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my thirteen-month-old DD seems to be bored
we have tried finger-painting, musical instruments, a ball-pit and slide, tons of toys, stroller-walks
any suggestions on introducing her to new things?
she doesnt seem to care for tv much except elmo...i have all the baby einstien dvds, but she hardly watches them :( |
| Posted by nikki on 12/29/2008 09:16 PM
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| have you tried music and musical instruments..? you dont have to buy any you can use pots and pans....My son is almost 30 months and 13 months seems like a life time ago.... |
| posted by ellen on 12/29/2008 09:22 PM
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i havent tried pots and pans but i actually bought her all of the melissa and doug musical instruments as well as a few real drums...she loves the drums but is unimpressed with the rest of them
i will try pots and pans
thanks |
| posted by nikki on 12/29/2008 09:31 PM
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| Do you know what kind of child you have. You might not and that is ok or they could change in the months to come. Do they enjoy interacting or watching, doing or seeing, that kind of thing. It might help you answer you own question. You can experiment with activity's and see what works. My first child is a fix-it boy. Anything he can take apart, pull out the insides, and put together is perfect. The zoo was a huge hit @ 12-18 months. We would go often. He loved to watch the animals and the childrens zoo let him become more involved and hands on. It's all trial and error. What works for one won't for another. What works one day fails the next. Best of luck..... |
| posted by Kelly on 12/29/2008 09:37 PM
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| When my daughter was about that age, she loved play-doh (supervised, of course), and the puzzles that have the little knobs on each piece --- I think Melissa and Doug and Leap frog make these. Also, the Leap Frog fridge toys (barn, alphabet). Another idea is making a squish bag. Take a ziploc bag and put in ketchup, mustard, mayo, whatever. Then zip is shut (maybe also duct tape to make sure it doesn't open) and let your child have fun squishing it! You also could try coloring, or scribbling as it is at that age. LOL. Good luck! |
| posted by Kristine on 12/30/2008 08:33 AM
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| Honestly, when my son was that age... I did my routine and incorporated him in it... I didn't structure my day around him, we had play time for a little bit, but we'd go on walks (mommy's workout time) and I just let him watch and help me around the house, loading the dishwasher, sweeping, loading the washer and dryer... walking to the trash shoot, anything and everything... in about 5-8 months you will realize how much she really is learning about life. Just enjoy the together time but don't focus on giving her something to do all the time... thats not realistic and you'll drive yourself crazy trying to "entertain" her... |
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