Sharing Adventures: Reading to Your Two-Year-Old
Sharing Adventures: Reading to Your Two-Year-Old
Two is a terrific age for reading to your child. Your toddler wants to build her vocabulary and will eagerly sit to hear stories that offer her new words to learn. But reading books to your toddler does much more than just build language skills. Storybooks transport your child into new worlds of imagination.
Although your two-year-old will still enjoy simple, single-picture-per-page books, she'll also welcome storybooks now. So you now can begin introducing some of the best-loved books from your own childhood.
The best way to nurture a love of books and reading in your child is to read to her every day. By introducing your toddler to a ridiculous character, fun and fascinating stories, and silly poems, the best children's books will encourage her to want to read more. At the same time, these books will help your child become better able to express herself.
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As a caregiver, few sights are more exiting than watching a toddler or young child learn language. Most children progress from babbling to four- or five-word sentences in the space of a year or two. Children learn language in the context of their dai
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You can increase a child’s chances of having a head start in school by helping him learn math skills when he is a toddler. According to research conducted at Michigan State University, young children who have knowledge of basic mathematical con
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Interacting with your toddler can be a real challenge, especially if your youngster is experiencing the "terrible twos." A balanced, well-structured schedule can make the complexities associated with raising a 2-year-old more tolerable and
