Inspiring Baby Room Practice: ‘Supporting Babies’ Self-Determination’
Thursday 29th January • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • ONLINE EVENT
A practical, engaging session exploring what self-determination means in babyhood and how everyday routines, interactions, and environments can foster babies’ autonomy and emotional development.
Using real baby room scenarios, Dr Mona Sakr, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Middlesex University and will share simple, actionable strategies to enhance practice.
Exclusive for attendees:
All participants will receive a 40% discount on all publications by Dr Mona Sakr (normally £5 each), offering a valuable opportunity to continue learning beyond the session.
Supporting Babies’ Self-Determination
In this practical and inspiring workshop, we will explore what self-determination looks like in babyhood, why it matters, and how everyday interactions, routines, and environments in nurseries can nurture babies’ autonomy and emotional development.
Self-determination is founded on the idea that babies are full human beings with the right to make choices and express preferences, even before they can speak. For babies, self-determination shows up in gestures, movements, sounds, eye contact and actions that communicate what matters to them — from the toys they reach for, to when and how they want comfort or engagement.
Key Takeaways
- Work with real scenarios from the baby room
- Develop actionable strategies to meaningfully foster babies’ self-determination
- Strengthen practice that supports babies’ emotional and social wellbeing and development
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