What kind of books u read to ur baby at this age.
2007-11-23 21:43:22 · 12 answers · asked by abeer 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Books are absolutely wonderful for a baby to have lots of!! When my kids were that age, they each had dozens of books. My daughter loved to sit on the floor with her own pile of books and "read" them herself. I had others that I would read to her from and she had a pile that were more worn and I allowed her to have those all to herself. They had been read to her over and over again and that is how they got worn and also how she "knew" how to "read" them to herself already. At 6 months old, she'd already had favorite books that she clearly loved more than others. She would get a huge grin on her face when we came to her favorite pages! There are so many books now that are available in board book form and then you have no worry that the baby will chew on or rip the pages. You can get ABC books and counting and color books and you can get books with stories and rhyming books and books with familiar objects and books about places and animals that your baby will not be familiar with at all. You will be AMAZED how quickly your baby will learn when you read to her/him often. Read to your baby in the car, on line at the grocery store, in a restaurant while you're waiting, before bed, throughout the day every day. Books are fantastic for babies!!
2007-11-23 21:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my eldest was that age she had around 40 books - a set of 20 were walt disney - too old for her. But I always remember her coming up and sitting on my knee with the books all the time. It is very practical for children to be around and get used to books if you want them to be interested in them at later years. She is now 5 and loves her books. We go to the library once a month and she picks out 4. Books are a very good stimulator for children at that age with the bright colours etc.
2007-11-24 06:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by Janie B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our baby isn't due until March and already owns upwards of 25 books!
Reading to a child is the greatest gift you can give them! Children who are consistently read to from a very young age have a HUGE intellectual head start!
I plan to read all kinds of books to our son when he's born. When they're really little (6 months and before, although they'll love books with funny sounds and bright pictures) it doesn't particularly matter what you read, just reading is good enough. My mom still tells stories about my dad reading Newsweek to me when I was a couple of months old!
Good books for a child of 14 months are books with bright colors, large print and repetitive phrasing. One of my favorites is "The Train to Timbuktu" because it's rhytmic and repetitive so a child can learn to recognize the words.
The Winnie-the-Pooh stories are great and so are the Richard Scary books.
I love Little Golden books in general. They're cheap and there are multitudes of different stories to choose from. They're also very light so your baby can hold them on their own.
Aside from reading to your children, encourage them to "read" on their own. Obviously they can't actually read at this age, but ecourage them to hold books and look at the pictures. When they hold the book or point to pictures or words make sure to praise them by saying things like, "Oh! You're so smart!" or "Don't you like this book? Doesn't it have pretty pictures?" Kids pick up positive reinforcment very well.
2007-11-24 07:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starting with our oldest nine years ago, we probably have a collection of about 50. Some of them have been given away, thrown away, lost while out in public or there would be many more.
At 14 months, it's relaxing to sit and read to the child. It stimulates their interest in books. They will enjoy the illustrations. And they will love the time spent with you.
Our daughter is now 2 1/2. She is constantly bringing books to me, my wife and our sons with the demand, "read this!"
Our two boys love to read. I think it's because we had formed a solid base of reading to them at even younger ages than 14 months.
2007-11-24 06:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by penhead72 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've had tons of books for my kids since they were babies.
I read to them everynight at bedtime (they are 5 and nearly 3 now) and have done so since they were tiny.
A 14mth old should be able to turn pages now, the board books are the best (hard paged ones). It is great for quiet time and to get your child used to sitting quietly and listening. They love looking at the pictures and you can start to teach them to recognise pictures of tree, ball, cat etc....and say them out loud when they see them.
Board books that are short and colourful with few words are good at this age. They will choose the books don't worry, they will let you know which one they like the best! Use funny voices and faces when reading them. Its a great time to bond!
Best of luck - scour garage sales, markets and fetes for cheep second hand books.
2007-11-24 06:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its only practical because a baby learns how to talk by others constantly talking to them. its not how many but how many times u can read the book and not get bored urself. one some level doctors and other people say babys understand but only a child needs in life is to be able to listen and learn. good luck with ur kid ;]
2007-11-24 05:52:46 · answer #6 · answered by human_connor 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Reading will help build your child's vocabulary, stimulate his imagination, and improve his communication skills. In fact, the more you speak to your child from the get-go, the better it is for his growth and development. Studies have shown that language skills — and even intelligence — are related to how many words an infant hears each day. In one study, babies whose parents spoke to them a lot (an average of 2,100 words an hour) scored higher on standard tests when they reached age 3 than did children whose parents hadn't been as verbal."
Quite honestly I would get a few to keep around, but hit up the library!
2007-11-24 23:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babys enjoy the colorful pictures and the sound of you voice reading to them.At the age of 1 8 months my daughter had the stories memorized and would read along with me. It was amazing!
2007-11-24 07:45:57 · answer #8 · answered by Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around 20.
2007-11-24 05:48:49 · answer #9 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a few books we read (well hes 2 now) but we read them heaps and now hes doing it on his own and they have only one to three words to a page,
and he can count to 12 and backwards from 10
you will be surprised how much they pick up,
2007-11-24 05:57:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋