Description
If you've been looking for a fun and loving way to help your children learn and improve their development, look no further than Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers. New studies show that young kids learn best through play and need at least 30 minutes of structured physical activity each day. There's no better way to engage your child than through the simple practice of yoga. Yoga can help your 18-month to five-year-old child have: Fewer tantrums Better and longer sleep Increased motor coordination Improved listening and ability to follow directions Better self-expression Higher self-esteem Easier relaxation A healthy and physically fit lifestyle Named the "Baby Yoga Expert" by Newsweek, Helen Garabedian, a certified yoga instructor, created her program with 8-minute sequences easy to fit into a young child's day. Fully illustrated with beautiful photos, Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers features more than 50 simple poses and games kids love, offering creative ways to get active. Yoga can even help your child throughout the day-from taming tantrums to teaching cooperation-On the Go advice and Super Duper Poses show you how. Enjoy the fun of yoga with your child today!… (more)
Library's review
Yoga can help your 18-month to five-year-old child have:
Fewer tantrums
Better and longer sleep
Increased motor coordination
Improved listening and ability to follow directions
Better self-expression
Higher self-esteem
Easier relaxation
A healthy and physically fit lifestyle
Named the 'Baby Yoga Expert' by Newsweek, Helen Garabedian, a certified yoga instructor, created her program with 8-minute sequences that fit easily into a young chiild's day. Fully illustrated with beautiful photos, Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers features more than 50 simple poses and games kids love, offering craetive ways to get active.
Yoga can even help your child throughout the day-from taming tantrums to teaching cooperation-On the Go advice and Super Duper Poses show you how. Enjoy the fun of yoga with your child today!
Helen Garabedian, a certified Hatha yoga and pregnancy yoga teacher, was one of the first people to be certified as an infant developmental movement educator in the United States. She is the founder and president of Itsy Bitsy Yoga, through which she conducts classes, workshoops, and training nationally . She lives with her son in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
Contetns
Introdcution
Chapter 1 How yoga can help you and your child
Chapter 2 How to use this book
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of toddler and preschooler Itsy Bitsy Yoga
Chapter 4 Wake n' stretch yoga
Chapter 5 Patience please yoga
Chapter 6 Run, rock n'roll yoga
Chapter 7 Building balance yoga
Chapter 8 Tantrum taing yoga
Chapter 9 Strong n' sweet yoga
Chapter 10 Coordinated n'confident yoga
Chapter 11 Quiet time yoga
Chapter 12 Blissful bedtime yoga
Acknowledgments
Super-duper yoga
Index
Resources