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My almost 21/2 year old daughter is very smart and super demanding; since winter hit and we stopped going to classes right now(yoga, gymboree etc.)we have been mostly in the house I've been kinda in a funk too. We've been watching a lot of T.V. I mean she watches her shows from 8-11am and maybe one show during the day but it is on almost all day either on crafts or cooking. I didn't start noticing a difference until 1or 2 months ago she just zones into whatever is on to the point you can be right behind her and she doesn't respond til you cut it off. So I've been cutting the T.V. off more often. Now today I told her no more TV. at all because I was practicing colors with her in a book and she didn't even care to try which she's usually happy to and she does know most of them she just asked "can I watch Calliou on demand?". Am I being too demanding because maybe she just didn't want to do colors today, because earlier she didn't have a problem practicing writing her name. How far should I into pre-educating my two year old? How hard should I be? How do I tell the difference between a problem concentrating and just a lack of wanna? Sorry for being so long winded. Please no hard core anti TV. people it has actually taught her somethings she wasn't paying attention to from me ,Like the way letters sound plus more.
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| Posted by Johnee on 01/31/2008 10:13 PM
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| I dont think you have to worry if you go one day without practicing her colors, from what it sounds like she is already ahead. My daughter just turned two on Jan. 11 and can already tell us 16 letters of the alphabet. She like s to watch her cartoons in the morning and I let her. If it turned in to all day I would put a stop to it, whta we do is as we are playing we ask what color is that waht shape, etc when we go places what color is this what letter is that, we incorporate it into playtime and errands etc. Sarah also does like to do her flashcards. But if you do feel like it is starting to become a problem than cut the time back she may not like it for a few days but after a few she will adjust just like anything else. |
| posted by Natasha on 02/01/2008 10:10 PM
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i'm not anti tv at all. however, i do feel that 3 hours all at once every day is a bit much and may be contributing to the issues you have. also, i've found that sitting down to work on colors or letters doesn't work with us. some they pick up from videos (like the letter factory from leapfrog) and some they get just by talking with us ("oh, look at the pretty red balloon!" " would you like the blue truck or the green truck?")
my 2 1/2 year old wants the tv on allllll day. it's either tv or pushing a truck around i a circle. because kids learn through play i allow some tv, some truck trime, but there are other times where he can not play with those things. they do help me cook, we do crafts, like you do, and i also found toys that they enjoy and help them think critically. i'd suggest going to a GOOD toy store and looking around, also see what she's into. my son likes doll houses, so we're getting one for him, then he can pretend to put people to bed, feed them, etc.
educating your daughter can be fun. . . maybe go to a nursary and talk about the colors of flowers, to a mall and the colors of shirts, smell thing together, touch them and see if they are soft, scratchy, wet, dry, etc. |
| posted by Christina on 02/03/2008 11:55 AM
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| Thank you both for your input. I have cut the tv. for most of the day and do see a big improvement in her and me( i've been less cranky i didn't realize how much I had to talk over it.) i just need to chill out. |
| posted by Johnee on 02/03/2008 10:31 PM
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