have wished for better parents who dote upon him and his sister is a superstar. I loved watching the new confident Bob strutting around the beach. I’d never seen the side if him on the streets as he was just surviving there. He still loves to look around and see his sister and parents with his little side eye. Bob was always happy to be a pack member and he really has that now. Somewhere up there Angelina is looking down singing a little song for Bob that he is so happy. I didn’t want to wear my new T-Shirt that Matilda got me as it is so special but I figured I won’t have a bigger more exciting thing to go to the meeting Bob! Best. Day. Ever.

Normally broken dogs come into my life and after a few months with us I am just like everybody else following their lives on Instagram. Today was already the highlight of my year as I got to see Bob! Bob was always very special to me as a gentle soul on the streets who I looked forward to seeing every single day with Angelina. My feeding route feels a bit empty without them and there isn’t a day I don’t look at their little spot and think back. We took him through the grief process which was very hard for him but I am so proud of him in his new home. He couldn’t have wished for better parents who dote upon him and his sister is a superstar. I loved watching the new confident Bob strutting around the beach. I’d never seen the side if him on the streets as he was just surviving there. He still loves to look around and see his sister and parents with his little side eye. Bob was always happy to be a pack member and he really has that now. Somewhere up there Angelina is looking down singing a little song for Bob that he is so happy. I didn’t want to wear my new T-Shirt that Matilda got me as it is so special but I figured I won’t have a bigger more exciting thing to go to the meeting Bob! Best. Day. Ever.

Niall Harbison

161,011 views • 7 months ago

Language has its own special genres. And your toddler is working to master them all. Yesterday I shared a fantastic video example of a toddler engaged in a pretend phone call. He took conversational turns, laughed at his imaginary partner’s joke, and knew to end the call with a goodbye and pressing the “end call” button on his toy telephone. At less than 2 years old, he had the phone call genre down pat. Today here’s another amazing example: the bedtime story. Watch as this little one takes over “reading” duties - turning the tables on her adoring dad. I’ve shared lots of reading videos before, but this one is notable in its complexity. Listen as she uses variegated babbling (remember this from two weeks ago… it’s babbling that combines a wide variety of syllables and sounds) to recount a lengthy story for dad. Listen as well to the tone and rhythm of her voice. It’s the same soft, flowy, and expressive style he uses to help calm her as she begins preparing to drift off to sleep post story. I’d say this little one has the “bedtime story” genre on lock. Isn’t it amazing to see how children concurrently learn not just language, but the different contexts and styles of its use? Just fantastic. This amazing little storyteller was shared to IG by walking_faith_4u.

Language has its own special genres. And your toddler is working to master them all. Yesterday I shared a fantastic video example of a toddler engaged in a pretend phone call. He took conversational turns, laughed at his imaginary partner’s joke, and knew to end the call with a goodbye and pressing the “end call” button on his toy telephone. At less than 2 years old, he had the phone call genre down pat. Today here’s another amazing example: the bedtime story. Watch as this little one takes over “reading” duties - turning the tables on her adoring dad. I’ve shared lots of reading videos before, but this one is notable in its complexity. Listen as she uses variegated babbling (remember this from two weeks ago… it’s babbling that combines a wide variety of syllables and sounds) to recount a lengthy story for dad. Listen as well to the tone and rhythm of her voice. It’s the same soft, flowy, and expressive style he uses to help calm her as she begins preparing to drift off to sleep post story. I’d say this little one has the “bedtime story” genre on lock. Isn’t it amazing to see how children concurrently learn not just language, but the different contexts and styles of its use? Just fantastic. This amazing little storyteller was shared to IG by walking_faith_4u.

Dan Wuori

53,783 views • 2 years ago