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Parents' Lounge / Forum Games / Re: Add an animal
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on: January 30, 2009, 12:55:06 PM
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dinasour - Dog - cat - Eastern pipistrelle - Woodrat - Rat - Pig - tiger - lion - jaguar -camel - Fox- cow - rabbit - mouse, hamster - Cougar - spotted skunk - Plora bear - Deer - Goat - alligator - ox - least shrew - Coyote - Coypu- seal-zebra-sheep, tigger, gorilla, leopard, wolf, giraffe, panda, monkey, donkey - Weasel - kangaroo - porcupine - vole - mole - guinea pig - frog - panther - chamelion, MOUSE, hippopotamus, crocodile, walrus, IGUANA, WHITE MOUSE, Wombat, elephant, horse, puppy, lizzard, lemur, koala bear, warthog, camel, lamb, cheeta- ape, panda, emu, salt water crocodile, yak, fish, bull, hedgehog, horse (of corse)
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Parents' Lounge / Forum Games / Re: transportation
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on: January 30, 2009, 12:52:51 PM
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motorcycle, car, van, bus, rail, airplane, train, lorry, boat, tram, horse & carriage, helicopter, bicycle, jip.spacecraft, tricycle, dog sled, scooter,truck,tank,jet, deer sledge, unicycle
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Parents' Lounge / General Parenting / Re: what are the best toys to give to a 2 to 3 year old.
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on: January 30, 2009, 06:20:54 AM
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mY SONS FAVORITE TOYS ARE.... Little tuned guitar Little minature piano xylophone Other top rated toys.... Puzzles, things to dress up in, hats, boxes of different shapes and sizes along with glue foam cut stickers, glitter glue, markers, pipe cleaners, feathers, pens, sparkles, bubbles. Leap pad fridge mates Newspaper to fold and make hats out of... cars that move with people that fit inside Things a kid can stack- large legos, large foam blocks, play mats, parachute or large blanket with friends and stuffed animals, leaves to put on top thomas the train  if you need more ideas let me know..
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EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child - Other Topics / Re: Would like to know everyone's opinion on early socialization
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on: January 30, 2009, 03:12:57 AM
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I have to agree with the IHAP here... often when I do take my 2 year old (who is very advanced compared to the other 2 year olds) to a community play group he picks up something "Intersting" For example, a little boy liked to throw tantrums there and throw himself on the ground when he didnt get his way... and lo and behold my son took careful observation at the play group and then for the next 2 weeks mimiced the way the other child acted... I noticed that he knows he knows things that other kids his age dont know yet... and he speaks close to a 4 year old level at 2. My son uses words when playing with a train track.. ohhhh look at all that potential energy on top of the hill... the trains moving mommy look at the kinetic energy!!! Look mommy steam is coming out from that kettle evaporation.... he sees a musical string intrument and will exclaim vibration causes sound... etc. etc.
HENCE... its noticable to many parents that my son is different... he know his shapes, and signs over 500 words on top of speaking. He also knows a lot of words in Spanish... and when people hear that he is only two they point out how advanced he is...
I mention this because... he has started to notice he is a little different... and hence sometimes I think he wants to try what some of the other kids are doing... and although frustrating at times I try to look at it as alearning opportunity to talk about what we saw and what he felt, what I felt and I tell him sometimes that what one child is doing is not appropriate behaviour and if he decides to try it out at home I tell him thats not appropriate behaviour and ask if he knows a better way to express himself...
All this rambling in the end I think its a fine line. Kids do learn from exposure... and being with other children in a social setting can be benificial because they can learn natural consequences from their peers. Often at social settings there are different activities which is wonderful exposure...
Its a very fine line... and I think we have to be strong sometimes as parents to say okay the child that my child is playing with is not having a positive influence over my child... what do I need to do to change this situation... even if that means sometimes not biting my tongue in order to explain a lesson to my child.... What that has been done I try to be tactful, polite to all involved because my child is learning from my reaction as well.
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