Ritual is anything you do frequently and almost always the same way each every time.
Children also need rituals to understand what will happen – when bath time or bed time arrives and you sing or tell a story, it is clear what will happen next. Kids, especially babies, need structure and repetition as it gives your child security, stability and a feeling that everything is good around him or her. It makes the child feel safe and confirms the special relationship with the parents!
Everyday rituals are perfect opportunities for learning and discovering. Babies are learning everything about the world around them for the first time. By establishing daily rituals, across various activities help to stimulate baby’s senses and provide opportunities for him to learn, think, love and grow.
The Johnson’s Brand believe that every baby deserves more – more opportunities for skin-to-skin touch, more bonding time, more sensory stimulation – for a more healthy development.
According to Johnson’s: Sensorial Experiences Enhance Those Moments That Nurture Healthy Baby Development.
Backed by research, routine touch and massage by a parent or loving caregiver is critical to a baby’s growth and development, communication and learning. Routine touch and baby massage can lead to improved physiological, cognitive, emotional and social development.
my Johnson’s baby, Gab, for a fun bath in his small “tub” in our hotel room in Boracay in 2013.
While some, if not all, believe a bath is just a time to clean your baby, it is also an opportunity to not only bond but also discover, together. From singing songs, to playing bubbles, and even the simple act of splashing the water, at bath time can a fun time for learning and stimulating parts of the brain.
The global campaign of Johnson’s, So Much More, is about enhancing rituals, including bath time, to stimulate baby’s senses and provide parents an opportunity to nurture baby’s ability to learn, think, love and grow.
Here’s a nice infographics by Johnson’s: Johnsons Science of the Senses | Johnson Power of Bath Time
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