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Does she like books? My daughter loved two lift-the-flap books called "Where is Baby's Belly Button" and "Toes, Ears and Nose". They are very simple and fun for little ones. Hope this helps!

Buy children C.D.'s with songs that teach such as "head shoulders, knees, and toes" song. Play along with her while the C.D. plays. Play games with her such as a simplified version of Simon Says. There are also educational toys such as dolls that have clothes with buttoning, zipping, shoe tying, etc. made for toddlers. Another fun thing is to use safe non-toxic materials to make letters and numbers in.

My son never stopped moving and wouldn't let me teach him anything. I would teach him anyways here and there and I would get frustrated because he wasn't paying attention. Then one day he started demonstrating the things that I was trying to teach him. Not all at once of course, but even though he wasn't sitting still, he was still absorbing the info! So, don't give up, keep doing it but just a little at a time.
Good luck!

this is my nose(touch her nose)
this is my mouth(touch her mouth)
these are my eyes(touch her eyes)
these are my ears(touch her ear)
these are my cheeky cheeks(tickle her cheeks)
I've done this on and off with all of my kids and even now they love it.
turn any thing you can into games even getting dressed.
open the neck of the shirt look though it like a window at her and ask her what goes here and watch her reaction.

Sounds like you need "Parents As Teachers". It's a program put on by Tulsa Public schools. They offer parents educational info on child developement and teach you how to teach your child. They assign you a parent educator, evaluate your childs developemental needs and give you great emotional support. I was in this program with my daughter until her third birthday and we just loved it. We grew very fond of our parent educator and miss her alot now that we have graduated. I don't have a phone number but I think you can find one online or if you call tulsa school district and ask for the "parents as teachers" department I'm sure they'll be able to help you get enrolled. You won't regret it, and even if you're only enrolled for a short time you'll be amazed at what you'll learn. Good luck, this was the best advice I have ever received and hope it will help you too.

When you are talking to her throughout the day just point to the different body parts...for example, when you are putting her socks and shoes on, tell her about her toes, feet... She will learn it in no time at all. At that age they are sooo busy, but they are learning every minute. As for teaching her new words, reading to her will help alot or just naming things in daily activities. When you talk about things maybe say the color it is. They are always listening even when you think they aren't. Soon her jabber will turn into words. All kids are different in their pace of learning, but she will surprise you all of a sudden and you will wonder where she learned all that! lol

My 13 month old likes to play the eyes, nose, etc. game when I'm holding him. I'll ask him where everything is and he'll point to it. Either on himself or on me. He especially likes to find his belly button! When he's running around, though, forget it! Maybe she'll play when (if) she's sitting on mommy's lap. Hope this helps!

With me I just started saying the words and pointing to different body parts and now he knows all his body parts and he's 24 months and I think he started learning them all before he was a year old.

I agree with Bev.. I used to do that with him talking about his feet and things and his hands arms and tummy every little detail not because i was trying to teach him but distract him long enough to get him dressed (he was a big wiggle worm and still is) I was completely blown away when he started doing the same.. I also learned that when i stopped talking mushy baby talk to him and just spoke to him or just repeated things that he picked up much faster ... now we're to the point (he's 3) that as i'm passing certain things i ask him where the store is or where aunt paula's house is or when we are walking to the car i make him lead me.... it just adds a little more fun into the learning process and usually they learn when you are just trying to find a way to get them to sit still.. thats what i do when we are going somewhere.. it makes for an interesting day you can also play the repeat game with abc's and 123's i think at one point i got my little guys attention all the way to 65 before he got bored but in all truth he just wanted to switch back to abc... I hope this helps i seem to be babbling

Make anything into a game or song and they'll pick up on it quickly!

Try checking the baby einstein videos out from the library. They teach body parts, shapes, numbers, colors, animals, etc. Then follow-up with real world examples. Use time in the car seat to say things like "a" is for apple, acorn, airplane, as many as you can think of and so on. She might not know what you are taling about, but will help build vocabulary.

We sing the old song about body parts and my son loves that. He now points to what is next in the song. So what if you can't sing? Kids don't care. So the song goes "the toe bone's connected to the foot bone, the foot bone's connected to the ankle bone and so on". I always add some tickling in there somewhere too. We also play alot of Hokey Pokey...put your left foot in, put your left foot out, put your left foot in and you shake it all about...you might be too young to remember this old rollerskating song, but my children have all loved playing that too. If she doesn't sit still, then channel her energy into fun activities. Good luck.

Do you have Parents as Teachers where you live? They are really good at helping with ideas on teaching different things.

Hi R.! I have a 20 month old son and I just that they do not like to stay still at this age!! LOL. As far as the "new words" issue... Is your child in any kind of play group? I know that once I put my son in daycare, he started talking very well. He was at another daycare prior to this one, however there were no children older than him there. Once I started him in his new daycare where there were children his age and older, he started learning words from them. Now at 20 months old, he can speak in sentences. I know that you are a stay at home mom, but maybe you could find a childrens play group. -S.

My daughter is 2 and she has knwn her body parts for awhile but it really was because i mentioned them while i gave her a bath and stuff. Another way is sing "head, shoulders, knees and toes" My daughter loves that song. Just in case you have forgotten the words it goes--
Head....shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Eyes, and Ears, and Mouth and Nose
Head....shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
(and then point to everything as you say it....sing it 2-3 times in a row faster each time and they try to keep up its really cute!!!Good Luck)

My daughter is very similar to yours. She is a very active child and it's hard to keep her attention. One way that I found worked was the "surprise element". Playing the "I've got your....(nose, ear, cheek, mouth, etc....)" game worked really well. She never knew what I was going to "get" next, and within a few minutes, she knew where her nose was. She's getting better at all of her face parts. Toes, feet, fingers, and hands are easy for her to get now too. I hope this helps!

I have two boys, ages 2 and 4. Both of them really caught on to body parts and speaking around 22 months. You get frustrated that they aren't talking, and then one day their vocabulary just explodes!

I found the easiest way to teach body parts was through books, songs, and bathtime. We have a few baby books and you can get them from the library too that show other babies and each page features a certain body part. Most babies like to look at other babies, so this is an easy way. Also, fun songs like "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes." We learned this one through baby time at our local library.

You can just do it throughout the day, diaper changes, meals, clothes changes, etc. She doesn't have to sit to learn :)
L.