The Hungarian paediatrician Emmi Pikler has impressively demonstrated that a child’s natural movement development and their enjoyment of independent play can unfold undisturbed if they can be active in a carefully prepared environment without being guided or ‘pushed’.
“It is essential that the child discovers as many things as possible for themselves. If we help them to solve all tasks, we deprive them of the very thing that is most important for their intellectual development. A child who achieves something through independent experimentation acquires a completely different kind of knowledge than one who is given the solution ready-made.” -Emmi Pikler
The SpielRaum offers children aged between four months and two years the opportunity to pursue their interest in movement, play, contact and balance in a stimulating environment.
There is enough space for parents to let the children’s experiences have an effect on them, to share their zest for life and to calm down themselves. It is possible to observe the astonishing competence with which babies and toddlers follow their developmental path and find solutions to tasks they set themselves.
We can address questions about the children’s development, their care, communication with them and also with older siblings, grandparents and other adults involved during the course and in accompanying parents’ evenings. In this way, we can always find ways to bring the needs and wishes of children and parents closer together.
Course leader Renée Oswald has been studying the free movement development approach of Emmi Pikler and Elfriede Hengstenberg for many years.
Group leader: Renée Oswald
Time: Thursdays and Fridays at different times in the morning
Registration: required
Contribution: 110 € (10 sessions of 90 minutes each)
