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Talking, singing and playing build solid pre-language skills --
touch and eye contact are important
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Books the baby can chew on and play with make him comfortable
with books
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As the baby
get older and rougher with books give them magazines to explore.
My daughter used to sit and turn the pages of the phone book for
fun.
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Playing Music, especially
nursery rhymes
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Baby
games and activities teach babies how to use and understand
language
see book
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Help her develop a love for language and reading with silly
repetitious sounds.
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Read Board Books and
point to the pictures and talk about them. When they are old
enough ask them to point to things.
Touchy Feely Books are
especially wonderful in getting the child to interact with the
book.
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Bath
Books are not only great for the bath but also for the high
chair during meal times. Easy clean-up means a messy baby
can still enjoy a book.
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Don't "read" longer than the baby can handle it. Make book
time fun so they associate good things with reading time.
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Try to read
at least three books a day, even when you think the baby doesn't
get it. Read the same books over and over. Studies
have shown that even infants enjoy hearing their mothers read
the same story many times.
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Babies
quickly know the voices of their parents and other caregivers.
When you read to them they begin to associate books with what
they love most, being held and loved by the special people in
their lives. It forms a special bond.
