flashcards
January 27, 2014Just like how they say never go grocery-shopping when you’re hungry, I also think never go to Mothercare without your baby. When you have your babies, they’ll always distract you and somehow pushing the stroller around and trying to calm a crying baby will make you want to speed up and leave asap. Dean and I were just walking around and decided to pop into Mothercare to see if there any things that Daniel might need. Need, not want.
What a load of nonsense.
Never leave parents with time to kill alone at Mothercare.
We came out with 4 bags of toys for Daniel and had to go put stuff in the car boot before doing stuff we actually had to do.
We’re such weak parents. WEAK, I TELL YOU.
Daniel’s 6 months old, but Dean and I zoomed past the 6 months+ section to the 12 months+ to 2 years+ section. Please, our baby’s a fast learner, ok? There were so many colorful things and all sorts of sounds that those toys made. I was convinced that if I get Daniel a toy helicopter, he also needed a truck. And if I get Daniel a truck, he needed to learn about ships. But what if he likes music? Obviously he needs a xylophone. But how will he ever go through childhood without a musical guitar, though…
Then, there are all these talks about brain stimulation and motor skills for babies. I couldn’t find the brain stimulation section in Mothercare, but I passed by some really cool laptops for babies that says A, B, C when you press on the keyboard. SO COOL. I didn’t get that, though. Next to it was a gadget set; remote control, plastic keys and a mobile phone. All made alphabet and number sounds, and there were even French and Spanish versions. Hello, baby must-haves. Daniel would sound so sexy to the other girl babies if he knew A, B, C in French. Buy.
I also got him a set of flashcards of alphabets, numbers, and other things. It said for 2 years plus, but I figured if I repeat it to him everyday, eventually, he will be able to do maths at 2 years old. I was so excited to paste the flashcards on the wall, in my mind picturing me reading out the alphabets to him every morning. And him repeating after me.
“A for apple, Daniel. Say A for apple,” I would say.
“A for apple and airplanes, Mommy,” my 6-month-old baby would answer back.
I smiled to myself while pasting the flashcards.
Daniel? Well, he was behind me.. you know… busy chewing on the box…..
Excuse me, flash cards are for flashing? Like really fast? Glimpse of? But that’s just me. Have fun with your deck 🙂
Yes.. its for flashing really quick vivy. And best to get those with real life pictures of animals/everyday things.. get the DK touch amd feel ones.. have fun!
haha im sure she knows what a flashcard is. daniel is only 6 months old. flashing the cards would not do him good i think. haha.
hey, someone post ur baby pic and claim that farid kamil’s baby. erk..
hmm.. I really miss your I-don’t-have-to-try-too-hard-to-be-funny days. now I feel like you’ve become a little of a umm.. how do I put it.. show off? maybe i’m being a bit judgemental but I mean not all of us can afford 4 bags of toys from Mothercare for our child but really you’ve worked hard for it and you have rezeki lebih. so i’m really in no position to question that. but the way you put it gives me a little ick and why are you starting to sound like a bimbo lately? it’s really my choice to continue reading or stop reading altogether. but I used to come here and wait for new posts (I especially love it when you blog 3 times per day) because I get so happy after reading them but now for whatever reason I find you a little daunting. I apologize firsthand if anyone finds this offensive. it’s just my two cents.
yup…flascards for flashing—-but it can be used in many ways.real life pictures cards is good…
errr….
ok sebenarnya just nak berkongsi cerita, i have a friend, who start to teach his son about alphabet & spelling as early as 6 months old. lama kelamaan, that boy can read well both in english & malay. belum masuk umur 3 tahun pun.and yang paling best, dia ajar sendiri kat rumah, bukan hantar ke mana-mana playhouse. and she’s a full time working wife.
how she teaches her son, i’m not really sure.
showing pictures is good, but showing alphabet is better. (in my opinion k, jangan hentam i balik…hehehe). eventhough babies yang belum boleh cakap, but if we keep showing and talking to them the alphabet, they can remember. same like pictures. how they memorize a picture of apple, they will memorize the spelling of apple. word 1st, picture later.
ok, end of story telling.
Agree with u rosy lane.. Babies as young as 6 months can benefit from flashcards and reading aloud to them. Thats what i try to incorporate everyday anyway.. And my baby at 7 months seems interested in books, she will sometimes listen and help to turn the pages when i read to her BUT most of the times, she tries to CHEW the books hahaha…
Vivy jgn lupa muqaddam flash card for my baby d k….got eh…eh yr baby…hihihi
Vivi dah boleh guna falshcards for daniel tp dont stick on the wall.hold them in front of his face dlm 1 feet mcm tu while hes sitting on your lap and repeat banyak2 kali.i tell you by 10months he can sebut already InsyaAllah.and flash cards with small letter is the best as oppose to capital letters.youre doing so well keep his brain stimulated.learning should be a life time skill and practise and not just bila start sekolah.i love early education as well.all the best!
Eh cop one foot too jauh.sejengkal would do
Mrs Dynaz you are free to express your opinions as a reader but I’m sure YOU wouldn’t like to be called a bimbo. As a reader I think vivy is a very open minded person and wouldn’t mind a a bit of criticism every now and then, that’s part and parcel of being famous. But imo, negative criticism to the point of calling her names although not as harsh as other words in or off the dictionary, should be kept to yourself or expressed in private. Vivy has an email you know 🙂
Hi vivy, to be honest flashcards aren’t that benificial, because kids will tend to memorize it. Try look out for “Einstein Never Use Flashcards” at Kinokuniya. Young babies learn through playing – responsive social experience. But again, this is subjective. My experience, we sent our daughter to Kindermusik at SIM, Ampwalk, Jln Ampang at 5 months old and she could master a lot of vocabs by 1yo – validated by her paediatrician as well. I highly recommend it, only once a week, 45 minutes. You’re gonna love it as well. It’s like parents-baby bonding – no vocab teaching though, but stimulation while dancing and singing. And now I’m staying abroad, and we are sending her (now 2 yo) to pre-kindergarten, again they stress on learning while playing. There’s no flash cards or anything on the walls, just their work of art 🙂