Hi there,  My son is 6 months old and he just loves the Baby Smartronics Surprise Game not that he know the letters and so on but the knows he is controlling the keyboard to make the littles characters appear on the screen and he loves the sounds.  As he grows he will enjoy the other games.

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Hi
Thanks for making me feel lazy with my bub......lol.....
How do I get to be such a fantastic mum hahahaahah
Take heart and know that all they need is your time and devotion
Luv Deb

I think you are doing great already ,,

heres a few more ideas that might give you a few more tips if you like

ive got 25 stairs that i have to walk down to go outside and every time we go to the shops i count them outloud i did this everytime  i stated just to count to 5 ,, when he was 18 months i started to do my routeen going down the stairs he just opened his mouth and counted to 5 by himself ,, then after that shock i went up to ten and so on ,, u might not think but they realy listen to what you say and when its time they will just suprise you ,, he now counts to 20 without any trouble ,, i also sing twinkle twinkle little star and now he know the whole song ,,

they will pick up lots of things you do and say ..

i blow up baloons and he chances then round the house ,, even before he could walk he loves them ,, blowing bubbles also ,, soft ball also ones they can pick up and scrunch in their hands you dont need to spend a whole lot of money to entertain them or even teach them , the older they get they will notice more things and everythings so new to them ,

we go for a walk to the park and look at the planes fly above our head , we sit on the grass and touch it ,, the simple things everyday surrunding things are good , they are little spounges and will take alot in ,,everythings new everythings intresting for them

I felt a little weird at first cause its like i was just talking to myself , but i just kept up repeating things over and over , when your bubbas on the floor put a toy out in frount of your baby ,, that helps them to try to get to it and also reach out to it

you are doing great ,, point to the pictures in the book ,, the eyes nose hair etc,, say the names of the colours the skys the limit ,

 

I agree that you sound like you've got everything under control, but if you are really worried, take bubs for nice walks in his pram, or let him waddle along beside you when he is at the walking stage. Babies love to learn new things & the earlier we can help to develop their language skills the better. I used to talk to my kids constantly as we walked along. Just saying the simple words of the things we saw, like look bubby a flower. Show mummy another flower. That flower is pink, etc. Both my kids learned to talk at a very young age.

Sounds like you are doing fine . we used to make sure our boys were able to see us as we did things around the house and gave them boxes and other thing to play with as well as the regular toys.
They love to sing and they love it when you sing and hum with them.
Lie on the floor and play with the toys as well (it's good for you too ).

its often simple things that get little minds going have you let him chase a toilet roll across the floor or play with some tissue paper. we found toys that had different textures were big winners sounds and lights also two thumbs up. chanege his play environment  or aria now and a gain but as long as your child is healthy and happy then you are doing enough.