If you are thinking about taking a class with your child—whether it’s music, art, tumbling, dance, or another course—you might be hesitant. You might also wonder how much your young child will learn, or whether babies and toddlers will sit still for a class. While you should choose something developmentally appropriate, taking classes with your child has a few significant benefits for both of you. 

Why You Should Take Classes With Your Little One 

1. Bonding With Your Child

Spending time together in a class helps you build a stronger bond with your child. Even when you spend most of the day with them, your attention stretches between household chores, your own needs, and many other responsibilities. Taking a class together and practicing new skills helps you give your child undivided attention, strengthening your bond. 

2. Develop New Skills

“Mommy and Me” classes allow your child to learn new skills that you cannot always teach on your own. From physical skills like dance, tumbling, and gymnastics to baby sign language and music, these classes offer different techniques and activities that you can practice in class and at home to help your baby grow and develop. 

3. Supports Social Development

Even if your child doesn’t talk yet, they can still interact with the world around them, including other people. The more time that young children spend in safe and supportive settings interacting with other children, the more confident they become and the more social skills they learn. Classes may help your social life as well since you’ll meet other parents and can form new friendships.

If you are looking for a safe, fun, and stimulating class for you and your child, turn to The Little Gym Of St. Charles. Since 1976, this gym has offered dance, tumbling, and gymnastics classes for children up to 12 years old in St. Louis and St. Charles, MO. To learn more about this top-rated gymnastics center, call (636) 970-1220. Review class schedules and enroll online. Follow them on Facebook for more tips, too.