Intend to setup a more complete home gym for my girl. Let me see if I can get the following.
1. Balls - Small, big, etc
2. Floor mat (already have)
3. Hard cushions (for steps making since we do not have steps in a HDB home)
4. something to support her to stand(or pull to stand) & cruise safely
5. tricycle
6. pull along toys (push trolley type)
7. Slides (or just use tilam will do)
8. support to crawl
9. etc
Other things that i might want to include:
1. book racks
2. toys racks
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
milestones for 7th month
from parenthood.com
* Your baby now can bear weight on his legs when you hold him upright.
* He can sit without support.
* Baby can stand while holding onto someone or something.
* He can pull himself up to a standing position from a seated one.
* Baby walks by holding on to furniture.
* He babbles.
* Baby plays peekaboo.
* He plays pat-a-cake.
* Baby waves good-bye.
* He can say "mama" or "dada."
NOTE: All babies have their own internal developmental timetable. If your 7-month-old hasn't yet reached these milestones, rest assured that she will in time. If you have concerns about your baby's development, discuss them with her doctor.
* Your baby now can bear weight on his legs when you hold him upright.
* He can sit without support.
* Baby can stand while holding onto someone or something.
* He can pull himself up to a standing position from a seated one.
* Baby walks by holding on to furniture.
* He babbles.
* Baby plays peekaboo.
* He plays pat-a-cake.
* Baby waves good-bye.
* He can say "mama" or "dada."
NOTE: All babies have their own internal developmental timetable. If your 7-month-old hasn't yet reached these milestones, rest assured that she will in time. If you have concerns about your baby's development, discuss them with her doctor.
Physical Activities: ideas ideas ideas
Suggestions of daily physical activities from childcareware.org
* Hold, rock
* Carry from place to place
* Play peek-a-boo
* Play pat-a-cake
* Take on walks
* Take to playground to watch other children
* Alternate positioning - place infant on stomach and back
* Take "Mommy and Me" exercise (yoga, swimming) or music classes at local recreation centers or places that offer activities for children and families
* Sing and dance with baby
* Provide safe space for exploration, crawling, pulling themselves up
* Hold, rock
* Carry from place to place
* Play peek-a-boo
* Play pat-a-cake
* Take on walks
* Take to playground to watch other children
* Alternate positioning - place infant on stomach and back
* Take "Mommy and Me" exercise (yoga, swimming) or music classes at local recreation centers or places that offer activities for children and families
* Sing and dance with baby
* Provide safe space for exploration, crawling, pulling themselves up
Good toys for young children
Good Toys for Young Children
In light of recent safety recalls by toy manufacturers, parents and early childhood program staff have voiced concerns about the safety of the toys enjoyed by young children.
Safe toys for young children are:
• well-made (with no sharp parts or splinters and do not pinch)
• painted with nontoxic, lead-free paint
• shatter-proof
• easily cleaned
Good Toys & Activities for Young Children
In addition to being safe, toys for young children need to match their stages of development and emerging abilities. Many safe and appropriate play materials are free items typically found at home. Cardboard boxes, plastic bowls and lids, collections of plastic bottle caps, and other “treasures” can be used in more than one way by children of different ages. As you read the following lists of suggested toys for children of different ages, keep in mind that each child develops at an individual pace. Items on one list—as long as they are safe—can be good choices for children who are younger and older than the suggested age range.
Toys for Young Infants—Birth through 6 Months
Babies like to look at people—following them with their eyes. Typically, they prefer faces and bright colors. Babies can reach, be fascinated with what their hands and feet can do, lift their heads, turn their heads toward sounds, put things in their mouths, and much more!
Good toys for young infants:
• Things they can reach for, hold, suck on, shake, make noise with—rattles, large rings, squeeze toys, teething toys, soft dolls, textured balls, and vinyl and board books
• Things to listen to—books with nursery rhymes and poems, and recordings of lullabies and simple songs
• Things to look at—pictures of faces hung so baby can see them and unbreakable mirrors
Toys for Older Infants—7 to 12 Months
Older babies are movers—typically they go from rolling over and sitting, to scooting, bouncing, creeping, pulling themselves up, and standing. They understand their own names and other common words, can identify body parts, find hidden objects, and put things in and out of containers.
Good toys for older infants:
• Things to play pretend with—baby dolls, puppets, plastic and wood vehicles with wheels, and water toys
• Things to drop and take out—plastic bowls, large beads, balls, and nesting toys
• Things to build with—large soft blocks and wooden cubes
• Things to use their large muscles with—large balls, push and pull toys, and low, soft things to crawl over
*Information obtained from NAEYC site*
In light of recent safety recalls by toy manufacturers, parents and early childhood program staff have voiced concerns about the safety of the toys enjoyed by young children.
Safe toys for young children are:
• well-made (with no sharp parts or splinters and do not pinch)
• painted with nontoxic, lead-free paint
• shatter-proof
• easily cleaned
Good Toys & Activities for Young Children
In addition to being safe, toys for young children need to match their stages of development and emerging abilities. Many safe and appropriate play materials are free items typically found at home. Cardboard boxes, plastic bowls and lids, collections of plastic bottle caps, and other “treasures” can be used in more than one way by children of different ages. As you read the following lists of suggested toys for children of different ages, keep in mind that each child develops at an individual pace. Items on one list—as long as they are safe—can be good choices for children who are younger and older than the suggested age range.
Toys for Young Infants—Birth through 6 Months
Babies like to look at people—following them with their eyes. Typically, they prefer faces and bright colors. Babies can reach, be fascinated with what their hands and feet can do, lift their heads, turn their heads toward sounds, put things in their mouths, and much more!
Good toys for young infants:
• Things they can reach for, hold, suck on, shake, make noise with—rattles, large rings, squeeze toys, teething toys, soft dolls, textured balls, and vinyl and board books
• Things to listen to—books with nursery rhymes and poems, and recordings of lullabies and simple songs
• Things to look at—pictures of faces hung so baby can see them and unbreakable mirrors
Toys for Older Infants—7 to 12 Months
Older babies are movers—typically they go from rolling over and sitting, to scooting, bouncing, creeping, pulling themselves up, and standing. They understand their own names and other common words, can identify body parts, find hidden objects, and put things in and out of containers.
Good toys for older infants:
• Things to play pretend with—baby dolls, puppets, plastic and wood vehicles with wheels, and water toys
• Things to drop and take out—plastic bowls, large beads, balls, and nesting toys
• Things to build with—large soft blocks and wooden cubes
• Things to use their large muscles with—large balls, push and pull toys, and low, soft things to crawl over
*Information obtained from NAEYC site*
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Let's get started!
Our babies are about 7 months old now. Some are 6 + while some are close to 8 months. :)
This link is specially created to share information with other mummies of March 2007. The information are obtained mainly from books, webs or other sources that I know. I choose them based on my own judgement that the information MIGHT be useful to us.
However, some information can be very subjective to individuals, so please treat them as a source of information with an open mind.
Lets enjoy our little ones' growth, and be a happy mum, ok?
This link is specially created to share information with other mummies of March 2007. The information are obtained mainly from books, webs or other sources that I know. I choose them based on my own judgement that the information MIGHT be useful to us.
However, some information can be very subjective to individuals, so please treat them as a source of information with an open mind.
Lets enjoy our little ones' growth, and be a happy mum, ok?
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