Thanks for your reply Nikita! 😀

Thanks so much for your reply! I've looked further in to the different apps and I think we'll give it a go!

Thanks again

Hello everyone!
I am hoping for advice...i have a 21month old girl and I am starting to contemplate letting her use the ipad for educational apps only.  I already let her watch educational clips, flashcards, LR etc but she never gets to actually hold the device and use it.

However, I am worried that she will become addicted to it and not want to do anything else! I have a 10yr old cousin who is pretty much addicted to playing games etc on his ipad and I don't want this to happen.

There seems to be so many really good apps for teaching though and I worry that she could be missing out on great learning experiences by not letting her use it.

What do you all think? Has anyone else let their toddler use technology? Did they get too attached to it?

Thanks 

Hi there Evelyn!

Thanks for your message!

To answer the question about how we encouraged walking, we didn't really :/ Our wee one was just so desperate to get moving since she didn't crawl and was getting frustrated about not being able to get around. She was very motivated to walk from an early age and we just helped her by standing near so that she could try and take a few steps before crashing on to us. The number of steps gradually increased. I don't blame your boy being cautious with the walking though, our girl had a few cracking falls before she found her balance!

I do the same as you by talking and narrating to her all day, sometimes I get sick of my own voice but I think it must help them loads. I can't believe how much she knows now, I keep presuming that she won't know certain objects but then she surprises me! They take in so much more than we think.

Have you been reading many stories to your boy? I try to read loads to my girl but have to constantly change my 'format' as she has different phases. For instance, at the moment she won't let me sit and read a book to her as she wants to turn the pages and even pretend to read it herself. Therefore, I just read it to her in the background as she plays since she seems fine as long as she is busy. I hope some of it goes in to her brain as I ramble on! Haha! Also, she seems quite content to watch video books being read online but my only problem here is that I can't find many that have subtitles so that she is learning the words!

Nice to hear from you

Hope all is well!

Hello Lois!


 I'm from West Coast of Scotland, near Glasgow! Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it 

I looked in to the baby sign posts and it sounds great, will definitely give it a go! Think I'll get some books on it too.

It's great to hear that your wee ones are doing well too! Xxx

Hi everyone

I have been reading the forum posts for a while now and wanted to thank you all for the huge amount of advice you have shared. I have a 13 month old daughter and have been showing her the following list of early learning materials for about 8 months:

LM
LMusician
LR
YBCR
Smartbits (app)
Doman flashcards (an app)
Animals/fruits/veg/vehicles/everyday objects flashcards app
Kidstv 123 youtube videos
Busy beavers youtube videos
Occasional storynory audiobooks
Occasional SAG video books




We listen to an hour or so of classical music daily and I read her lots of stories. I also play quick games with crayola flashcards that we have, more for object recognition than reading.

She has been walking since 10.5 months but didn't crawl. We have recently started baby gymnastics class once weekly and try to get her to the soft play centres at least once a week.

I would appreciate any advice anyone has for other things that we should be doing as I don't really know much about this stuff except what I have read on Brillkids. I am concerned that she doesn't really talk yet, only babbles but not making any sense yet. I hope I am doing it all right!

Thanks

Hello!

As a fully qualified optometrist I would suggest getting your child's eyes tested regularly to determine whether they have any visual problems. Never give them glasses without a proper prescription as it can be very deterimental to their vision. The sooner any visual defects are corrected in childhood, the better the prognosis. This is because, like the rest of the brain, the visual pathways have a 'critical period' during which they can still be manipulated. The critical period lasts until around age 7.

Hope this helps!