Nicolette Lee starts with a massage, goes swimming and then she's off to the gym - it's a pretty packed diary when you are only 11 months old. But her mother, Christabel Lee-Lau, reckons it is all worthwhile.
Because of the number of classes Nicolette attends, Lee says some people will think she's a tiger mother. 'But I was reading online prior to having a baby about what classes are available.'
She stumbled across PEKiP, a child development programme aimed at facilitating babies' development in their first year through play and movement, and before long, mother and daughter were signed up for classes in Hong Kong run by Anne Knecht-Boyer.
Lee is among a growing number of Hong Kong parents who believe the more so-called 'sensory' experiences their babies have, the better prepared they will be for school and university.
Established in Germany more than 30 years ago, PEKiP (Prague Parent-Infant Programme) is a system of exercises based on the ideas of a Czech expert on mother and child care, and Knecht-Boyer says it includes massage and activities conducted with parents to promote bonding and enhance babies' cognitive and motor skills.
'Research shows that your baby's first year is really important for brain development and future health and well-being,' she says. 'For optimum development, a baby needs a stimulating environment to play and learn. Parents can learn how to speed up the development of their children's psychomotor skills through play and other activities. This can help prevent the learning difficulties experienced by some older children in school.'