Returning User? Login Here | Bookmark this site


Web GreatDad.com

Favorites

Tell a Friend

Subscribe via RSS

Enter your email

RSS Feed

XML Sitemap

greatdad/sitemap

Age Groups > General > General Advice

Developing their senses

Rate This Article:

Ask about this article

By GreatDad Writers

Print

Toddler-hood is a significant period in every baby’s life when its intellect and senses are maturing. Toddlers are consumed by curiosityand the need to make sense of the world around them.

Exposure to newer sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touch, will develop their capacities to assimilate newer experiences.

Toddlers and their bodies are learning new things with their senses all the time: whether you are playing with them, reading to them or just showing them around the world. Positive learning experiences followed by praise can especially be useful to toddlers as it helps them feel pleasure with their senses and feel in control of their environments.

Give your children the world at their fingertips. Here are some suggestions to help cherish your children as they learn to nurture their senses:

Play Taste games: Stimulate your child’s sense of taste by giving them a wide variety of taste experiences. Taste the foods with them and teach them to name different flavors and foods.

Tickle and Squeeze games: Pretending to be a ‘squeezy pillow’ as your child squeezes you can be fun and stimulate your child’s confidence about handling things and people. When it’s your turn, you can tickle your toddlers until they say ‘enough.’

Cooking with them: The kitchen is a great place to excite and train your toddler's senses. It can be your toddler's academy of cooking if you like. You can let them take out the eggs and even break them as you make them their favorite omelets. You can reward them with cook hats for helping you.

Touch and feel: Let them feel their way into the world by touching rocks, leaves, sand, and stone. Teach them the difference between hard and soft objects or the nuance of movement as water flows through their little hands.

Subscribe to the pregnancy newsletter or 4-8 year olds newsletter.



Recently Asked Questions

Email this | Print

Post a Comment


First Name:
City:
Email Address:
Comments:	Total Words: (400 words*)
	Enter the characters you see in the image. They are case sensitive.

Shopping

Article List

	Joey Fatone says having two daughters is 'karma'
	Five minutes with Dana Glazer
	Tips to stop pouring money down the drain
	Tips to help your kids eat a healthy breakfast every day
	Parenting advice for bringing your children to work
	Actor Matthew McConaughey discusses fatherhood with Jay Leno
	Tips for controlling kids' cell phone costs
	Tips for protecting your children's hearing
	Tips for helping kids snack healthier
	Tips for making money fast
	Actor Oliver Hudson says he and his wife are dealing with their second pregnancy much differently
	Tips for raising a good reader
	Parenting advice for avoiding choking

All section articles

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Forum Topics

New here, been a dad for a while Posts: 0 Views: 106 Just finding out that I have a 14yr old son Posts: 0 Views: 128 Ultimately introducing myself! Posts: 0 Views: 175 Greetings Posts: 1 Views: 178 Why einstein said this ? Posts: 0 Views: 191

More Forum