Brown Eyed Baby Boutique

Good Quality Infant Care

December 14th, 2006

Out-of-home child care for infants, if done right, can enrich children’s early experiences.  For the infant in care, the type of group the child is placed in is crucial.  It can’t be like preschool, and it can’t ignore the fact that children are affected by groups.  Infant care structures and policies must clear the way for rich relationships to develop, and groups must be formed that foster intimacy.

If you find yourself in the position of caring for a newborn infant, be sure that they have activities that promote mental and physical growth.  The Wooden Lace Up Toy helps promote manual dexterity and are bright in color to stimulate the infants awareness to colors.  Wooden Farm Block Toys also help in their creativity growth.  We carry both of those here at Brown Eyed Baby Boutique.

If your a parent seeking good infant care, having one caregiver over an extended period of time rather than switching every 6 to 9 months or so is important to the expansion of a child’s development.  Switching from one caregive to another takes its toll.  The child has to build trust all over again.  When a very young child loses a caregiver, he really loses part of his sense of himself and the way the world operates.  Too many changes in caregivers can lead to a child’s reluctance to form new relationships.  So, mom if you have to work out of the home and put your child in infant care, be sure to look for long term care.

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