Some Creeping and Crawling Incentives

I'd like to share some things that have worked with us, just in case there are some others who are working with younger children who can't be bribed or are too young to play games. I have a toy that has 2 halves that make a match to make a shape. They are in the shape of an Oreo cookie, and the two halves have the same shape. I slide one across our crawling mat and then she crawls to it and brings it back to me and we open it to see what shape it is. The next thing I've used is The Leap Frog Fridge Phonics game. I slide a letter across the mat and when she brings it back, we put it in the space and push the button to hear what letter it is and it's sound. The same thing could be done with a puzzle, putting in one piece at a time. I just came up with this idea from watching another blog of someone doing NR with their slightly older child. They were playing boggle, and that made me think of the 2 things I've just described. If I come up with anything else, I will write it down, because I know how hard it is to keep a 2 AND 3 year old occupied. We still do it in several sessions because it is hard to do it all at once. I'm encouraged by the success stories posted on neuro-net. We have a long period of time to continue with this, and maybe longer than originally planned because we aren't able to do all of our prescribed activities. We'll keep plugging along, and hopefully I'll be able to continue with new progress reports. There are actually only a few things we want to work on left. We need the self regulation, that's tops on the list, respect of personal space, reduce anxiety, and to become securely attached. We never had the sleep problems or violent tendencies that so many people experience. I think my daughter has only unlocked a small portion of her potential, and I'm excited to see what is to come. I can't emphasize what a happy child she is, and for that I am so grateful. Every day with her is a gift, even if we never get past where we are now.