Based on the ' How smart is your baby' book, we have been giving sensory stimulation and motor opportunities in order to help baby C achieve his full potential in each stage of the developmental profile.
His program was started on 16th February 2017- age 13 days
Week 1 of the program: 16/02/17 - 22/02/17
Sensory stimulation:
- Light reflex - 5x per eye 10 times a day
- Startle reflex - 3x 10 times a day
- Babinski reflex - 3x per foot 10 times a day
Motor opportunity:
The inclined track was not yet ready. Apart from that, the other programs were going great.
- Flat track - at least 2 hours
- Grasp reflex - 10 seconds, 10 times a day
- Vestibular stimulation
Week 2 of the program
Sensory stimulation:
- Light reflex - 5x per eye 8 times a day
- Black and white checkerboard
- Startle reflex - 3x 8 times a day
- Babinski reflex - 3x per foot 10 times a day
Motor opportunity:
- Inclined track - 5x a day
- Flat track - at least 2 hours
- Grasp reflex - 10 seconds, 10 times a day
- Vestibular stimulation
BABY C TURNS 1 MONTH OLD
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| Chanakya - moving in his track |
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| Chanakya- sleeping in the prone position on his track |
By the end of 1 month,
In addition to the basic reflexes, Chanakya was able to
- Follow people or things when they move
- Move down the inclined floor
- Lift his head up for brief intervals of time
- Turn towards my voice
NOTE: Check out Domanmom.com for wonderful resources like the colourful checkerboard that I have pasted on C's crawling track.She has provided for free, weekly logs of the program that are very useful to have on hand to keep track of the activities.