Activities at home: Hide and seek 8月 13, 2021LearningTimeID Admin At this age, your child is likely creeping and crawling all over the place. They are also likely using sounds and gestures when they babble and ‘communicate’. This game lets...
How do I know if my baby is happy? 7月 09, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Happiness in babies is quite different from happiness in adults. Babies don’t have a concept of ‘happiness’ just yet, so experts often use other cues and behaviors to see if...
Baby sign language can boost all areas of development 6月 03, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Baby sign has been around since the early 2000s but it hasn’t gained the traction that it deserves. Similar to bilingualism, there seems to be a constant debate around whether...
Your child’s nutrition: breastfeeding, weaning, and timing 6月 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Nutrition is one of the three factors that have the largest impact on early brain development, with the other two being toxins and environment. Many parents struggle with knowing when...
The difference between how native English and Chinese speakers teach their babies language 6月 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Many of you reading this may be bilingual (or multilingual) but most, if not all of you likely prefer one language over the other. This preference is automatically passed on...
How our educational kits go from concept to reality 6月 02, 2021LearningTimeID Admin There are so many toys on the market and it can be overwhelming for parents to choose which ones they should get. Some toys follow a learning philosophy such as...
Open-ended play and directed play. Which one to choose? 5月 31, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Simply put, open-ended play generally does not have a final goal. For example, when your child plays with building blocks, they can build anything - there is no ‘right answer’....
為什麼你的寶寶喜歡把所有東西都扔到地板上? 5月 31, 2021LearningTimeID Admin 如此行為似乎令人困惑，但實際上，這很簡單。 代入寶寶的想法中，當他們在地板上扔東西時會發生什麼？ 1. 他們扔物件 2. 該物件碰撞地板並發出有趣的聲音 3. 物件滾動並彈跳 4. 寶寶熱切地嘗試取得該物件 5. 你把物件放回寶寶的前面 6. 重覆步驟1-5 當您的寶寶這樣做時，他們正在學習因果關係。 從本質上講，您的寶寶正在學習，當他們將物件扔到地板上時，會導致一連串事件發生。有趣的聲音、滾動和彈跳，然後將其拾起，再重新做一遍。 寶寶發現自己是獨立個體，並正在弄清楚自己的行為如何對環境產生影響。 所以，家長不用擔心，這不是頑皮的行為，只是學習！ 如果家長想阻止寶寶該行為，可以輕鬆的使用以下玩具來教導其因果關係。
The best educational toys that are not toys 5月 28, 2021LearningTimeID Admin It’s a common misconception that parents must buy baby toys that light up, make sounds, and play music. While having one or two of these toys can be interesting for...
玩洋娃娃的男孩和玩卡車的女孩 5月 28, 2021LearningTimeID Admin 有些人認為性別遊戲是過去的事了， 但到今天依然存在。我們經常看到男孩子沉迷汽車和卡車，而女孩子則喜歡玩洋娃娃。人們很容易認為男孩和女孩就是這樣的， 但事實是性別類型的遊戲受到父母和環境的影響。 有趣的事實： 實際上所有的嬰兒都喜歡藍色。他們只在1.5至2歲左右發展對性別色彩的偏好 1. 男孩子會選擇較深的顏色，例如：藍色、綠色、黑色等。 玩具公司會傾向於迎合這種偏見。 你最後一次在玩具架上看淺粉紅色的卡車在什麼時候？ 玩具公司會決定孩子選擇哪種玩具，從而限制了他們對玩具的選擇。 男孩不太可能從玩具店中選擇洋娃娃，因此，他們有較少機會去練習社交和情感技能。 2. 女孩子會選擇較淺的顏色，例如：粉紅色、紫色、黃色等。 你是否注意到玩具店裡玩偶的顏色？ 玩具公司明確將這些玩具瞄準女孩，以增加銷量。 這意味著女孩通常有更多機會練習社交和情感技能，而更少機會練習大肌肉和身體協調能力。 3. 性別偏向玩具促使了性別定型 有研究文章指出，男孩玩具通常以男性氣概、競爭和侵略為主題，例如士兵、槍支、汽車等。女孩玩具通常以女性氣質、外表和家庭技巧為主題，例如>洋娃娃、配飾、假想玩具等。 4. 性別中立的玩具能促進大腦發育 在研究人員研究的所有玩具中，最適合大腦發育的玩具傾向於性別中性和開放性。 因此，僅使用性別偏向的玩具會產生負面影響。 性別中性的玩具能吸引孩子的注意力，例如我們的遊戲套件。 如果在家庭中促進性別平等，並限性別陳規定型的觀念，那麼孩子很有可能建立此觀念。 定長的行為在培養孩子對性別和性別定型觀念的態度中起著最大的作用。 參考網站 https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/dangers_of_gender_based_toys https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/play/gender-typed-toys
Montessori, Waldorf, Piaget, Vygotsky - what do these names actually mean? 5月 28, 2021LearningTimeID Admin If you have a child, chances are, you’ve heard of some of these names. These people were trailblazers in early childhood development and education, and many of their ideas live...
Your baby learns to fear heights when they begin to move and crawl 5月 28, 2021LearningTimeID Admin Fun fact: all babies are born NOT scared of heights! That may seem odd given that many adults are scared of heights. When you think about it, it makes perfect...
