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Make Learning Fun
Developmental Games for Baby
By Megan L. Fowler
, a Web site focused on developmental baby products specializing in 0 to 12 months, is partial to puzzles for social development. They help with mathematical skills, and it is something you can do with them. "They can show you where things go," she says. In that same line of thought, O'Brien likes exposing kids to bright, fun visual books. "You can help them turn the page," she says, and they can show you the progression of each character.
Singing and music is also a great activity. "Kids at this age respond especially to music," Greene says. "My first child would only fall asleep to music, and my second loved the rhythm of poems and nursery rhymes." Even singing while you are preparing dinner and in the car is a good activity, says Erle. "You can sing and let them fill in the chorus, or they sing and you can clap," she says.
The most important thing to remember about children of this age is that nothing develops independently of anything else. So keep them interested and change things around. This will help them later on and help you keep your sanity.
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