2006-07-27 21:34:53 · 10 answers · asked by vinni 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Genetics.
GOOD Parenting.
Consistency in your teaching.
Read, Read, Read - Books & more books
Talking, Spending time with your child.
Asking your child inquiring questions.
2006-07-27 21:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good old fashion books and a dictionary.
Just get ones with soft edges. Let him or her get familiar with it even if the kid doesn't know what it is. Make sure that the books have pictures in it. And read the book out loud to the child.
My mom got me a book set and my dad a nice heavy dictionary when I was around that age. I grew up with it. I started out looking at the pics because I could not understand everything at the time. Eventually I began to read whole books. By the time I was beginning middle school I had read the entire set. It was a group of classical books. I think my favorite book to this day was the Edgar Allen Poe collection of stories. I would try to read it and every time I came across a word I did not know, I would look in the dictionary. And if the dictionary definition had a word I did not know I would look that word up as well, etc, etc, etc. Just make sure you have a book case to store them for the long term that's in semi easy access.
The result for me - a killer verbal SAT score, but weak math. But I heard playing a musical instrument can help with that. I did get slightly better at computations when I picked up the guitar :P
Balance it out.
2006-07-28 04:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by kitt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No toy can MAKE any child smart. It is up to the parents to aid in their child's development and to nurture their intelligence, not expect a toy to do their job for them.
2006-07-28 04:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything that says it's educational. I babysit for a one year old girl just turned one, and she knows at least 40 words.
Some toys she has are flashcards, with different animals. She can name them all (lions, tigers, zebras, etc.)
Leapfrog is really good
and anything by baby einstein! hope this helps!
2006-07-28 04:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by Katie K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flash cards are the oldest yet most proven brain stimulators for babies. The power of imagery combined with sounding out are truely remarkeable and effective ways to start the learning process.
2006-07-28 04:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by lukep 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are alphabetic games to start with where kids have to use their minds while playin at the same time. i think its a good way to start
2006-07-28 05:26:29 · answer #6 · answered by ▲▼ßððĝiз▼▲ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would play him/her music, be close to him/her, touch, sing, his/her mind is devloping and expanding, nerves and synapeses are connecting. his/her senses need to be stimulated in anyway possible (in good ways). but yeah have fun! :)
2006-07-28 04:41:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, leapfrog has some electronic type games to teach your kid math, reading, spelling..
2006-07-28 04:38:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
listening to beetoven non-stop
2006-07-28 04:38:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leapfrog
2006-07-28 04:36:39 · answer #10 · answered by I want to know more 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋