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Motor development is programmed by nature for specific reasons, and efforts to accelerate it may backfire. For example, putting your child in a walker may interrupt the multisensory and visual-spatial feedback the brain gets from the child’s view of his feet, and also deprive his cerebellum of critical balancing exercise.

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Jane Healy

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Your Child’s Growing Mind

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Jeff Johnson

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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.

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