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The decision to offer the child space for movement has important implications for both parents and child becuase it implies the decision to have a family life oriented increasingly toward the collaboration of people living together.
There is really no need to buy objects but only a need to understand the value of free movement and how important it is for children always to feel their bodies free to move and work in a space.
- Understanding the Human Being by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro
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In the last few days Otis has been pulling to standing. I moved our kitchen table so he has access to all of our low window ledges. These low windows are great as the ledge is the right height to offer support and the window provides a view of the yard or a reflection of himself.
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Couches, coffee tables, ottomans, shelves, people, beds. He pulls up on everything.
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I put a small step stool near our wall mirror giving him another opportunity to pull up to see himself.
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I also moved his small table into his room. I thought he would pull up on his chair but he hasn't figured that out yet. But there is lots of this.
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He must be worn out. That's a lot of activity for one day.
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The unusual and slightly worrying thing is he isn't crawling on all fours yet. He is very mobile and fast but launching/creeping/slithering along. Getting a very dirty tum!
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