schemas

A few years back, Kai spent the entire weekend tying together all the pieces of furniture in our flat with string. The place ended up looking like one enormous spider's web and was Ulrika pleased when she got back from her weekend away!

I mentioned this to Clare (Craig) who introduced me to the concept of schemas. These are phases in a small child's development which manifest themselved in play:

http://www.dorsetforyou.com/357248

Kai was exhbiting classical Connection behaviour.

Zoe is currently classic Enclosure/Containment behaviour. Everything that can be opened and emptied, is. The kitchen cupboards, the laundry bags, my wallet,the Cd cuipboard, the toy basket etc.

Favourite activity is to empty the kitchen cupbaord where we keep all the plastic containers for food and spreading them all over the kitchen floor. She can happily do this five or six times a day.


Walking around the consists of navigating one' way between various onbjects strewn over the floor. Hours of fun!