I apreciate your advice. I received my "your baby can read" videos today. You don't know how much apreciate what you told me. It's like a little secret because not many people knows about this. I am thinking to make a similar video with my camcorder with spanish words.. I have some ideas.. I am always thinking how to help my child. I am gonna have just one child and I want to do my best. Hugs
i dont think they are bad...as long as they are limited...at one time i was very busy and had to put vids on to keep her occupied but i have since made it a point to limit her videos to 1 or 2 30 min a day at most...and if i can avoid them all together i will...
im not a huge fan of disney in general..mostly because the channel plays commericals around kids programs..and the commericals are just too adult-like but are advertising to young ones...
there was actually a news piece recently about the baby einstein vids and their effects on infants...
according to my MIL (a psycologist) infants under 1 year should not watch vids/tv at all b/c it tends to lower attention span..and i do agree..if you watch older children watching tv they are usually consumed by it and you have to fight to get their attention..imagine what that does to an infant..i used B. eisteins after 6mon but wont do it again..
or at least not that early...i will wait till after 12mon and follow my childs cues as to whether or not they are ready to pay attention to the educational value of a video...
Hi petra, thank you very much for your advice. I am lucky that I can afford these toys. I am going to buy the toys that you told me and someone told me that the dvd's YOUR BABY CAN READ are wonderful. You should try those too. My baby said his first word when he was 1 year old. I believe that babies learn at different rates and times but you also have to push them. Many moms just stay at home but they don't do anything with them. That's why I really apreciate your advice.
Hi , I love the job you are doing. I have a 19 months old and he just says 4 english words and 4 spanish words. I would love to know how you do it.. I spend most of my time working with my baby but he doesn't concentrate like your baby.
how wonderful you are able to teach your little one 2 languages...and for him to be able to show you he knows them...
all little ones learn and show us theyve learned something at different rates and times...unfortunately alot of moms think that if they arent regergitating the information back to them, that they are not learning...but to the contrary they are picking it up...and more! they just arent ready to show you they know it yet...
the way i decided to handle learning toddler basics is to always present her with them, even if she didnt show interest or show me she understood...if she showed no interest such as going off to play with another toy, then i would just put them away for a few weeks and bring them out again later...
the basics i would present were toys that taught shapes, colors, numbers, alphabets, and one or 2 that encouraged a second language (she loved dora so that was easy!)
for shapes the best toy was a little tikes yellow suitcase style toy...any sorter that you have to flip over to find a second set of shapes didnt seem to work well..keeping it simple was best...also shape puzzles are wonderful...
for colors...i would say the color of the shape blocks at first...and also added in simple board books that had very bold versions of a color...
for numbers i would counnt to threee when lifting her in the air...like a game...soon she would count to threee when it was time to play the game...later i showed her what the counting meant by counting simple things with her...
alphabets, their sounds, and upper and lower case...the best toy was the leap frog fridge phonics...
language was a bit different...there were no tricks to it except when she would try to say big words and had a hard time...i would ask her to look up at me and i would say the word once or 2x slowly and cleary...
for the most part she took on language herself...she said her first word at 5months and has turned into quite a chatty box....
but again all children are different and will show you what they know when they are ready...just keep presenting them with things specific to their world and before you know it youll have einstein on your hands ;)
ps: if someone cannot afford to purchase learning aids...check your local thrift shops or your local freecycle (freecycle dot org)
OMG! Totally stumbled on this, but I have a 19 month old, as well, and I'm stunned at how well your little one knows her shapes and that she can count!!! :) What a smartie!!!
Kudos for the excellent parenting & educational foundation you've clearly been building. WTG, MOM! :) Having one this age, I know it's not easy to keep them focused and learning. :) Would love to keep in touch & share ideas on things to teach my own son!
I apreciate your advice. I received my "your baby can read" videos today. You don't know how much apreciate what you told me. It's like a little secret because not many people knows about this. I am thinking to make a similar video with my camcorder with spanish words.. I have some ideas.. I am always thinking how to help my child. I am gonna have just one child and I want to do my best. Hugs
yolita1974 4 years ago
Do you think that educational videos or disney channel is bad for babies?
yolita1974 4 years ago
i dont think they are bad...as long as they are limited...at one time i was very busy and had to put vids on to keep her occupied but i have since made it a point to limit her videos to 1 or 2 30 min a day at most...and if i can avoid them all together i will...
petra777 4 years ago
im not a huge fan of disney in general..mostly because the channel plays commericals around kids programs..and the commericals are just too adult-like but are advertising to young ones...
there was actually a news piece recently about the baby einstein vids and their effects on infants...
petra777 4 years ago
according to my MIL (a psycologist) infants under 1 year should not watch vids/tv at all b/c it tends to lower attention span..and i do agree..if you watch older children watching tv they are usually consumed by it and you have to fight to get their attention..imagine what that does to an infant..i used B. eisteins after 6mon but wont do it again..
petra777 4 years ago
or at least not that early...i will wait till after 12mon and follow my childs cues as to whether or not they are ready to pay attention to the educational value of a video...
petra777 4 years ago
Hi petra, thank you very much for your advice. I am lucky that I can afford these toys. I am going to buy the toys that you told me and someone told me that the dvd's YOUR BABY CAN READ are wonderful. You should try those too. My baby said his first word when he was 1 year old. I believe that babies learn at different rates and times but you also have to push them. Many moms just stay at home but they don't do anything with them. That's why I really apreciate your advice.
yolita1974 4 years ago
Hi , I love the job you are doing. I have a 19 months old and he just says 4 english words and 4 spanish words. I would love to know how you do it.. I spend most of my time working with my baby but he doesn't concentrate like your baby.
yolita1974 4 years ago
hi yolita,
how wonderful you are able to teach your little one 2 languages...and for him to be able to show you he knows them...
all little ones learn and show us theyve learned something at different rates and times...unfortunately alot of moms think that if they arent regergitating the information back to them, that they are not learning...but to the contrary they are picking it up...and more! they just arent ready to show you they know it yet...
petra777 4 years ago
con't:
the way i decided to handle learning toddler basics is to always present her with them, even if she didnt show interest or show me she understood...if she showed no interest such as going off to play with another toy, then i would just put them away for a few weeks and bring them out again later...
the basics i would present were toys that taught shapes, colors, numbers, alphabets, and one or 2 that encouraged a second language (she loved dora so that was easy!)
petra777 4 years ago
con't:
for shapes the best toy was a little tikes yellow suitcase style toy...any sorter that you have to flip over to find a second set of shapes didnt seem to work well..keeping it simple was best...also shape puzzles are wonderful...
for colors...i would say the color of the shape blocks at first...and also added in simple board books that had very bold versions of a color...
petra777 4 years ago
con't:
for numbers i would counnt to threee when lifting her in the air...like a game...soon she would count to threee when it was time to play the game...later i showed her what the counting meant by counting simple things with her...
alphabets, their sounds, and upper and lower case...the best toy was the leap frog fridge phonics...
petra777 4 years ago
con't:
language was a bit different...there were no tricks to it except when she would try to say big words and had a hard time...i would ask her to look up at me and i would say the word once or 2x slowly and cleary...
for the most part she took on language herself...she said her first word at 5months and has turned into quite a chatty box....
petra777 4 years ago
con't:
but again all children are different and will show you what they know when they are ready...just keep presenting them with things specific to their world and before you know it youll have einstein on your hands ;)
ps: if someone cannot afford to purchase learning aids...check your local thrift shops or your local freecycle (freecycle dot org)
petra777 4 years ago
OMG! Totally stumbled on this, but I have a 19 month old, as well, and I'm stunned at how well your little one knows her shapes and that she can count!!! :) What a smartie!!!
Kudos for the excellent parenting & educational foundation you've clearly been building. WTG, MOM! :) Having one this age, I know it's not easy to keep them focused and learning. :) Would love to keep in touch & share ideas on things to teach my own son!
kathrynmham 4 years ago
hi kathryn,
would love to keep in touch...she is now 2.5...she has continued to move at a rapid pace and keeps me on my toes...
-p
petra777 4 years ago