How old do you think your baby will be able to start reading?
Many new parents believe that babies can read when they can talk, even at six months. At this stage, the baby's vision is not yet fully developed, and it is sometimes impossible to see things clearly, let alone read.
Should babies start reading in a few months?
In fact, reading does not mean that only the baby holds the book to read, the experiment found that not only the newborn baby can read, but even the baby in the mother's belly can also participate in reading. Many mothers must have been advised by doctors to give their children prenatal education during the obstetric examination. The baby in the mother's belly to listen to the story is the earliest reading, although the baby is born although it is still not clear, but you can listen to the mother to read and sing, and even you can touch and feel it yourself.
When the baby is six months old, as the baby's perception, movement, cognition and language develop, when the baby is read, there can be some interaction.
So for babies of different ages, how should parents accompany their babies to read?
1 0-2 months baby
Newborn babies see the world as a blur, and the distance they can see is very limited, only about twenty centimeters. By the time the baby is two months old, the baby's level of vision development is still very low, and it is still unclear what color it is, especially cards and objects that do not have such a large color difference.
Therefore, at this stage, you only need to show the baby some black and white cards.
2 3 months old baby
At 3 months, the baby will gradually learn to turn over, the action will be significantly more than before, and will take the initiative to explore. At this stage, the baby will be full of curiosity, like to observe everything around him, and will also feel the surrounding objects through his hands and feet.
At this time, you can prepare some books with different textures for the baby, let the baby touch and feel, and can also satisfy the baby's curiosity.
3 4-6 months of baby
Four-month-old babies can distinguish between many complex shapes and a strong preference for curves. For example, the figure of stripes and checks. In addition, babies at this stage can distinguish between red, blue and yellow colors.
Therefore, at this stage, you can prepare some pictures with bright colors for the baby, as well as some thick cardboard books and touch books, which can meet the needs of the baby's grasping, biting and other action development at this stage.
For babies before the age of one, it is obviously impractical to get specific knowledge from reading. The purpose of reading at this stage is to let the baby learn to be friends with books and cultivate the baby's interest in books and reading.
In addition to the development of the big action of walking, a one-year-old child cannot be ignored, and some fine movements of the fingers also need the child's attention, which requires the child's hand-eye coordination and also requires a certain amount of attention. "Turning the book" in the eyes of adults is a very simple action, but for the child is a challenge, the beginning of the book in front of the child, the child must be the finger scratching, but as their control of their fingers strengthened, gradually they learned to turn the page accurately.
Parents should choose books for their baby that are suitable for their baby's age and comprehension ability. Babies mainly understand things from the senses, to choose colorful and vivid books for them, with some catchy and easy to understand children's songs, mainly conducive to enriching children's vocabulary.
Respect your baby's personality and differences, and let them look through and explore freely. Don't rudely criticize and reprimand the baby because of the baby's poor performance, which is easy to discourage the baby's interest in reading. Respect your child's language expression and sense of accomplishment. Don't constantly interrupt your baby or constantly correct your baby's presentation. In early reading, we should be good at encouraging the baby to complete reading independently, encourage the baby to show his achievements through reading at the right time, and give praise in time, so that he can constantly taste the happiness and continuous sense of achievement that reading brings to himself.