Neuroscientific and Psychological Bases

The four Planes of Development that human beings pass through from birth to adulthood, as described by Dr Maria Montesssori, will be introduced, and neuronal activity in the newborn will be explained. The sensitive periods are "windows of opportunity", where the child is directed with great passion towards something that exists in the environment and that helps them to acquire an ability or capacity. We will talk about what can help us understand and observe the sensitive periods that the child passes through during early childhood.

The importance of the first weeks of life: the symbiotic period

We will talk about the first weeks of life and the reasons why it is a period of vital importance for the healthy development of the child.

The prepared environment

The child is born into a world of adults but, since their physical proportions are different from those of the adult, it has different requirements. How should the environment be prepared? On this point, we will offer suggestions regarding what the physical environment of the newborn should be like, and how it can be modified to meet their needs without involving great economic expense.

The child, the father of the man

We will talk about the ‘inner teacher’ and our ability to observe, a skill that we can develop in order to improve our understanding of the needs of our son or daughter.

Neuroscientific and Psychological Bases II

Sensitive periods are "windows of opportunity", where the child is directed with great passion towards something that exists in the environment and that helps them to acquire an ability or capacity. We will talk about what can help us understand and observe the sensitive periods which the child passes through during early childhood.

The importance of the first weeks of life: the symbiotic period

During the early days and beyond the special relationship established between the mother and the newborn, the father plays an important role. In this section, we will analyse what this role is and will introduce the vision of the breastfeeding process according to Dr Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro.

Motor development and freedom of movement

At this point we will answer the key questions about child motor skills such as the stages of motor development the child will go through during the first months of life, how to help their passage through these stages and why it is so important to allow the child freedom of movement, among other things.

Language development

Language is absorbed unconsciously by the baby and this construction of language starts from the pre-natal stage onwards. Thus, the linguistic environment is important because it will determine the verbal skills of the child during the first years of life.

Body map and self-image

In this last point we will talk about how the body map is constructed and why it is important, and the consequences of constructing a healthy self-image for physical and emotional development.