tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post4623069286220608073..comments2023-12-30T00:30:21.906-08:00Comments on The Hippie Housewife: Learning-rich environments for babies and toddlersHippie Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-68650703543559487662012-04-15T04:15:24.701-07:002012-04-15T04:15:24.701-07:00Great article! I definitely agree that you should ...Great article! I definitely agree that you should follow your child's lead whenever you can, as they are naturally curious and want to learn. I'm pleased to say that I do a lot of these things with my 17 month old. I'm going to try to include her more in household tasks (instead of rushing to do everything while she is napping). And as the weather gets warmer I plan to take her to our local woods for some nature exploration. We also need to get to the library more often!Zoehttp://www.mummykins.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-16420832536638257472010-09-06T21:28:09.154-07:002010-09-06T21:28:09.154-07:00Some of these may be more for preschoolers than ba...Some of these may be more for preschoolers than babies/toddlers, but...<br /><br />Let them pour measured ingredients into a bowl and stir while you're cooking. If it's a new recipe, especially, as that way he's been part of <i>creating</i> this new food and can take pride in trying it, rather than being handed something new and different which usually results in "I don't like it" before he even tastes it, lol.<br /><br />Ask their opinions on things. Raiden picked the curtains we have in the entry way and the upstairs bathroom. (Picked, out of two or three I was considering.)<br /><br />Let them choose what they want to wear. Does it really matter if they don't match?<br /><br />Read read read, as you said. Once I knew Raiden knew all his letters, I started pointing out "I" and "a" in books. Within a week after that, he was reading a half dozen sight words. Now he can read many, many more than that. <br /><br />Don't underestimate what they know, see, hear, or understand. Give them chances to try things on their own, just to see if they can.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481484074210475160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-87193966844423406192010-09-05T17:01:24.485-07:002010-09-05T17:01:24.485-07:00You took all of my suggestions! ;)
When I did a ...You took all of my suggestions! ;)<br /><br /><br />When I did a preschool class for one year olds it was a lot of the the things you suggested. High on the narration with descriptive words and many things to explore.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416478929643863722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-72473985293255188392010-09-01T20:39:43.826-07:002010-09-01T20:39:43.826-07:00This is great!This is great!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169767757479816137noreply@blogger.com