how to raise a 2-yr old son to be smart?
By Jenith
@Jenith (1381)
Philippines
July 22, 2011 4:25am CST
Some people say intelligence can be inherited but some also say that it depends on you on how you train your young ones.
For all the mothers out there or any one who has idea and want it to share please give some tips/comments.
4 responses
@glyne_porcare (3)
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1 Aug 11
have time for him and he need a lot!!! bond and make him feel he is truly loved... train him with fun and you must read a lot of books to him every time. make him expose to everything. e.g. buy him some magnifying glass to let him see the creepy crawlers or have some poster paint and you must paint together. simply have fun!!!
@glyne_porcare (3)
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2 Aug 11
its okay to exposed your son in the computer... i did it to my son as well, but the result is terrible... he's on glasses now... as early as 5... he is astigmatic... :( which i regretful of... now we minimizes his usage of the computer and we're into books and encourage him to go out more and play with friends... part of it he will learn to socialize. i have learned a lesson out of it... my 3 year old baby girl, has no interest on computers but she's more mature and ready than her brother... she' in nursery now... but we didn't have any hard time to leave her at school for she is already exposed to other kids. hope it will give you some idea and it helps though all the kids are unique and have different interest. ;)
@ieniemienie (232)
• Netherlands
22 Jul 11
I don't think you can teach a child to be smart, he either is or he isnt. What you do when you teach your children to be smart is you are just getting him ahead. Which means he learns things now, he should learn when he is older. I think this has no sense because the smart kids will learn this too once they are older.
You could help your kid by telling him stories and do certain games to help him perfect his manual skills. (put the blocks in the correct whole, built a tower, learn him the colors, count). You could teach him making his own decisions, what clothes to wear, what he want to eat on his bread, this teaches him to think on his own and he realises he too has an own opinion that counts, very important later on!
The best advise I could give you is don't worry your child is who he is, he might be smart, he might be not so smart. Does it really matter? Is it not the most important thing that your child is happy? Let him be a child, play, sing, before you know it he HAS to learn and there is no play time left. He is a child now, let him be one!
@Jenith (1381)
• Philippines
22 Jul 11
Thanks for your great advise. As a mom I need to learn a lot of things about kids i.e. how to discipline them, what are the best food, best milk for them, make sure that their vaccines are on time...everything. Doing all these tasks I realize that being a mom is not that easy. You need to nurture them well while they were still young so that when they grow up they gonna be the person that you want them to be.
@ieniemienie (232)
• Netherlands
22 Jul 11
My eldest is also a 2 year old. Now they are at a difficult age. They want to do things on their own but they just can not do them all. They get frustrated. Now is the time to have strict rules and keep them otherwise you get a big problem. Your kid is at a adolescent age where they will try everything, you should be there to guide them to an age where they can do things. It is hard but your job as a mum. It is also a fun age. The talking and imaging you!
@damned_dle (3942)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
Hey! How about dads?? Can't we share too? Just let your child watch educational shows/programs and buy him educational toys to develop his creativity.
@Jenith (1381)
• Philippines
31 Jul 11
sure you can. all dads out there are welcome to share. I always let my son watch educational toys but he just want to watch THE CARS all the time. If I'm gonna shift it to another educational shows he would say "No-No!". In terms of toys he loves only The Cars characters. He was really into cars. Seems like He was so addicted into it and I'm already worried for him. I also observed that watching tv is one of the main reasons why he can't talk well at 2yrs and 7months. Is there any ways that I can divert his attention? any ideas will be appreciated.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
23 Jul 11
I am not a mother yet but I have taken care of young members of the family. I think just the amount of love and caring we give to children will make them really smart, like the EQ thing. Children who are emotionally more mature tend to be more smart. If a child gets a lot of bad experience from childhood that is detrimental. At a young age they could be trained to be courteous and friendly. you can also start teaching them informally. Before my sister started kinder, I have trained her to read and this help her be number one in the class. Later I learned that she has a good memory so at the age of 6, she joined a lot of contest which are all difficult mentally but manage to win them all.
@Jenith (1381)
• Philippines
24 Jul 11
My son is the only child in the family even before when I was still single there's no kiddos in the house. Unlike in any other woman out there who loves kids, me I totally don't like them specially when I saw kids in the mall doing bad stuff. arrrgh really hate them.
I started learning to love kids when I got mine. I find it so difficult 'cause I really no idea how to raise them well. And kudos to you! 'cause you got a smart lil sissy. How I wish my son would be like her....cause you know If you have a smart kid you don't have to worry financially in sending him to school 'cause there's a lot of scholarship out there. For now, I'm really having a hard time teaching my son to learn new things like reading, writing, colors, shapes because first, I don't know how to start. what he wants is keep on playing cars, watching The Cars movie til he got sleep. Can you give me some tips/secrets and any websites or anything to divert my son's attention in new things?
