Little Feet
SPCE INTERIORS create bespoke living spaces for the young and young at heart. The people at SPCE INTERIORS specialise in creative spaces ranging from newborn to young adults (18+), inclusive if there is a special needs requiement.
For the special people in our lives we create bespoke rooms, to coincide with the development stages below, within which they can evolve, grow, dream or just be ......
Please contact us to discuss your requirement.
Development Stages:
Children go through distinct periods of development as they grow from infants to young adults. During each of these stages, multiple changes in the development of the brain are taking place. Environmental circumstances and exchanges with key individuals within that environment have a significant influence on how each child benefits from each developmental event. During each stage, growth and development occur in the primary developmental domains, including physical, intellectual, language and social-emotional. Our goal is to create bespoke spaces to enable a child to progress through each stage as smoothly and successfully as possible, based on each child’s unique set of traits and interests.
- Newborn and Infant: (0-2 years). This is a time for developing the bonds that will last a lifetime, providing the child with the inner resources to build self-esteem and the ability to relate positively to others. Each child is unique, and it is imperative that parents learn to understand, respect, support and encourage the unique characteristics and abilities of each child
Toddler: (1-3 years) It is a time for active exploration of their environment. Language development grows significantly and the ability to ask for things, as they discover their independent nature. During this developmental stage, a major challenge is developing what psychologists call emotional regulation.
Preschooler (3-5 years) . Preschoolers are open to learning numbers, letters, beginning reading, and simple math. This is also a critical period for learning music. They are improving their gross motor and fine motor skills. Learning during this period is playing. Make believe play of all kinds is attractive and fosters the development of language, socialization, and creativity. Interest in exploring their environment promotes early interest in science.
School-Age (6-12 years). Children at this stage are more capable, independent and responsible, and begins to develop secondary sexual characteristics. Peer relationships become important here and are typically with members of the same sex. Parents need to impart a moral code that the child gradually internalizes. They must also allow their kids sometimes to experience the natural consequences for their behavior or provide logical consequences to help them learn from mistakes.
Adolescent (12- 18 years). Teenagers develop their identity and opinions. It is a time to begin defining one’s self and realistically contemplate the future. Skill development is accelerated to prepare for college or job training programs, and talents are perfected. Social skills are honed, and relationships take on more of a serious nature.
Young adults 18+. Skill development is accelerated through college or job training programs, and talents are perfected to partake in society. New families are formed.
Special Needs. Parents of special needs children require well designed spaces to optimise the development potential of the special child they have been entrusted with.
Research shows that in a positive family environment, including fun family activities, open parent-child communication, and encouragement to participate in positive extracurricular activities, teens can navigate these years with relative ease.
