what toys will make my 19 mo old daughter smart ?

Answer 1

your voice is the best toy of intelligence.
next would be music. - play lots of good music in the background while you are playing with her
next - read to her - read read read - (and don't let her destroy books or anything paper at all - treat them like precious jewels in front of her and she will gain great respect for them - I taught my children respect for paper and I have never ever had any one of my thousands of books destroyed by any of my 3 children)

other than those - tactile toys are the best - large building toys, dolls, wooden puzzels, noisey toys etc etc. let her have a blast!!

Answer 2

Learning toys require interaction. You can buy her all the toys available, but what will inspire her to learn is if you sit down with her and play with them together. At that age, anything with basic colors, letters, shapes, numbers, animals, etc. Teach her the different colors, etc. Make animal sounds to her so that she will learn them. Don't go for high-tech toys yet. Simple, old fashioned toys are actually better. My daughter (2 yrs old) has three toy laptops all the gadgets. She prefers a simple wooden puzzle with animals on it. Count everything with her. We count fingers, toes, cheerios, everything. You are the best chance she has to learn and grow intellectually at this point in her life.

Answer 3

Read and talk to your child, every chance you get. As far as toys are concerned, anything educational will work and Leap Frog products are a personal favorite of mine. I was a parent educator and i worked in child development and the most critical time for learning in children, is birth to five years old. Did you know that playing mozart while the child is in the womb or sleeping is suppossed to help their brain development. Go to parents as teachers' website: http://www.parentsasteachers.org/site/pp.asp?c=ekIRLcMZJxE&b=272119
and there are some things that will be helpful to you. Good luck!

Answer 4

Physic books, math books, well I guess they aren't really toys per say. Chess, is a chess set a toy? I don't know, I played with Transformers and He-Man and my mom tells me that I am super smart. I also had toy cars & GIJoe.
Smart toys are BS.

Answer 5

Anything with the word LEAPFROG on the front. Or BABY EINSTEIN. these are scientists who work with children in developing toys. You can find them fairly cheap at Toy R Us. Just remember that nothing works more then lots of one on one with their parents and do not let them watch TV a lot. Studies show it can cause ADD.

Answer 6

No toys. Sit her on your lap, and read to her each day, taking your finger, and use it to follow the words you are reading. Before long, your daughter will be able to recognize letters and words, and will be able to read. This will result in an interest in reading, and may even cause her to develop a desire to learn more.

Answer 7

Have him or her listen to music of NIRVANA, INXS, BON JOVI! Haha... just kidding!

Anyway, certain studies show that listening to Mozart, Chopin, and the likes stimulates brain cells. This is true for expectant mothers (good for the babies in their wombs), for babies and infants, and even for us adults.

You can also have him or her watch educational shows - Barney and the likes. You'll see some improvements with the way he or she interacts to people and the way he or she responds to colors, numbers, and words.

And, read a book to him or her every night. Nothing beats parents touch.

Good Luck!

Answer 8

Books. Wooden blocks. Other kids.

I hate Leapfrog. They are loud and obnoxious, and just because the ABCs are printed on everything does not mean kids are "learning." Toys that do the work for you are not "interactive."

Answer 9

my daughter is 14 months old, and she seems to enjoy the "leapfrog" line of toys...very educational.
there is everything from read - a -long story books to singing dolls, a lot of emphasis is on learning sounds, colors, etc.

Answer 10

a book! if you take the time to read to her everyday then she'll become interested in books and enjoy reading and she'll end up a very smart young lady.
My mom read to me everyday since the day I was born and she would read as many books as I would ask her to and when we were shopping she would never deny me a book. Now, I love to read and I am an honor student at my high school.