Seems like i dont DO enough with her. I am sooo sleepy during the day. and i have taken advantage of the fact that Devin has her while i sleep after work. But it feels like im not really RAISING her the way i want. what i mean is. most of the day, shes walking around doing her thing, and im just keeping her out of harms way and keeping her form eatting stuff she aint got business. i forget that NOW she 1 and WAY more alert and attentive then she used to be. NOW is the time to START DOING things with her. Today, when i wake up, i will take her to the park around the corner from the house. and put her in the swings and stuff. Then we can come back and read our books. only thing im afraid of at the pak is that she'll put all the rocks and sand in her mouth or hurt herself on something. idk. she's been to the park before, but she couldnt walk and i just put her in the swing and pushed her. today imma take her down the slide if its not raining and stuff and swing with her if there are no baby swings. lmaoooo
How to Have Fun With Your 1 Year Old
By iwuvstaylin, eHow Member
Things You'll Need:
A baby (haha)
A stroller, or a car
A stereo
A TV
A good mood
Patience
A certain time of the day for this activity
Step 1 One of the easiest things you can do with your child is play with them. It keeps both of you happy. While he is playing with his toys, why not play with him? Having kids is just an excuse to play with all your old favorite toys anyway, right?? So have at it! Let go of your uptight adult mind. Have an imagination again.
Step 2 When you are cleaning the bathroom and baby is in the living room watching TV and starts missing you, open the door and let him in. Give him a rag and let him wipe at stuff with you! Don't let him get into those chemicals in the cleaning solutions though. And make sure all the dangerous stuff is out of reach!
Step 3 POTS AND PANS!!!! Kids LOVE Pots and Pans! Get em' out. Take a couple of wooden spoons and play away!! The funnest kinds of parents are the ones who are still children at heart.
Step 4 Work out! When baby is hogging the TV, tell him to scoot his couch potato butt and let you watch something. Put on your work-out video and watch as he tries to copy you. He will love it!
Step 5 BUBBLES! Kids love bubbles. You don't even have to buy bubbles from a store. Just take dish soap, and mix it with water (not too much, you still need to have enough soap in there to make bubbles). Take a bubble wand and blow away! He will love that too! Make sure you wash his hands afterwards, and don't do this on the carpet. Do it in the kitchen or outside.
Step 6 Speaking of outside, why are you spending all your time on the computer? (I should be talking, right?)
Take your kid for a walk. Go to the park. Go to a friend's house. Go shopping. Do something. As long as he has new stuff in front of his eyes and as long as you are moving, he will be content.
Step 7 Is your baby a little artist? I can't tell yet with mine, but he sure loves to get the colored pencils and crayons out. Get some scrap paper and let him experiment. He will understand soon enough what it all means, and soon he will want to actually draw, not scribble.
Step 8Chase your kid. Gosh, is there any kid in the world that doesn't love to get chased around the house? Make scary noises. Tickle him. Get that baby! And let him get you too!
Step 9 this is my son Watch movies with him. By now he's starting to recognize TV characters if he gets to watch the tube. My son loves Elmo. I just let him watch Elmo when I need my hands free, but I also watch it with him. I just let him sit in my lap and smell his hair. Babies smell so good! Yes, watching Elmo may be torture for you, but look at how much your son likes him!(This can go for any TV character that your kid likes, I just used Elmo as an example)
Step 10 There are endless things you can do with your child. For those who like to go all-out, schedule a day for the zoo! If you show your kids pictures of different animals and they seem intereted, then they will LOVE to go to the zoo! Be careful though, don't let them feed the Giraffes or goats! Wait a couple years for that.
Step 11 Read. Read. Read. Get books for your little one. Babies need one on one time with mommy/daddy. If your little one is impatient (like mine is), make it interesting by making the sound that the object or animal makes, make loud noises while pointing at stuff. He'll giggle.
Step 12 Put on your dancin' shoes and dance to you or your baby's favorite music! Sing! Even if your voice is terrible... do it. He won't care, and you don't have to impress anyone! Hold him while you dance, be hyper.
Step 13Try to teach your little one how to clean up. Once it's starting to get close to bed time, show him how to put his toys away so that all the cleaning up will be done BEFORE he falls asleep. My son has a big dump truck that I like to put the toys in and drive it to the toy box. Then we dump it all in there. He likes to help me, and it's a good thing, too!
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