What is the best teaching method for a 1 year old baby ?

Question

What are the best toys to expose them to ? Are cartoons ok for a 1 year old ?

Answer 1

I would check out baby einstein brand. They make VERY good age appropriate learning toys.

With my son for his first birthday we bought him the floor block letters and numbers (they form a mat). We laid them out and then every day I went over them with him. By 18 months he knew them all in lower case and capital. I would REALLY suggest buying the Big I think 15 inch by 15 inch ones (can't guarantee the size...but at least 12 inches) becuase babies tend to like to bite them because they are foam and feel nice on the gums. So because the peices are bigger and the letters and numbers as well they are too hard to put in the mouth.

I disagree that TV shows are bad for children at that age. But I would NOT let them watch more than one show a day and when my son did watch it was only Sesame Street. I refused to let him watch shows that baby talked.

Baby Enstein also sells puppets. Oh dear do children LOVE them. And its not something just for 1 yr olds. My son is almost 3 and puppet shows happen here ALL the time. It is a great way to get their imagination going.

Baby Einstein is sold at Target, Toys R Us, and so many websites. Just type Baby Einstein into you favorite search engine.

Good luck.

Answer 2

1 yr old babies like tv remotes, dad's work cell phone, the home phone, and don't try to give them a disconnected old home phone, they know the difference between the real thing and your old junk. They like toilets, they like empting all the stuff out of your kitchen drawers and removing all the movies from the entertainment stands. They love stairs and climbing up on things and crying until you get them down. But the best toy of all for a one year old is mom or dad playing tickle with them. My kids never played with regular toys although they were never lacking in them, they prefer your stuff most of all. Watch car keys too, they like to lose them and pressing the panic button on your car's key chain. lol

Answer 3

Blocks are great and also small finger foods are great for small motor skills. I started both of my kids on fingerfoods when they were around 7 months and now my daughter who is now a year is developmentally like a 15 month old according to her dr. Also, talk to them a lot, let them know what you are doing and what they are about to do, like eating, taking a bath, etc.. The baby einstein dvds are great for this age also.

Answer 4

No, it's not safe or healthy for children to watch televison until they are at least 2 yrs. old.

The best toys are the toys that get their imaginiations going. Play food, blocks, coloring, etc. Not all "learning" toys are electronic--those are actually less educational.