Progress
Today is our work party so I've got to get this posted before we all head onto busses to go to St Ives. Woe betide any one with 7 cat-filled sack-carrying wives who gets in our way...
Jazmin's co-ordination is progressing quite wonderfully. It's amazing that someone as unco as me can have such a talented baby! She can hold her sippy-cup with both hands and raise it to her lips for a drink. She can also hold her bottle to her mouth while reclining - can't do it sittung up just yet, but that will come in time.
I was reading a book about the Babytalk program in the UK on the train this morning. Apparently the best way to get children to talk is to repeat what they say, as they are not designed to copy adults at all. Trying to "teach" children to talk only results in them closing down and withdrawing. Interesting stuff.
Also amazing is the effect that background noise has on a child's learning. They need to have a big difference between foreground noise (them and you) and background noise because they haven't learned to "tune it out". So TV, radio and other noise needs to be kept to a minimum during interative playtime to make sure that baby can get the maximum benefit from it.
An took this photo of Di and Jazmin which I think is beautiful.
Jazmin's co-ordination is progressing quite wonderfully. It's amazing that someone as unco as me can have such a talented baby! She can hold her sippy-cup with both hands and raise it to her lips for a drink. She can also hold her bottle to her mouth while reclining - can't do it sittung up just yet, but that will come in time.
I was reading a book about the Babytalk program in the UK on the train this morning. Apparently the best way to get children to talk is to repeat what they say, as they are not designed to copy adults at all. Trying to "teach" children to talk only results in them closing down and withdrawing. Interesting stuff.
Also amazing is the effect that background noise has on a child's learning. They need to have a big difference between foreground noise (them and you) and background noise because they haven't learned to "tune it out". So TV, radio and other noise needs to be kept to a minimum during interative playtime to make sure that baby can get the maximum benefit from it.
An took this photo of Di and Jazmin which I think is beautiful.
posted by Justin Sawell at Thursday, December 15, 2005
1 Comments:
Gorgeous photo, well done An. Hope all goes well for the party at St Ives minus Kits Cats Sacks and Wives!! Luvyas all Mum/Nan
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