I would like to start to teach my 19 month old some stuff. What are the best things to teach at this age and h

Question

I would like to start to teach my 19 month old some stuff. What are the best things to teach at this age and how should I start?

Answer 1

The very best thing you can do is to give your child a large vocabulary so that s/he can express him/herself properly.

The danger for parents - especially if it's the first child - is to think that the toddler's mispronunciations are soooo cute. Better to repeat every word to the child, slowly and correctly pronounced.

You will see the reward when your child begins to read. Knowing how words are formed and pronounced goes a long way to helping him/her figure out unknown words.

Answer 2

If you aren't already reading to him, this is a good place to start. Simple books with pictures that he can start to recognize (i.e.,animals and the sounds they make). Have adult type conversations with him when you go for walks, call his attention to things and give them proper names. Teach him parts of the body, numbers, letters, colors, etc. At that age, their minds are like sponges and they absorb so much even if their vocabularies are limited.

At that age my oldest nephew knew the names of all the pieces on a chess board and recognized fast food places. He called McDonald's "Cokefries". He is now 31 and works in the computer industry. He also recognized certain landmarks and remembered an area where there were oil wells that were decorated like the game "Cootie". He would say "oilwellcommin"

Answer 3

Babies are constantly learning....at 19 months I liked to sing the ABCs repeatedly thoughout the day. They pick up on the tune very quickly. I also have an abc book to sit down and read the letters and pronounce the sounds. They can start to learn animal sounds and repeat after you if you have a book with pictures. As well as airplane and other vehicle sounds.
Children as such a blessing...enjoy EVERY minute!!!!

Answer 4

Have you tried teaching him sign language? They pick up on it really quick and it will help him communicate what he can not say yet. Colors are also a good thing to start with. This is what I did with my 4 year old and she is learned her numbers and alphabet pretty much on her own. I have some educational games loaded on my computer that she plays to learn reading and she has picked up on Spanish from watching Dora the Explorer.

Answer 5

A child is always learning at this age. The important lesson for this child to learn is to be like you want him/her to be. By teaching the child that what you say is the way things are going to be with no changes you will be setting good rules for their future.

Answer 6

At 19 mos, I'd probably suggest starting by working on colors if he doesn't know those yet. You can just start out by telling him what color things around you are and eventually you can start asking HIM what color things are.

Other things you might be able to introduce soon would be shapes, letters and numbers. Get some good wooden puzzles for these and some fridge magnets with letters and numbers on them. Talk about what they are while you play with them together.

And be sure you are reading to him every day!

Answer 7

I am doing the same thing with my 17 month old. I have notice that he loves to watch learning tapes and things. And watch me on the pc. So I go to kidrocket. that is a learning site for children. It is like hooked on phonix but its free

Answer 8

I agree with the previous answer. I taught my daughter "Twinkle, Twinkle" and she sings it constantly! It's also a great way to calm them down if they are crying. Just start singing. When my daughter was that age, she loved to dance and do somersaults too. Good Luck!