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What Did Your Toddler Learn Today?
- Jul 28, 2009 at 11:25 PM
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The KinderCare ad on this page is asking what my toddler learned, implying that whatever he learned doesn't compare to what he would have learned if he was going to one of their learning centers.
Well, today my son learned how to unplug the keyboard from the computer. He learned how to pull out the chair from the desk, even when said chair is pushed in as far as it'll go. He learned that when he wrecks havoc on the computer, he gets put in a chair facing the wall for two minutes. He does not like that but it's good for him. He learned how to shake water out of his sippy cup so he can stomp in the puddles. He learned about gravity on a hill next to our complex. He learned about thunder (we sat on the balcony during a thunderstorm). He tried out sharing; put his cereal in my hand then grabbed the cereal and stuffed it into his mouth. He learned that eema (mommy) doesn't read books when her voice is about to give out altogether, much to his great disappointment. Strangely, he has also developed a great interest in gardening catalogues. Over the past couple days, we've spent several hours looking at pictures of vegetables, fruits, and flowers in the dozen or so catalogues I have at the moment. Once my voice gets better, I'm going to start reading them to him. That'll get rid of the facination! Or maybe not. He learned how to eat soup like abba (daddy) does.
Okay, so it's not counting, colors, shapes, or words. But at nineteen months, he doesn't *need* to be learning those things. The child's vocabulary consists entirely of eema, abba, guh ("good," meaning food), and a few random syllables whose meanings I haven't figured out yet. We talk about colors when we walk and play, I count things out for him, he practices sorting shapes (more or less), and knows how to make stacks of things. Oh, and just this week he's learned how to help pick up his toys! It may not be a state of the art learning program but he's definitely learning and that's fine with me. I have no intention of teaching him by plan (identifying letters and numbers and so forth) until he's around three. Just from interacting with me and the world, I'm sure he'll know his basics by then.
Well, today my son learned how to unplug the keyboard from the computer. He learned how to pull out the chair from the desk, even when said chair is pushed in as far as it'll go. He learned that when he wrecks havoc on the computer, he gets put in a chair facing the wall for two minutes. He does not like that but it's good for him. He learned how to shake water out of his sippy cup so he can stomp in the puddles. He learned about gravity on a hill next to our complex. He learned about thunder (we sat on the balcony during a thunderstorm). He tried out sharing; put his cereal in my hand then grabbed the cereal and stuffed it into his mouth. He learned that eema (mommy) doesn't read books when her voice is about to give out altogether, much to his great disappointment. Strangely, he has also developed a great interest in gardening catalogues. Over the past couple days, we've spent several hours looking at pictures of vegetables, fruits, and flowers in the dozen or so catalogues I have at the moment. Once my voice gets better, I'm going to start reading them to him. That'll get rid of the facination! Or maybe not. He learned how to eat soup like abba (daddy) does.
Okay, so it's not counting, colors, shapes, or words. But at nineteen months, he doesn't *need* to be learning those things. The child's vocabulary consists entirely of eema, abba, guh ("good," meaning food), and a few random syllables whose meanings I haven't figured out yet. We talk about colors when we walk and play, I count things out for him, he practices sorting shapes (more or less), and knows how to make stacks of things. Oh, and just this week he's learned how to help pick up his toys! It may not be a state of the art learning program but he's definitely learning and that's fine with me. I have no intention of teaching him by plan (identifying letters and numbers and so forth) until he's around three. Just from interacting with me and the world, I'm sure he'll know his basics by then.
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