When should my baby start reading?
For this problem, many mothers may feel that at least until the baby learns to speak, and even if it is not good, it must wait until he can understand the words.
After all, if the time is too early, the baby can't understand it, can't see it clearly, won't it "play the piano to the cow"?
However, to the surprise of many parents, if you want to cultivate your baby's reading habits, you can actually start from birth.
Develop your baby's reading habits from birth
At 0-3 months, although the baby's vision is not yet fully developed, it does not affect the beginning of "early reading".
For example, when the baby was about 2 months old, I began to consciously read some books to him, take some black and white cards for him to read early, and every time the baby would stare at the big eyes, ticking and drooling, revealing a concentrated look.
In fact, compared with the slightly older baby, the baby at this time can only lie quietly on the bed, it is much easier to discipline, after all, it is not easy to let a baby who is in the period of oral desire honestly listen to and read books.
When the baby comes to 6 months, their cognitive, movement, language and other abilities will be further developed, at this time, parents can develop reading habits for the baby, the way can become more diverse, and interact with the baby.
Of course, sometimes 6 months, the baby has not yet developed the habit of reading, parents must not give up, as long as reading as a high-quality parent-child companionship can be, only parents can continue to input, in order to stimulate the baby's interest in reading, develop good reading habits.
How to develop reading habits for babies aged 0-6 months?
Babies 1.0-3 months: Use black and white cards
At this time, the baby's visual distance is only about 20-25cm, and only black and white colors can be seen, which is equivalent to a "highly myopic patient".
According to the theory of infant and young child visual development, patterns with sharp contours and strong contrasts can provide babies with strong visual stimulation, strengthen visual responses, and enhance visual attention.
Therefore, at this time, the simple shape of the black and white card is the best choice for the baby to cultivate reading habits.
However, it is worth mentioning that parents need to pay attention to when reading black and white cards for the baby, on the one hand, the distance should not be too close or too far, within the distance of the baby's vision, on the other hand, the time should not be too long, the baby likes to play for a while, feel bored to stop, so as not to deliberately practice excessive time.
Babies aged 2.4-6 months: color cards, cloth books
As babies arrive at 4 months, the world in their eyes finally has color, and because of the rapid development of motor and cognitive abilities, they will have the desire to actively explore.
At this time, parents can replace the black and white card with a color card, for the baby, the color card can be equated with the earliest picture book, the baby in the process of reading the color card, you can get a pleasant reading experience, and improve their cognitive ability.
In addition, parents can also choose some cloth books for the baby, due to the material design of the cloth book, the baby has a higher safety to read, after all, at this time the baby likes to lick around, parents do not pay attention, may find that the book has entered his mouth.
Moreover, in the process of reading the cloth book, the baby can also exercise his ability to grasp, bite, turn and other refined movements, so that the baby can establish the initial understanding of the form of the book, which can be described as a multi-pronged move.
Regarding the two misunderstandings of cultivating babies' reading habits, parents should be clear
1. Is reading boring for babies?
The answer is no, as long as the appropriate way can be used, the baby will not feel bored, and the earlier it starts, the less likely it is for the baby to reject.
For babies who are just beginning to understand the world, whether it is a well-defined black and white card or a brightly colored color card, it is easy to arouse their interest, so that the baby can read as a "pastime".
2. Don't have too much purpose
For the baby to cultivate reading habits, parents can not have too strong purpose, when found that the baby is not interested in reading, do not adopt a tough attitude.
If parents can read with the baby as a way of parent-child interaction, making it a game with the baby, it is often possible to achieve the effect of doubling the results with half the effort.
On the contrary, if parents take "three-year-olds to know a thousand words, five-year-olds to memorize Tang poems" as a starting point, it will be a task for the baby to develop reading habits, not only easy to give up halfway, but also easy to backfire, so that the baby has a resistance.
Crooked Mom Conclusion:
Cultivating the baby's reading habits is not an overnight thing, what parents need to do is to continue to input consistently and guide the baby to become interested in reading.
In addition, in addition to using black and white cards, color cards, and cloth books for the baby to meet their reading needs, it is also important for parents to read books for the baby frequently, and it will be easier to get the baby's positive feedback and achieve good results.
Today's topic: When did you start developing the habit of reading for your baby?
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