Comments on: How To Make Books Come Alive With Your Toddler http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/ Look beyond survival. Learn to thrive. Mon, 07 May 2012 22:34:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Books and Learning http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Books and Learning Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:40:19 +0000 http://newmommyhelp.net/?p=845#comment-246 These are all such great suggestions! I'll definitely try these tips out - they look like they could potentially make reading such an enjoyable thing for my children. And that's what we all want in the end, right? These are all such great suggestions! I’ll definitely try these tips out – they look like they could potentially make reading such an enjoyable thing for my children. And that’s what we all want in the end, right?

]]> By: Spirited Toddler Mom http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Spirited Toddler Mom Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:52:43 +0000 http://newmommyhelp.net/?p=845#comment-219 It is so nice to know that my toddler isn't the only one that can't sit still during story time. Guess that is why the library has a 3 year-old minimum age... It is so nice to know that my toddler isn’t the only one that can’t sit still during story time. Guess that is why the library has a 3 year-old minimum age…

]]> By: Kelly http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Kelly Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:16:39 +0000 http://newmommyhelp.net/?p=845#comment-114 Great post and right on. I'm also a former teacher and it used to make me crazy that i couldn't even get through an entire sentence before my kiddo was turning the page, or getting up to run around, or throwing the book. Luckily, i have quite a few of our little board books memorized at this point, and I can also just recite the story from memory while he does what he wants. I recommend Sandra Boynton books b/c they have a great flow to them and are easy to memorize, plus, my kid loves them. :) I'm sending this post to my husband who gets really irritated when it's his turn to read to our kid. .-= Kelly´s last blog ..<a href="http://dariusandkelly.blogspot.com/2009/08/goodwill-good-times.html" rel="nofollow">Goodwill, Good times</a> =-. Great post and right on. I’m also a former teacher and it used to make me crazy that i couldn’t even get through an entire sentence before my kiddo was turning the page, or getting up to run around, or throwing the book. Luckily, i have quite a few of our little board books memorized at this point, and I can also just recite the story from memory while he does what he wants. I recommend Sandra Boynton books b/c they have a great flow to them and are easy to memorize, plus, my kid loves them. :) I’m sending this post to my husband who gets really irritated when it’s his turn to read to our kid.
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]]> By: August 21st: SK Showcase and Weekend Links — Simple Kids http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-112 August 21st: SK Showcase and Weekend Links — Simple Kids Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:52:23 +0000 http://newmommyhelp.net/?p=845#comment-112 [...] Mommy Help: How To Make Books Come Alive With Your Toddler Laurel Plum Online: Working Toward Back To School - The Daily Routine Simple Nest: Tiny Nurseries [...] [...] Mommy Help: How To Make Books Come Alive With Your Toddler Laurel Plum Online: Working Toward Back To School – The Daily Routine Simple Nest: Tiny Nurseries [...]

]]> By: turnitupmom http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-111 turnitupmom Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:55:41 +0000 http://newmommyhelp.net/?p=845#comment-111 My daughter's favorite these days is "A Potty for Me" by Karen Katz. Maybe this will inspire pee pee on the potty rather than in the bathtub :) The pages extend open and the last words in each sentence rhyme. She is starting to pick up on the rhymes and fill in those words herself....like "me," "play," "okay." I can sense that she's proud of herself. Sometimes I don't read fast enough though and she flips to the end. I have a lot to learn!! Great post! .-= turnitupmom´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.turnitupmom.com/giveaways/packing-a-waste-free-lunch-ecolunchboxes-giveaway" rel="nofollow">Packing a Waste-Free Lunch: ECOlunchbox Giveaway</a> =-. My daughter’s favorite these days is “A Potty for Me” by Karen Katz. Maybe this will inspire pee pee on the potty rather than in the bathtub :) The pages extend open and the last words in each sentence rhyme. She is starting to pick up on the rhymes and fill in those words herself….like “me,” “play,” “okay.” I can sense that she’s proud of herself. Sometimes I don’t read fast enough though and she flips to the end. I have a lot to learn!! Great post!
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]]> By: Megan at Simple Kids http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Megan at Simple Kids Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:44:45 +0000 http://newmommyhelp.net/?p=845#comment-110 FANTASTIC article, Stacie! I had to get used to the "let the toddler lead" with my oldest. As a former teacher, I wanted to, you know, read it the RIGHT way. Toddlers don't know there is a "right" way, but they have plenty of time to learn about that later. Love this article, mama. .-= Megan at Simple Kids´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleKids/~3/XxlZ8qVSrso/" rel="nofollow">What We’re Reading Wednesday: August 19th</a> =-. FANTASTIC article, Stacie! I had to get used to the “let the toddler lead” with my oldest. As a former teacher, I wanted to, you know, read it the RIGHT way. Toddlers don’t know there is a “right” way, but they have plenty of time to learn about that later.

Love this article, mama.
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]]> By: Amy http://newmommyhelp.net/2009/08/how-to-make-books-come-alive-with-your-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Amy Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:49:42 +0000 http://newmommyhelp.net/?p=845#comment-107 Two thumbs up! My two year old also likes some of the sing-song rhyming books. I have them memorized (bc we have read them with all three kids) so I keep rhyming, even when she turns the page. The repitition is good, but of course, we always have to stop in the same spots and talk about what the animals are saying/doing. Letting the child help choose the book and the focus is very important to engaging her! Thanks for this awesome post. .-= Amy´s last blog ..<a href="http://raisingtomatoes.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-day-of-pre-k.html" rel="nofollow">The First Day of Pre-K</a> =-. Two thumbs up! My two year old also likes some of the sing-song rhyming books. I have them memorized (bc we have read them with all three kids) so I keep rhyming, even when she turns the page. The repitition is good, but of course, we always have to stop in the same spots and talk about what the animals are saying/doing. Letting the child help choose the book and the focus is very important to engaging her! Thanks for this awesome post.
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