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heather
I'm a stay at home mom with a 4 month old and a 20 month old. I want to learn ways I can teach my toddler developmental milestones that he may miss since he isn't in daycare. Things like talking, learning shapes, putting away things, ect. Any advice or links to web pages would be appreciated.
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Well, as you say, the milestones such as learning shapes - you show your child shapes as they come up in everyday life - "We'll use the round kitchen table for lunch today, see it is like a circle" or "Put your little cars in the shoe-box shaped like a rectangle" .
For colours you just do the same - make learning a game, don't just do the usual primary colours (red, yellow, blue) - teach your child Apricot, Tangerine, Turquoise - teach MORE than they would learn in pre-school (which incidentally, is a relatively new idea, for thousands of years children have learned what they need at their mother's knee)
We home school and my 15 year old daughter has never been to school, she has learned everything at home, or on field trips with her home-school groups, workshops at the local University, travelling with me around Canada, the US and the United Kingdom.
I'd say talk to your children, all the time, talk about the weather, the days of the week, talk about what you are doing, where you are going, what you are making for lunch - not just "Lunch is ready" - but "Today I made delicious cheddar cheese sandwiches for our lunch and those crunchy sweet green grapes you enjoy so much!" Enrich their language, supply them with a full vocabulary of words for them to use.
Make sure they have paper, crayons, pencils etc, turn the TV off - go for walks, even a walk to the park or beach can be an adventure for children, there are birds to see, caterpillars to examine, pine-cones and leaves or shells and drift-wood to find and display when you get home.
Well, as you say, the milestones such as learning shapes - you show your child shapes as they come up in everyday life - "We'll use the round kitchen table for lunch today, see it is like a circle" or "Put your little cars in the shoe-box shaped like a rectangle" .
For colours you just do the same - make learning a game, don't just do the usual primary colours (red, yellow, blue) - teach your child Apricot, Tangerine, Turquoise - teach MORE than they would learn in pre-school (which incidentally, is a relatively new idea, for thousands of years children have learned what they need at their mother's knee)
We home school and my 15 year old daughter has never been to school, she has learned everything at home, or on field trips with her home-school groups, workshops at the local University, travelling with me around Canada, the US and the United Kingdom.
I'd say talk to your children, all the time, talk about the weather, the days of the week, talk about what you are doing, where you are going, what you are making for lunch - not just "Lunch is ready" - but "Today I made delicious cheddar cheese sandwiches for our lunch and those crunchy sweet green grapes you enjoy so much!" Enrich their language, supply them with a full vocabulary of words for them to use.
Make sure they have paper, crayons, pencils etc, turn the TV off - go for walks, even a walk to the park or beach can be an adventure for children, there are birds to see, caterpillars to examine, pine-cones and leaves or shells and drift-wood to find and display when you get home.
What are your best tips for traveling with a toddler?
all_my_arm
We are going to Cedar point this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and to the Toledo Zoo on Monday. The drive down to CP is about 5 hours from home. We will have two toddlers at Cedar Point along with four adults and two teenagers.
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What fun - lol; planning the drive around nap or sleep time is always a great idea. However, if that is not possible, try allowing everyone in the car to pick some songs to hear. The teenagers will be able to tollerate the toddler songs if they know they will get to hear something they want (within reason). Picture books, paper and pen, road games - car colors, snacks, lots of stops and some of their favorite toys are some things that have helped me. As a last resort, if you don't have any, find a friend or family member that is willing to let you borrow their travel dvd player and let them watch movies - Babe, Pig in the City is a decent family movie.
Good luck! And remember, family road trips are things that memories are made from. Think Vacation and RV - lol
What fun - lol; planning the drive around nap or sleep time is always a great idea. However, if that is not possible, try allowing everyone in the car to pick some songs to hear. The teenagers will be able to tollerate the toddler songs if they know they will get to hear something they want (within reason). Picture books, paper and pen, road games - car colors, snacks, lots of stops and some of their favorite toys are some things that have helped me. As a last resort, if you don't have any, find a friend or family member that is willing to let you borrow their travel dvd player and let them watch movies - Babe, Pig in the City is a decent family movie.
Good luck! And remember, family road trips are things that memories are made from. Think Vacation and RV - lol
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