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Expert's Advice of Infant Physical Achievement |
Crawling |
At birth, ending in 100 ft. daily |
Creeping |
Beginning at 4 months of age, ending in 600yds. Daily |
Walking |
At 1 year, building up to walking 1 mile non-stop |
Swimming |
Beginning at birth, 3 to 4 days a week |
Balance Activities |
Beginning at birth, building up to 20 minutes daily spent on developing balance |
Gymnastics |
At 2 years of age, beginning basic gymnastics |
Primary Human Development |
At 4 years of age, 1000 yds. of creeping, and 400 yds. of crawling |
Running |
At 16 months
2 years old: 1 mile nonstop
3 years old: 2 mile nonstop
4 years old: 3 mile nonstop
5 years old: 3 mile nonstop in 40 mins
6 years old: 3 mile nonstop in 35 mins
7 years old: 6.2 mile nonstop |
Brachiation |
Begins at birth until the child hangs from parents' thumbs 10 times a day.
18 months: child is taught how to swing while brachiating 15 times a day with help.
3 years old: child brachiates independently forward.
4 years old: learns how to brachiate backwards, sideways and twisting. |
The Human Development Program
I - The Floor Program
The Floor Program is the most basic of all programs. It begins the infant on the pathway to complete brain development and independent mobility.
II - The Balance Growth Program
The Balance Growth Program consists of more than ten activities that Mom and/or Dad do with the child. Its principal purpose is to teach the child about gravity and to grow the cerebellum, the part of the brain primarily responsible for balance.
III - The Basic Human Development Course
The Basic Human Development Course is a circuit of neurological activities done in a specific sequence. The courses consists of activities basic to human development, such as crawling and creeping; balance development activities, such as somersaulting and rolling; and respiratory activities, such as running and brachiation.
IV - Brachiation
Two principal purposes of brachiation are to grow the size of the chest, thus supplying the brain with more oxygen, and to develop manual competence.
V - Running
Running is a Cortical Organization Program and a dynamic Active Respiratory Program. After a child learns to walk, the running program becomes an important part of his overall neurological program.
The Gymnastics Program
I - Basic Lesson
The basic lesson that mother will teach consists of stretching various muscles, teaching various positions, and progressing into beginning a few sophisticated skills. Mother allows independence with some skills. With the more sophisticated skills she will physically help her child so that he learns how it feels to hold the position correctly.
II - Sophisticated Routines
The following routines are a collection of increasingly sophisticated skills and positions so organized to challenge the children physically and neurologically. Some of the routines were created by the children themselves.
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