2006-12-12 17:30:03 · 9 answers · asked by Tina M 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
PLAY with him, infants and tot learn mostly through play, not videos or flash cards but true play, get down to his leval & talk to him (not baby, but not adult talk) just talk simple. You will be amazed
2006-12-12 17:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read to him or her, talk to him or her like a normal person, not a baby. Make sure that he or she gets a balanced diet and explores their envirnment. Let the baby make mistakes and even get themself in a bit of trouble as long as they are protected from any serious trouble. and again ---- READ READ READ to the toddler. a multi vitamin will not hurt either, but check with your pediatrician about what multi vitamin and how much. Most of all --- love and cherish your child because you never know what life has instore. My daughter was a vibrant, smart and full of life 15 month old baby before her babysitter shook her nearly to death. Now, she will be lucky to grow up. Love your child with all of your heart and protect your child. Make learning fun for both you and your child. We do what is fun and the more we do the better we get. If reading is fun , then you will read everything you can get your hands on --- and that definately makes you smarter.
2006-12-13 01:48:57 · answer #2 · answered by daddyspanksalot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think there is anything or anyone that can say this will definitely improve their intelligence, but reading is the number one thing, I think and they have a variety of toys for different age groups that they claim will help improve certain skills or educational toys and games. I recently bought my 3 year old son a V-Smile and I like it, Leap Frog also has a product similar to the V Smile game. You can go to web sites like V tech, fisher price, milton bradley, and leap frog to lean age-appropiate toys that are educational for your child.
2006-12-13 06:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by lilmomma91206 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to her about everything. Read to her. Don't let her watch TV or play on the computer, and don't have her play with any "learning" toys or any of that. Kids learn through regular play. Don't worry about her knowing facts at this point- whether she can name all the animals, count to 10, or whatever is irrelevant- at this point you are building her brain. Teach her what she seems interested in. She'll lead the way. Whatever she is interested in, get age-appropriate books about. Even some non-age-appropriate books. For example my 2-year-old likes birds and really enjoys a bird field guide we have. I'm not bothering to try to get her to memorize any facts in it but she likes to look at the pictures of the birds in the book and if she asks me what a bird is called I tell her. Make sure she has basic toys that don't do anything so she has to do the playing. A set of plain wooden blocks is great. Make sure she doesn't have so many toys that it overwhelms her. Spend lots of time with her so you can know her well enough to know what she likes and wants to know about. Play her classical music sometimes, but not constantly or anything. Make sure the house usually has no background noise- keep the TV and radio, etc, off most of the time. Kids need quiet for speech development. Let her run and play outside. Make sure she gets a good diet (don't force her to eat, though, but provide healthy meals and minimize sweets. Sugar interferes with concentration, which kids need to be smart) and make sure she gets lots of hugs and cuddles (if she likes them) and plenty of sleep. Make time for her. Have her "help" you around the house, even if it takes twice as long. At this point she should be able to help you put clothes in the dryer as you take them out of the washer, help you bake (you hand her a teaspoon of salt and she pours it in the bowl. This will be messy the first few times), help you put away her folded laundry, scrub anything (make sure to use safe cleaners when she is cleaning), maybe vacuum if she wants to, mop, wash windows, dust (feather dusters are fun), etc. Just be with her and do things together and delight in her.
Finally, don't stress about it. Just have fun with her and don't watch milestone charts. Delight in her just for being herself. And remember as she grows to cultivate things that are even more important than intelligence- like kindness, honesty, fairness, etc.
2006-12-13 09:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by AerynneC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your baby, constantly. Play games with him/her. Nothing will make your baby smarter than spending time with you.
2006-12-13 01:37:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't talk baby talk and anythong that you are trying to teach make sure it is repeatative on a daily basis remember toddlers have a short attention span
2006-12-13 01:33:36 · answer #6 · answered by xSublimeSorrowx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hugs.
2006-12-13 01:32:40 · answer #7 · answered by Bobyns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
READ, READ, READ!! There is nothing better than reading to your baby. I started reading to mine while I was pregnant!
2006-12-13 07:17:21 · answer #8 · answered by Edith Piaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read to him/her
2006-12-13 02:08:55 · answer #9 · answered by amanda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋