最近看了一本有關蒙特索利教育的書 - MONTESSORI FROM THE START,其中一段這樣寫:
...We pull her up to stand, although her bones are still weak. Eventually we "walk" her by holding onto her tiny hands high above her head and, by this process, turning ourselves into an "walking machine". Potentially the most damaging of all to her developing sense of self, we continue to sweep her up according to our own needs and whims and carry her about in our arms long after she is walking stably on her own. When we make such actions habitual, we teach our child to depend on us. We take from her pleasure in the results of her own efforts and the joy of conquest.
看到這一段,讓我更肯定我的想法是對的。我的仔仔 Roy Roy 也還不會放手企和行, 不過我一點都不擔心,一切順其自然。我從來沒有逼他,也沒有拉他的手學行。不過我看到的是他每天都很努力的自己在學習,自己扶著梳化、凳學企和行。
不過姑娘說放寶寶在地上玩是對的。Roy Roy 除了睡覺在床,用餐坐 highchair 之外,其他的時間都是在地上活動。我估他還不放手企和行可能是他太重了,腳的骨骼還支撐不住。