My son is now 9 months old, and catching up very quickly. He is pulling himself up, and trying to get his legs underneath him, but he's not crawling...I'd like some suggestions on toys for physical development, and some for some early language skills too.
2006-09-11 18:46:32 · 7 answers · asked by Flamingpoptart 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I'm not trying to compete with other children. My son was born early, and he's got 2.5 months to work on catching up developmentally for himself, not anyone else. Don't be so full of yourself, dear reader.
2006-09-12 07:51:46 · update #1
My son is 7 months and does an army crawl - its the best we can get out of him. I know that some kids skip crawling. I'd suggest an exersaucer of some sort. As soon as our son started using one, he started wanting to stand more and more. He is no where NEAR ready to walk (doesn't have the concept) but he loves to stand or be held in a standing position and his legs can now fully support him.
For speech - I'd REALLY recommend the Baby Einstein movies. They specialize in different things for different ages, so be sure to check out the box. I used to work at a preschool and we would show those movies and the younger kids (usually 1-2) REALLY picked up the words and ideas quickly. We have a few that we play right now and our son really seems to respond to them.
There are also some books (I can't think of the name of the company off the top of my head) but one of them is called My First Book of Words. It has bright colors and pictures that catch kids attention.
My son just started to say dada and know what it means, and all we really did was talk back when he'd babble. We'd alternate Mama and Dada when we'd "answer" him and eventually we could see him trying to mimic our words, and now he can say dada.
All kids are different though, especially when they're born early. He's already a super kid to overcome all those obsticles - I'm sure he'll be just fine!
2006-09-12 10:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by Danielle S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Activity bouncer worked well for my son. You can adjust it so your son's feet can touch the ground, but his body weight is mostly supported by the bouncer to allow him to build leg muscles without straining himself. A good bouncer has little nic-naks all around so he can rotate within the bouncer and play with different things. Best of all, a bouncer stays in one place so you know he is safe even if you have to step away to pick the phone. Don't get walkers, especially if you have stairs/steps where your son can fall.
For language skill development, I recommend playing language tapes from two or more languages. Babies imitate sounds. It's not important to teach vocabulary at such an young age, but it's important for him to hear sound patterns that suggest communication. Read to him often. Dr. Seuss is good because the sounds are very interesting.
2006-09-11 19:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by justdennis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some children don't ever crawl. My daughter "scooted" backwards for a couple of days but once she learned to pull herself up she was on her two feet and gone! Each child develops at different rates, some develop language skills quickly some don't, some master walking early on, some don't, some can entertain themselves for hours from day one, some can't. Quit trying to "compete" thinking your child has to outdo some one else's child. All you will accomplish is YOUR total frustration and all your child will develop is low self esteem.
2006-09-11 20:00:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some kids go straight to walking and skip crawling. Don't worry about that as long as he is walking. The toys can be found at Babies R Us or Toys R Us. They have tons of good educational toys geared towards specific ages.
2006-09-11 18:54:57 · answer #4 · answered by gymfreak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jumpers help strengthen their legs, and baby einstein products are always great. For early language its good to read to them consistently every day. They have baby leap frogs too, I really want one because I've heard that they really do help babies learn.
2006-09-11 19:06:44 · answer #5 · answered by purelce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try little tykes activity walker and get tapes/cds of language to play in the room while baby sleeps, babies learn more subconscientously while they sleep, than when awake
2006-09-11 21:02:38 · answer #6 · answered by cindy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A walker and read to him.
2006-09-11 18:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by It Co$t To Be Around The Bo$$ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋