INTRODUCING BABY GYM! We are happy to announce the introduction of baby gym to our club. Suitable for walking-age participants from 9mths - 2yrs of age. A great foundation to develop critical movement and body awareness at a highly developmental age.

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The development areas the program focuses on are;

• Brain Development

• Body Awareness

• Social Interaction

• Vestibular Stimulation

• Balance

• Core Strength

• Fine Motor Skills & Sensory System 

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CROSS PATTERNING
Assists in organising your baby's brain function.

• Activities like walking and crawling with a focus increases concentration and attention

• Cross Patterning actions strengthen communication pathways in the brain assisting in improved coordination

• Many activities also lay the foundation of upper body strength for other activities later in life.

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FINE MOTOR SKILLS

Assists in developing the following abilities;

• Stabilisation of the shoulder and wrist

• Good thumb development

• Development of the arches of the hand

• Strength of the hands

• Touch pressure 

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VESTIBULAR SYSTEM
The information that is sent to the brain from the eyes, muscles and joints;

• Vital component of the brain's ability to maintain alertness

• Stimulating the Vestibular System helps to wake the brain and prepare it for new information

• Vestibular stimulation can happen by taking the body off-balance and back again – rolling and rotating

• The Vestibular System sends messages to the brain; helping us to be aware of where our body and limbs are in space

• Spatial awareness relates to the ability to locate and place letters, numbers and symbols on a page.

 

ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN BABY GYM:

Group activities using balls, bubbles, scarves, a parachute, & hoops.
Arm, leg and core exercises and stretches with your baby.
Skills with your baby including partner skills, balances, rocking, log rolls, supported forward roll, forward rolls down a wedge, bunny hops (mini handstands), wheel barrow, wheelbarrow to forward roll, swinging & pull overs on the bar.

We may also utilise the foam pit and trampolines for older ages

.............PLUS LOADS of fun and giggles with your baby.

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AGES & STAGES:

1-3 - months Smiles, regards face, visually tracks to midline, lifts head, vocalises ah / uh / eh / ooo, bicycle kick, brings hand to mouth, rolls to side lying & plays with feet
4-6 months - turns to your voice, recognises mum and dad, recognises happy and sad faces, reaches for objects, good head control, visually tracks objects past midline, regards his / her own hand, plays with feet more frequently, rolls from back to front and may also roll front to back, can hold head up to 90 degrees in tummy play, can sit with support or while propping on own hands

7-9 months - able to get into sitting position, goes from sitting with support (7 months) to sitting independently (9 months), indicates wants, says baba / dada / mama, creeps or crawls, pulls to stand, stands holding onto someone or something, understands object permanence; plays peekaboo, bangs things together, can finger feed, holds two object, transfers objects from one hand to the other, waves

10-12 months - stands alone, pulls to stand, walks holding your hand, understand object permanence; uncovers toy from under cup, rotates well while cruising, can roll a ball to a person, understands questions in context, may produce two or three words, imitates activities, uses push toys, points, assists with dressing and undressing, turns pages of book, looks for you, shakes head for no, throws objects, tries to build a tower

 

**We are Breast Feeding Friendly and also have changing facilities available. **