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Next time your baby needs their nappy changed use the time to sing songs and to talk to them. As you change your baby’s nappy, name the different parts of their body and talk about what they can use them for.Here are your feet. They are good for jumping and kicking the ball.
It’s time to change the sheets and make the bed. This time, you could ask your child to help you.Where will you start? Will you ask them to take off the sheets or put the fresh, clean ones on?As you work together, talk about what you are doing and where you will start.We are going to start at the base and work up. Let’s put the fitted sheet on first and then we will do the
Next time you are dressing your baby talk about what you are doing. Let’s get you dressed and ready for the day. It’s cold outside so we need warm clothes. As you move your baby around to put on their clothes, name the different parts of their body. After a while you might notice that your baby begins to help you by turning with you. First we put on your top. Over your head
The first day of starting anything new can be a very stressful time your child. As the big day approaches, talk about what might happen, who will be there and what they can do if a problem occurs. Creating routines and having a dry run can help to reduce anxiety as your child will begin to understand what to expect.
What will you wear today?There are plenty of decisions to make when you help your child get dressed in the morning.What are you doing today?Does what you do change what you will wear? Is it a day at home or a going out day?Today we are going to playgroup so you’ll need to wear clothes you can play in.What is the weather like today?You can find out by looking at the weather
What’s the time? Is it time for bed?Getting ready for bed is a wonderful opportunity to explore time and to look at the way we combine events together into a sequence. As bedtime approaches talk about what time your child will go to bed and how they know when that is. Is their bedtime 6pm - at the end of a favourite program? Or is it at the end of the evening meal?
Losing a tooth is a big milestone for children. How will you celebrate it? Some families have the tooth fairy who leaves money in return for the tooth. There are other ways to celebrate though. You could have a special lost tooth book and write the date the tooth was lost along with a the story about how it got lost. You could draw or download a map of all the teeth in your
The weather has changed and it’s time to see if last year’s clothing still fits.Summer has finally ended and the nights are getting cold. I think it is time to change to winter pyjamas. We will have to see if last year’s still fit.Talk with your child about the different ways you can work out if their clothing will fit. Do they need to try it on? Can you just hold it up
Packing up time can be turned into a fun learning experience when you and your child share the task together. Talk about where each toy belongs before you put it away, so that your child is able to predict where to place items.We have lots of different toys to pack away. We can put the blocks in the basket and the cars in the bucket. We can roll up the car mat and pop it
When children go to childcare, kindergarten or school they will take a bag with them. In their bag there will be things that they need every day and some things that they will only need for that day. Ask them to identify what they need every day and to locate the objects to go into the bag. Talk about what are the “only today things” and where they can find them.
