How do you educate a baby who's under 2 years old?
By fancypiggy
@fancypiggy (22)
China
June 15, 2009 11:56pm CST
My daughter is one year and four months old now. I find the baby is growing fast these days. Every day I'm surprised with her growing. I try to teach her something the other day, she understands and learns well that makes me very happy. But I'm not experienced in training a child, and I have no idea how to educate my baby professionally and correctly. I think children have huge potential to develop, but I don't know what to do. Do you have any successful experience or method in educating your baby?
13 responses
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun 09
My son is now two years old but due to his spina bifida he is behind in his development. I think you could say nursery rhymes to your daughter. You could let her build with soft or wooden bricks. You could play pass the ball. You could share picture books with her. You could get her to match objects like hold a toy cow and a toy horse. I hope that you really enjoy some games with her. When she is a little older this early education will have helped her so very much.
@lodyllesovo (321)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
I will try to educate a kid under 2 by teaching him the basic locomotion. And then, after that, I guess it's the time to teach our babies on how to talk.
@check23 (448)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
I have an 11 month old baby and like you, I'm always surprised by his developmental stages everyday. I am also a first time mom. I didn't join any trainings or institute to be able to raise a child. I had my mom who taught me some of the do's and don'ts and i just read informations about babies in the internet and the others are just instincts of being a mom. You should teach your baby what she needs to learn. If what understand what you teach her then continue that but if not try other stuffs to learn. You can raise her correctly because you know what's good for her and just believe in yourself. =D
@woaini123 (10)
• China
17 Jun 09
Born children,seems to have boundless energy!To explore whether parents of those energy accounts for a very important prorortion!Although I have not BABY,but I come from the children,and education for your child should have some help now!
1,more than observed:Baby born with good movement,but sometimes there is a certain degree of regularity!
2,less indulgent
@maikarumike (458)
• Malaysia
16 Jun 09
Hello there, my name is Michael and i am a student of Diploma in Early childhood education.These are the ways you can educate infants,we usually call babies who are aged from 0 to 24 months infants.Infants are not ready to learn like how adult learns and hence the only way to educate and make them learn is through play.Believe it or not they are learning when they are playing.Giving infants rattles and many more toys they can develop many senses out of them.They can develop their fine and gross motor skills.To educate infants in language development, you can use music as children will take up a lot of words from the music and ofcourse we are not going to use the modern rock music but rather the rhythmic music for children. In conclusion,let the children have fun playing and exploring the external world around them because that is a means for them to learn.
@kmaram (2533)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
My baby is one year and 7 months old, i agree to you that they are growing fast each day. I remember the time when i gave birth to her and now she's grown up already. I also happy that everytime we teach something to her she easily get it and it makes me proud as her mother. But with your concern regarding how they will educate properly especially knowing the right attitudes toward life i dont know how. I just told myself that maybe shes too young to know all these things. Right now i am just happy bonding with her, she was my first baby so i am very happy being with her. Goodluck to you and your daughter.
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Read to her, every chance you get, when you are walking with her around the block, talk to her about things you see and how they work. The best way to provide her an education at this age is via communication, but do not talk with her as if she is an adult, talk to her in plain simple words, dog runs, cat climbs, etc. She can not process full sentences at this age.
@tundeemma (894)
• South Africa
16 Jun 09
early education and pre school years for a child is quite important and this early education may determine the fate of the child as he or she progresses. The best way to educate a baby who is 2 years under is to sharpen the mental and physical abilities of the child, educative toys and easy learning materials should be used to teach the child easy things, the child will naturally grow in mental stability as time goes on
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
16 Jun 09
I don't think there is any 'professional' way for most people to educate their children. You've just got to do what you feel is right and what you can. Children have amazing capabilities at learning and absorbing.
Right now, I have a two year old sister. She's quite literally a sponge. Everything that is said or done is absorbed immediately. When she was a year and a half, she happened to catch me being snarky towards our mother and I lifted my skirt to flash her because we were goofing around and now my sister likes to lift her skirt at strangers. xD We have mostly broken her of the habit, but my mother likes to always remind me that I've taught her most of her bad habits (some intentionally, others not so much).
I've noticed that she learns the most through intentional interaction, though. She loves reading. Absolutely ADORES it. Whenever I go to visit her the first thing she does is grabs some books and demands that I read to her! I think this is because ever since she could sit up we've been reading books to her. We read to her at least a half an hour every day and now she loves it. Can't get enough.
Learning can also be boosted through what toys you choose for your baby. There are so many educational toys out there that will teach them different skills. Those shaped blocks are good. My mother tells her what shapes they are when playing with them and she's figured out which holes they go into in the cube now. :) And she's good with colors. My mother bought a book that told about colors so that when they read they would go over colors, and the same with numbers, so she can now count to ten...kind of. xD
I think mostly it's about going over information. Make an effort to tell them new things. Like my mother started telling my sister about the weather. She would say when it was sunny or cloudy and when it was cold or warm and now my sister can recognize the difference. She's still working on it, though. If it's cloudy sometimes instead of cloudy she'll say "no sunny" or if it's cold she'll say "no warm", which is good that she can recognize that. :)
If you want more than this, here's a good site that lists a variety of ways to help your baby learn and get ready for Pre-K (which is a long way off in your case, but it still might come in handy):
http://www.preksmarties.com/babies/
Best of luck with your daughter. ^_^
@Zhizho (1350)
• Indonesia
16 Jun 09
Hi fancypiggi.I have a son,he was one year and eight months now.Honestly,now,I am learning how educate him in early age.So,Often I was attended few parenting seminar.By chance,I am teacher in early age free educate program in my area.Learning for baby or kids is playing.And the first and prime teacher is mother.I don't prohibit my son when he do something except it's really danger.I give reward when he can do it and don't call down him when he failed.I believe that everything we teach, he will absorp it.But,we have to repeat it often.I think,teach something by song,It's easier way to memorize.I was pasted on many picture in my houses wall.I read to him about story that contain good thing.here one important thing,just be a good model and our kids will imitate it.Now,my son able to count 1 to 5 in three language and able to sing and recognised for many pictures.
@chikadee21ph (438)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
We are on the same shoe fancypiggy. I, too, have a 1 year and 4 months old son. It is also my sentiments to know how to teach my child the proper way. A way in which he will learn but still have fun while doing so.
My husband keeps on telling me not to bother to much. He said our son will learn everything in due time. ANd that we should just let our baby enjoy his time now. My son knows a lot already. But I believe he could have learned more if I know how to do it the proper way.
So I would really appreciate advises from experienced mothers out there. :)