Hey There,
There are so many questions parents ask themselves once they start a family and the children start growing up. As much as the fun activities you do with your child at home are important in supporting their learning and development, they do have a lasting effect as they go on through school. When your child is still young and not able to talk yet, helping them to understand new words and ideas by talking to them does help. By just taking some time every day to do some of these activities with your child will really make a difference in your child’s confidence and learning abilities, making you one proud mother. Here are some tips on how to help with your child’s learning.
So, how can you help with your child’s learning?
1.Telling and singing nursery rhymes.
2. Talking to your child all the time and responding back to them, even if all they make are sounds and gestures.
3. Exploring the park at different times of the year and explaining what you see and the features around.
4. Cooking and baking with them. Not easy but fun to do and fun for them too.
5. Sharing a book with them, reading to them or if they are like my kids, point at pictures and refuse you to read.
6. Planting in a pot or the garden either can do.
7. Using the weather to extend the child’s vocabulary e.g snow, wind, mist, rain, puddles and even shadows.
8. Talking to your child about numbers, letters and words when you out and about.
9. Allowing your child to cut pictures from old magazines and doing some sticking or draw some too.
10. Going to the supermarket and encouraging talk about different packages and identifying shapes.
11. Encouraging messy play, if not at home, most children centres do offer them.
Hope these help with your little one’s learning, If you have any more to add to this list, do let me know and if there’s anything else do comment below. In case you missed my other post, here are questions to ask yourself before having a baby. Also for more updates, do follow my Facebook page not to miss any of my posts and subscribe too below.
31 Comments
My kids have always enjoyed baking! And pretty much everything else on the list, too. FUN!
Thank you.
Love your wealth of valuable bits of wisdom. Xoxo
Thank you so much.
I do a lot of these things with my kids. Reading is a big one. I love books, so I always read to them when they were tiny.
We have fun while we learn with almost everything we do together. She especially likes to sit with me and I read her books.
They really learn by watching and all of these activities include you take individual time with your cild. In homes with multiple children, this is a good reminder to take that time with each child
You are so right; talking is key! I have a two year old, and people are always amazed at her vocabulary, but from day one, we spoke normally to her (no baby talk), and read anything (not just children’s books). Their minds are truly sponges! I havent tried to cook with her, so I think I will give that a whirl. Thanks for the tip!
You’re welcome she will be great.
These are all great ideas on helping your child to learn. There are so many parents these days that pass their kids an electronic with an app, that they seem to have forgotten the most important thing…we are our childs first teacher.
Exactly that’s the most important.
I love these tips! They can be applied to adult life as well. I feel like this is one way to relearn things.
The best way I used to find things earlier to remember was signing and trying to remember something specific about that item or thing.
I think that developing and stimulating a child’s education- whether that be through STEM or creative is so important. I like the idea of messy play and cooking or baking with them!
These are some lovely ideas to get children learn and help them.. You are completely right about talking with kids ☺️??
This is something I will have to keep in mind for when I have children in the future. Such great tips here.
It’s lovely to cook with children early on. My partner used to spend time with his mom in the kitchen when he was younger and I get to reap the rewards now!
Great aren’t you lucky.
Talking to them all the time is so important! I used to work as a cashier and a lot of the parents, when going through the self check out, would show the fruit/vegetable to their child and tell them what it is. I thought it was a really good way to help with their learning
Kids tend to learn very fast any little words do help.
I’ve found that songs really do help. Or rhymes. Anything catchy to make it easier to remember.
Nursery rhymes and songs really do seem to help. I think the catchy sounds make things easier to remember.
I loved this! We’re pretty big on reading together in my family. And she also likes helping in the kitchen as well!
This is a beautiful poat and reminds me of when my children were just starting in this world. I did all of these and I continue to do them. I am sharing with my younger associates.
These are all great points, more so the one about talking to your little ones while you’re out and about. It definitely helps them understand the importance of numbers, letters, etc. Plus, it can be fun!
My daughter is in school now, but before she enrolled we were always showing her numbers and letters. Now she is at the top of her class.
That’s really great.
I have a ton of friends who have kids that’ll appreciate this post. Definitely sharing!
I really like your second point. That is something my daughter’s speech therapist has been telling me to do. It helps them learn so much by hearing you talk to them.
Thank you so much for stopping by.
My daughter loved all the activities on this list! It’s a great reminder.
Thank you.