As Brody gets older, I really am watching his development to make sure he is on track. I also really want to help anyway I can to help improve his development and keep it on track. Here are some ideas I have seen and tried and Brody loves them and so do I! I have found that when I give Brody these activities, he ask to do them again. He enjoys the challenge and having to use his brain to think.
1) Read to them. You can actually start reading to your kids when they are just a few months old. In fact, doctors recommend this. This is helpful for development from a very young age. Brody is now old enough to where he loves books and enjoys reading them with us. It is lots of fun! We read at least one book a night before bedtime.
2) Create fine motor skills games. The game I love for fine motor skills is putting pipe cleaners into a colander. You give your child a pipe cleaner and they have to put it in a hole on the colander. Brody loves this game. Once they get good at putting them in, you can even have them make a loop and put both ends of the pipe cleaner in holes.
3. Play sorting games. Brody LOVES this game! I got a muffin tin of 6 and put small objects in each one. Each tin as the same object and at least 2 of that object. I show him how it should look. Then I take them all out and put 1different object in each tin and he has to match the same objects with the ones in the tin. He picked it up quick and loved it! For more challenging tasks, you can have your child sort colors or even numbers as pictured below.
4) Allow your child to help you put things away. This will help teach them organization and also help them learn where things should go. It will help them know that socks do not go in the refrigerator.
5) Use lots of vocabulary with your child. Make your child try to say what they want before giving it to them. For instance, if they want bubbles and just point and grunt, make them say "bubbles" before allowing them to have it. Also, point out things to them. When an airplane passes over, point to it and say, "Look, an airplane." Do this every time you see one and they will catch on. This will help boost their vocabulary and talking.
These are only 5 things to help, but there are so many out there. If you just google activities to help fine motor skills, vocabulary, development, etc. you will find countless activities to do with your child. Just keep your child's brain actively thinking and moving daily. Happy learning and having fun with you and your little one!
Until next time,
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