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Scribbling, drawing and painting for toddlers
By Maria Muennich on 21/07/2009 08:21:46
When the skills develop, ideas on encouraging your budding artist, safety pointers and useful materials
When the skills developHow to offer encouragementSafety & materialsKeeping a recordWhen the skills develop ScribblingSometime between the ages of 12 and 18 months, your child will have probably developed fine motor skills, strength and hand
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Creative play with your toddler
By Maria Muennich on 24/10/2007 12:51:25
Even simply baking biscuits together can be an opportunity for learning through play - here are a few ideas for simple but fun creative projects
One of the great joys of life with a toddler can be making things together; and as you make, mould, colour, stick and discuss, you'll be encouraging his mental and physical development in many different, and often subtle, ways. What's more, as most
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Baby development: The third year
By ThinkBaby on 26/10/2007 13:03:28
While your toddler's physical growth may not be as rapid as earlier, between two and three years, his all-round development will show no signs of slowing down - and he may not either
in this next year. At first these sentences will be very simple "baby awake slowly", "lunch not hot" but he'll gradually incorporate more complex concepts over time, such as cause and effect. As his language develops it's likely to be a bit confused and unclear
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Baby development: The fourth year
By ThinkBaby on 06/11/2007 01:24:53
How your child develops between the ages of three and four
and some will reach developmental landmarks more quickly than othiss. This time line is meant only as an approximate guide for parents. Premature babies will develop more slowly than full-term babies and can be expected to develop in line with their age
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