My son is 12 months and I wanted to know .....?

Question

Where can I find information on what my son should be learning. I don't want to put him in daycare yet but I don't want him to fall behind. Is there any criteria I should be covering. Is there anyone out there that runs a daycare and could give me some info on this...? Thank you!

Answer 1

those who say daycare isn't a school....it all depends on the day care. i work at a day care and our parents pay for a curriculum. this begins as early as the age of one. i have the two year olds and we use the same curriculum for both classes. it is called high reach learning. we go over simple tasks. such as colors numbers days of the week tall short big little the weather. we read rhymes and short stories. we color we paint. teach basic hygiene. hand washing nose blowing. manners such as please and thank you. your basics. don't expect them to catch on immediately. it takes time and repetition. my twos have now caught on to the concept of circle time. where we all sit in a circle for 30 minutes and go over things IE: weather one color a month one shape for 2 months. we use puppets for enjoyment. they really look forward to it. then when were done we do art. from 15 to 30 minutes daily. try not to over stimulate. we have centers as well . dramatic play IE kitchen stuff dress up we do blocks and play do. music. all kinds of stimulation. they love routine so they now what to expect next. just have fun with it. kids all learn at different stages, it is never too early to start.

Answer 2

I have been a mom for 27 years (kids are 27, 25, 21, and 9) and I have been a licensed daycare provider for 20 years. The best thing you can do for your son right now is read to him. As you read, point out things in the pictures, talk about what is happening in the pictures, and ask him questions (such as where is the dog?). When you play with him, use color words ("Let's put the blue block on top of the red block"). When you walk up and down steps, count the steps out loud. When you put on his shoes and socks tell him you are putting his green sock on his right foot. Do not worry about teaching anything specific at his young age. As you interact with him, talking to him, telling him things as you go, and as his vocabulary increases and he begins to be able to ask questions, he will learn all he needs to learn before he goes to school. My 4 children did not go to daycare or preschool. All have done well academically. My oldest daughter is a teacher.

Answer 3

I can't remember exactly what ages I did this, but my son was smart for his age & still is. I think around 1 or so I did this: I bought a little farm house w/ animals & would play with him & each time I would pick up an animal I would say what it was & make the sound it makes. He also watched a lot of Baby Einstein tapes, he was really into them & if you want you can talk during them & name what stuff is. I just would talk to him like a normal person & tell him what things were. For example, I'd say lets put on your shoes & hold them up so he knew what shoes were. Be patient though, don't try to push him or learning won't be fun. You're aren't going to teach him in a couple of days, it takes time for it all to sink in. There isn't a whole lot you can teach a one year old, they're easier to teach when they're two, their memory is a little better.

Answer 4

daycare is not a school. there is nothing that a daycare center can teach that u can't teach better yourself. daycare and falling behind have nothing to do with eachother. probably the best thing u could do is spend lots of time playing with and talking to him. lots of talking to him will help him learn the language himself. he should be starting to understand quite a few words even if he can't say them.
here is a site that gives some info on the subject of early child development. http://www.zerotothree.org

Answer 5

Relax. This is the only time your child has with you before he gets caught up in day care, pre-school, play dates, friends, school, girlfriends, etc. Trust me when I tell you that once it starts, it never stops. Talk to your baby, I used to tell my son everything at that age, whats going on the world, how my day was, the dreams I had for him, anything. I would sit with my baby on my lap and read the novel I would have never had time to read if i didn't. (My son learned to read at 4) Just tell him things. Make cookies with sprinkles, and say the name of egg, flour, water. Let him feel everything. Colors, texture, cloudy. Talk to him like a person, not a baby, (keeping in mind that there are things that are inappropriate).

Answer 6

Teach him anything. Everything is knowledge. But as an older person who wont understand this response. I will just say to try and teach him colors, shapes, spelling (alphabet maybe), anywhere along that sense.

P.S. Im sure you could find tons of information regarding this matter on the internet, in very detail.

Answer 7

My son is 17 months-old and I talk to him non stop & sing songs. He picks things up from that. Plus the interaction with you is great too. I know ,we all want a list of dos and don'ts but, chances are you are already teaching him oodles. He is lucky to have a Mama who wants the best for him!

Answer 8

Start with colors... then have him recognize his own name. As he gets older, you could work on letters and numbers. But now, sing songs, like the ABCs; color and build blocks which is great in developing fine motor skills. It would also be great to play with a ball- rolling it and kicking it- to help develop some gross motor skills.

Answer 9

Well i work in a daycare and they should at least know how it write thier name but it u want u can teach them alot more things but the kids that come to my daycare they know their name how to wirte and every thing ok

Answer 10

Good grief, he's ONE! Relax! If he's interactive with you, physically moving around, and happy, he doesn't need any more "criteria" than that!