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Give your one year old opportunities to safely look at, listen to, smell, touch, and
taste new things. Supervise her carefully as she explores.
Talk, talk, talk about everything your child sees, hears, touches, tastes, and smells.
Encourage him to begin using words to name and describe.
Call your child’s attention to different sounds around you. Listen to an airplane flying
by, a bird chirping, wind blowing through the leaves, a motorcycle driving on the
road, or a dog barking in the distance.
One year olds have short attention spans. Do not be surprised if your child wanders
off in the middle of an activity. If she’s interested she’ll come back to it later!
Provide your child with board, cloth, plastic and sturdy paper books that show pictures
of things children see in the world around them. Include books with realistic
and colorful pictures and photographs.
If you have a tree outside your window, hang a bird feeder. Let your child help put
bird seed in the feeder. Watch and listen to the birds and squirrels that come for
a snack!
Water play introduces children to concepts of measurement and cause and effect.
Put a small amount of water in a plastic tub with different objects for your child to
explore such as funnels, cups, and strainers. Try this in the bathtub too!
Recycle paper and other products whenever you can. Model ways to re-use items
to avoid being wasteful. Talk with your child about keeping the earth clean and
healthy.
Children are curious about living creatures. They enjoy watching “bugs” and other
creatures such as ants, roaches, snails, caterpillars, worms, butterflies, birds, and squirrels.
Help your child learn the names of what he sees and hears.
Have safe plants in your home and let your child help take care of them. (Be sure the
plants are not harmful if eaten or cause rashes if touched).