Baby Sense » Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Our sensory world

• What is sensory input • Our senses • How we process input • The sensory world of the womb

 

Chapter 2

How sensory input affects your baby’s state
• What sensory input does your baby absorb • Your baby’s states • Calming vs alerting input

 

Chapter 3

Preparing your baby’s sensory environment
• The nursery • Clothing • Mother space • Introducing your baby to the world
• Establishing a sense-able routine

 

Chapter 4

How your baby signals sensory load
• Understanding your baby’s signals • Approach signals • Warning signals • Fussing signals • Crying • Responding to your baby’s signals

 

Chapter 5

Sensory guidelines for feeding
• Breastfeeding guidelines and tips • Bottle-feeding advice • Supplementary and complementary feeds • The sensory experience of feeding

 

Chapter 6

Establish good sleep habits
• Understanding sleep cycles • Setting the stage for sleep • Sleep solutions • Secrets of success

 

Chapter 7

Crying
• Normal crying • Crying in the early days • Process of elimination (possible causes of crying)

 

Chapter 8

Fussing and colic
• A fussing baby’s distress signals • The colic cycle • How to calm your fussing baby • Regulatory disorders

 

Chapter 9

Development and stimulation
• Normal development and milestones • Developmental delay and giftedness • How to enhance development

 

Chapter 10

A sensory diet to enhance development
• Incorporate sensory input into everyday routine • A sensory diet based on timing, environment, activities and toys (TEAT framework)

 

Chapter 11

Care & development: Birth to two weeks
• Feeding issues • Sleep issues • A flexible routine • What’s baby up to? • Enhancing development • Baby massage

 

Chapter 12

Care & development: Two to six weeks
• Feeding issues • Sleep issues • A flexible routine • What’s baby up to? • Enhancing development • Postnatal depression

 

Chapter 13

Care & development: six to twelve weeks
• Feeding issues • Sleep issues • A flexible routine • What’s baby up to? • Enhancing development • Colic remedies

 

Chapter 14

Care & development: Three to six months
• Feeding issues • Sleep issues • A flexible routine • What’s baby up to? • Enhancing development • The importance of crawling

 

Chapter 15


Care & development: Six to nine months
• Feeding issues • Sleep issues • A flexible routine • What’s baby up to? • Enhancing development • Walking rings: caution

 

Chapter 16

Care & development: Nine to twelve months
• Feeding issues • Sleep issues • A flexible routine • What’s baby up to? • Enhancing development • Baby’s health, wellbeing and optimal development