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7 Essentials
Guiding Principles to Help Your Baby Every Day
By Craig T. Ramey, Ph.D. and Sharon L. Ramey, Ph.D.
The following list summarizes what really matters everyday activities for parents and children that have been proven to work. The facts that support these Seven Essentials are not based on one or two studies, and they do not promote one person's philosophy or slant or some company's products. They are based on scientific evidence from over a thousand papers and articles. To the best of our knowledge, these guiding principles represent a true synthesis of what is really known.
The Seven Essentials are:
- Encourage exploration with all the senses, in familiar and new places, with others and alone, safely and with joy.
- Mentor in basic skills, showing the whats and whens, the ins and outs, of how things and people work.
- Celebrate developmental advances, for learning new skills, little and big, and for becoming a unique individual.
