Interesting article about Child Development

jorsari | Jan 29, 2009 | 0 | Posted in Recommend It!

Illustration by Jon Berkley

Easy as 1, 2, 3 Dec 30th 2008 From The Economist print edition People come into the world ready to count its wondersTHE baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert. Twenty centimetres from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it intently. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards alternate, her gaze starts to wander—until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set

BrittG | Sep 04, 2008 | 0 | Posted in Recommend It!

Your fridge door is the perfect place to develop a taste for reading.

Nobody goes hungry for learning with this set of 26 colorful, easy-grip magnetic letters and magnetic letter reader that attaches securely to your fridge. Each letter talks, sings and teaches letter names, letter sounds and learning songs. Put a letter into the reader to hear its name, its sound or a fun phonics song.

Is my child on track?

BrittG | Aug 25, 2008 | 0 | Posted in Baby Talk

Cognitive Development: The First Five Years
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Thinking, making new connections, and discovering the world

In the first year of life wonderful and dramatic things happen. The baby usually triples her birth weight; she moves from being totally dependent to crawling and walking. Well before they use spoken language, infants are observing and making connections about what's going on around them. They are soon able to communicate, to interact with others, and to think about their surroundings. Each area of growth occurs in tandem with others- e.g., social and emotional with motor, communication and thinking.