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HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 2-month-old—a great wayto have fun together and encourage your child’s healthy development.pTake turns with yourbaby when he makes cooingand gurgling sounds.Have a “conversation”backand forth with simplesounds that he can make.follows the movement.MONTHSGently shake a rattleor another baby toythat makes a noise.Rest your baby,tummy down, on your arm,with your hand on her chest.Use your other hand to secure yourbaby—support her head and neck.Gently swing her back and forth.As she gets older, walk aroundto give her different views.Put a puppet or smallsock on your finger. Say your baby’sname while moving the puppet orsock up and down. See whether heNow move your finger in a circle.Each time your baby is able to followthe puppet, try a new movement.2AGEActivitiesPut it in your baby’s hand.See if she takes it, evenfor a brief moment.Read simple booksto your baby.Even if he does notunderstand the story,he will enjoy being closeand listening to you read.With white paperand a black marker, create severaleasy-to-recognize images on each piece of paper.Start with simple patterns (diagonal stripes,bull’s eyes, checkerboards, triangles).Place the pictures so that yourbaby can see them (8"–12” inchesfrom her face). Tape these picturesnext to her car seat or crib.Place a shatterproof mirror closeto your baby where she can see it.Start talking, and tap the mirrorto get her to look. The mirrorwill provide visual stimulation.Eventually your baby willunderstand her reflection.Sing to your baby(even if you don’t do it well).Repetition of songs andlullabies helps yourbaby to learnand listen.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.www.agesandstages.comww agesandstages com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 6-month-old—a great wayto have fun together and encouragechild’ss healthy developmdevelopment.rage your childWhile sitting on the floor,place your baby in a sitting positioninside your legs. Use your legs and chestto provide only as much support as yourbaby needs. This allows you to playMONTHSGently rub your babywith a soft cloth,a paper towel, or nylonTalk about how things feel(soft, rough, slippery).Lotion feels good, too.with your baby while encouragingindependent sitting.Play voice games.With your baby lyingon his back, place a toywithin sight but out of reach,by sor move a toy across your babbaby’svisual range. Encourage himto roll to get the toy.6AGEActivitiesTalk with a high or low voice. Click yourtongue. Whisper. Take turns with your baby.Repeat any sounds made by him.Place your baby so that youare face to face—your babywill watch as you make sounds.Your baby will liketo throw toys to the floor.Common householditems such as measuring spoonsand measuring cups make toys withinteresting sounds and shapes.Gently dangle and shake a set ofmeasuring spoons or measuringcups where your baby can reachor kick at them. Let your baby holdthem to explore and shake, too.Place your baby in achair or car seat to watcheveryday activities. Tell your babywhat you are doing. Let your babysee, hear, and touch common objects.You can give your baby attentionwhile getting things done.Take a little time to play this“go and fetch” game.It helps your baby to learn torelease objects. Give baby abox or pan to practicedropping toys into.Place your baby facing you.Your baby can watch youchange facial expressions (bigil poking out tongue, widening eyes,smile,raising eyebrows, puffing or blowing).Give your baby a turn.Do what your baby does.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.www.agesandstages.com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 1-year-old—a great way tohave fun together and encourage your child’s healthy development.1AGEActivitiesLet your baby “help”during daily routines. Encourageyour baby to “get” the cup and spoonfor mealtime, to “find” shoes and coatfor dressing, and to “bring” the pantsor diaper for changing.Following directions is an importantskill for your baby to learn.Make puppets outof a sock or paper bag—onefor you and one for your baby.Have your puppet talk to yourbaby or your baby’s puppet.Encourage your babyto “talk” back.Babies love games at this age(Pat-a-Cake, This Little Piggy).Try different ways of playing thegames and see if your baby will tryit with you. Hide behind furnitureor doors for Peekaboo; clap blocksor pan lids for Pat-a-cake.Tape a large piece ofdrawing paper to a table.Show your baby how to scribblewith large nontoxic crayons.Take turns making marks onthe paper. It’s also fun topaint with water.This is the time your babylearns that adults can be useful!When your baby “asks” for somethingby vocalizing or pointing, respond tohis signal. Name the object your babywants and encourage him tocommunicate again—takingturns with each otherin a “conversation.”Babies enjoy push andpull toys. Make your own pulltoy by threading yogurt cartons,spools, or small boxes on a piece ofyarn or soft string (about 2 feet long).Tie a bead or plastic stacking ringon one end for a handle.Cut up safe finger foods(do not use foods that pose a dangerof your baby’s choking) in small piecesand allow your baby to feed himself.It is good practice to pick up smallthings and feel different textures(bananas, soft crackers, berries).Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.www.agesandstages.com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 18-month-old—a great wayto have fun together and encourageg yyour child’s healthyy development.p18AGEActivitiesMONTHSToddlers love movement.Pretend play becomes evenmore fun at this age. Encourage yourtoddler to have a doll or stuffed toy dowhat he does—walk, go to bed, dance,eat, and jump. Include the dollin daily activities or games.Take him to the park to rideon rocking toys, swings, andsmall slides. You may want tohold your toddler in your lapon the swing and onthe slide at first.Put favorite toys in a laundrybasket slightly out of reach of yourtoddler or in a clear container witha tight lid. Wait for your toddler toSing action songs togethersuch as “Ring Around the Rosy,”“Itsy-Bitsy Spider,” and “This Is theWay We Wash Our Hands.”Do actions together. Move withthe rhythm. Wait for your toddlerto anticipate the action.request the objects, giving her areason to communicate.Respond to her requests.Toddlers will begin puttingobjects together. Simple puzzles(separate pieces) with knobsare great. Putting keys intolocks and letters intomailbox slots is fun, too.Your toddler may becomeinterested in “art activities.”Use large nontoxic crayons anda large pad of paper. Felt-tipmarkers are more exciting withtheir bright colors. Let your toddlerrscribble his own pictureas you make one.Play the “What’s that?”game by pointing toclothing, toys, body parts, objects,or pictures and asking yourtoddler to name them. If your toddlerdoesn’t respond, name it for himand encourage imitationof the words.Fill a plastic tub with cornmealor oatmeal. Put in kitchen spoons,strainers, measuring cups, funnels, orplastic containers. Toddlers can fill, dump,pour, and learn about textures anduse of objects as tools.Tasting won’t be harmful.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.www.agesandstages.comwwwagesanddstages com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 2-year-old—a great way tohave fun together and encourage your child’s healthy development.Action is an importantpart of a child’s life. Play a gamewith a ball where you givedirections and your child doesthe actions, such as “Roll the ball.”Kick, throw, push, bounce, and catchare other good actions.Take turns givingthe directions.Take time to draw withyour child when she wantsto get out paper and crayons.Draw large shapes and let yourchild color them in.Take turns.Children can findendless uses for boxes.A box big enough for your child to fitin can become a car. An appliance boxwith holes cut for windows and adoor can become your child’splayhouse. Decorating the boxes withcrayons, markers, or paints can bea fun activity to do together.Play “Follow theLeader.” Walk on tiptoes,walk backward, andwalk slow or fastwith big steps andlittle steps.Children at this age loveto pretend and really enjoy itwhen you can pretend with them.Pretend you are different animals, like adog or cat. Make animal soundsand actions. Let your childbe the pet ownerwho pets andfeeds you.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.2AGEActivitiesEnhance listeningskills by playing both slowand fast music. Songs withspeed changes are great.Show your child how tomove fast or slowwith the music.Add actions to yourchild’s favorite nursery rhymes.Easy action rhymes include“Here We Go ‘Roundthe Mulberry Bush,”“Jack Be Nimble,”“This Is the Way We Wash Our Clothes,”“Ring Around the Rosy,”and “London Bridge.”www.agesandstages.com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 30-month-old—a great wayto have fun together and encourage your child’s healthyy development.pTell or read a familiar storyand pause frequently to leave out a word,asking your child to“fill it in.” For example,Little Red Riding Hood said,MONTHSGive a cup to your child.Use bits of cereal or fruit and placeone in your child’s cup (“one for you”)and one in your cup (“one for me”).Take turns. Dump out your child’scup and help count the pieces.“Grandmother, whate.”big you have.”Have your child help you setthe table. First, have your childplace the plates,then cups, and then napkins.By placing one at each place, he willlearn one-to-one correspondence.Show your child where theutensils should be placed.30AGEActivitiesThis is good practice forearly math skills.Trace around simple objectswith your child. Use cups ofdifferent sizes, blocks, or your child’sand your hands. Using felt-tipmarkers or crayons ofdifferent colors makesit even more fun.Help your child learn newwords to describe objects ineveryday conversations.Describe by color, size, and shape(the blue cup, the big ball).Also, describe how things move(a car goes fast, a turtle moves slowly)and how they feel (ice creamis cold, soup is hot).Put an old blanket over a tableto make a tent or house. Pack a “picnic”sack for your camper. Have yourchild take along a pillowon the “camp out” for a nap.Flashlights are especially fun.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.To improve coordinationand balance, show your childthe “bear walk” by walking onhands and feet, keepingthe legs and arms straight.Try the “rabbit hop” bycrouching down and thenjumping forward.Cut pictures out of magazinesto make two groups such asdogs, food, toys, or clothes.Have two boxes ready and put apicture of a dog in one and of foodin the other. Have your child putadditional pictures in theright box, helping her learnabout categories.www.agesandstages.com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 3-year-old—a great way tohave fun together and encourage your child’s healthy development.Make an adventure pathoutside. Use a garden hose, rope, orpiece of chalk and make a “path” thatgoes under the bench, around the tree,and along the wall. Walk your childthrough the path first, usingthese words. After she can do it,make a new path or haveyour child make a path.While cooking or eatingdinner, play the “more or less”game with your child. Ask who hasmore potatoes and who has less.Try this using same-size glassesor cups, filled withjuice or milk.Find large pieces of paper orcardboard for your child to draw on.Using crayons, pencils, or markers, playa drawing game where you follow hislead by copying exactly what he draws.Next, encourage your child to copy yourdrawings, such as circlesor straight lines.3AGEActivitiesBefore bedtime, lookat a magazine or children’s booktogether. Ask your child to point topictures as you name them, such as“Where is the truck?” Be silly and ask himto point with an elbow or foot.Ask him to show you something thatis round or something that goes fast.Make a necklaceyou can eat by stringing Cheeriosor Froot Loops on a piece of yarnor string. Wrap a short pieceof tape around the endof the string to make afirm tip for stringing.Practice following directions.Play a silly game where you ask yourchild to do two or three fun orunusual things in a row. For example,ask him to “Touch your elbow andthen run in a circle” or“Find a book and put iton your head.”Listen and dance to musicwith your child. You can stopthe music for a moment and play the“freeze” game, where everyone“freezes,” or stands perfectly still, untilyou start the music again.Try to “freeze” in unusualpositions for fun.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.www.agesandstages.com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 4-year-old—a great way tohave fun together and encourage your child’s healthy development.Invite your child to playa counting game. Using a large pieceof paper, make a simple game boardwith a straight path. Use dice todetermine the count. Count with yourchild, and encourage her to hopthe game piece to each square,counting each time the piecetouches down.Play “bucket hoops.”Have your child stand about 6 feetaway and throw a medium-sizeball at a large bucket ortrash can. For fun outdoorson a summer day, fill thebucket with water.Play the “guess whatwill happen” game to encourageyour child’s problem-solving and thinkingskills. For example, during bath time, askyour child, “What do you think willhappen if I turn on the hot andcold water at the same time?” or“What would happen if I stackedthe blocks to the top of the ceiling?”Make a bean bag to catchand throw. Fill the toe of an old sockor pantyhose with 3/4 cup dry beans.Sew the remaining side or tie off witha rubber band. Play “hot potato” orsimply play catch. Encourage yourchild to throw the ball overhandand underhand.“Write” and mail a letterto a friend or relative. Provide your child withpaper, crayons or pencil, and an envelope.Let your child draw, scribble, or write; or he cantell you what to write down. When your child isfinished, let him fold the letter to fit in theenvelope, lick, and seal. You can write theaddress on the front. Be sure to let himdecorate the envelope aswell. After he has putthe stamp on, help mailthe letter.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.4AGEActivitiesGo on a walk and pick upthings you find. Bring the itemshome and help your childsort them into groups. For example,groups can include rocks, paper orleaves. Encourage your child to start acollection of special things. Find abox or special place wherehe can displaythe collection.Play “circus.” Find old, colorfulclothes and help your child put on acircus show. Provide a rope on theground for the high wire act, a sturdybox to stand on to announce the acts,fun objects for a magic act, andstuffed animals for the show. Encourageyour child’s imagination and creativityin planning the show.Don’t forget to clap.www.agesandstages.com
HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!Try these fun and easy activities with your 5-year-old—a great way tohave fun together and encourage your child’s healthy development.Encourage dramaticplay. Help your child act outhis favorite nursery rhyme,cartoon, or story.Use large, old clothesfor costumes.Play “mystery sound.”Select household items that makedistinct sounds such as a clock, cerealbox, metal lid (placed on a pan), andpotato chip bag. Put a blindfold onyour child and have him try to guesswhich object made the sound.Take turns with your child.Play the “memory”game. Put five or six familiarobjects on a table. Have yourchild close her eyes. Removeone object, and rearrangethe rest. Ask your childwhich object is missing.Take turns findingthe missing object.Let your child help youwith simple cooking tasks such asmashing potatoes, making cheese sandwiches,and fixing a bowl of cereal. Afterward, seeif he can tell you the order that youfollowed to cook and mash thepotatoes or to get the bread out of thecupboard and put the cheese on it.Supervise carefully when yourchild is near a hot stove.5AGEActivitiesMake an obstacle courseeither inside or outside your home.You can use cardboard boxes for jumpingover or climbing through, broomsticks forlaying between chairs for “limbo” (goingunder), and pillows for walking around.Let your child help lay out the course.After a couple of practice tries, havehim complete the obstacle course.Then try hopping or jumpingthrough the course.Practice writing firstnames of friends, toys, andrelatives. Your child may need totrace the letters of thesenames at first. Be sureto write in largeprint letters.You can play “licenseplate count up” in the car or onthe bus. Look for a license platethat contains the number 1.Then try to find other plates with2, 3, 4, and so forth, up to 10. Whenyour child can play “count-up,” play“count-down,” starting with thenumber 9, then 8, 7, 6, andso forth, down to 1.Excerpted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Elizabeth Twombly, M.S.,Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & LaWanda Potter, M.S. 2009 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.www.agesandstages.com
baby needs. This allows you to play with your baby while encouraging independent sitting. Place your baby in a chair or car seat to watch everyday activities. Tell your baby what you are doing. Let your baby see, hear, and touch common objects. You can give your baby attention while getting things done. With your baby lying on his back, place a toy
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