Helping your child develop their memory

[kmum]

We have been playing some simple memory games with our dd such as having her repeat several words back to us or by hiding some little animals & having her remember which one is in which position. She seems to be getting bored of this. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions of other simple memory games.

Thank you

[andreasro]

What about memory games from http://www.winktolearn.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=10&Itemid=2. What do you think about them?

Our son is too litte to play the guessing or finding part of these games, but they are nice, he's having fun as they are so short, made following Doman and Shichida methods of rapid flashing etc. - see their website for details and here's a list of topics with what other parents say about it: http://forum.brillkids.com/search2/

  Learning is fun!

Andrea

[kmum]

Thank you. I should have remembered this

[mrsound]

There are a lot of memory games in the internet that your kid will surely enjoy.

http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/memorygames.htm
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/memory_games.html

[kmum]

Thanks, I 'll check those out!

[kizudo]

http://www.brillkids.com/partner-products/mercury-learning.php

Don't forget about Memory Magic - Mercury Learning is one of BK's product partners (see above link).  We like to play these games every once in a while - should do it more often...sigh...  My son is beginning to love the silly stories (me, too, frankly).

[Mela Bala]

Here are a couple more links I often use when I am watching over my younger cousins.
http://www.kidsmemory.com/
http://pbskids.org/games/memory.html
To be more interactive with them I play find a pair with a deck of cards or we take turns making up a silly story and then ask questions about little details or some obvious details about the story.  I also ask the cause and effect questions about the story.

[Frukc]

Sometimes we sing together and my kid is choosing the songs. Usually I sing rather long songs. Gradually she is starting to sing with me. I think, singing good for the memory development. I think, it is a challenge, to memorize these texts.

[Sarah108]

There are many Right-brain focused Memory games which you can play, such as Memory linking.

ShenLi talks about these technques on her blog - www.figur8.net

[Tanikit]

My husband downloaded a few classic memory games (the ones where you turn the cards and get a pair when you get two the same) for his cellphone and Laurana could play these from the time she was just over two - transitioning to actual cards took a bit longer due to fine motor control and also because some discipline to return them over and take turns was needed.

We also do a lot of retelling stories and ask questions about a story after it is read.

Doing basic experiments (like colour mixing with food colouring in water) and then asking which colours together make a certain one (eg yellow + blue = green) can keep things fun.

Hiding things and finidng them was probably the first memory game we did play with her. Even playing hide and seek with your child helps him/her develop memory since they often watch where you hide and then go there themselves when its their turn (we did an easier version from early toddler years to help with counting)

Teaching nursery rhymes and simple songs also helps memory.

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