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Re: No problem, if you just want to flush money down a toilet. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 23/04/2012 03:32:22 PM
The entire high contrast trend is a great way to waste money needlessly. If I were asked what to get a 2- to 3-month old, I would say (1) a tummy time pad, since the practice of putting babies to sleep on their backs makes them not like being on their stomachs and inhibits rolling over, (2) Tiny Love battery-operated remote control mobile if you have a windup mobile, since the windup mobiles are shit, (3) an activity mat if you don't already have one, (4) an exersaucer or bouncy chair, (5) cloth books that can be washed that emphasize textures, and (6) stuff for teething - it will start soon enough and you want things the baby can chew on.


We've already got all of those (apart from the mobile), and the high-contrast book is surprisingly fascinating for her. (We got it free from a pregnancy & baby support club over here.)

The concept makes sense, actually. Evelyn's always been fascinated by highly contrasting things. She stared at the part of her pram canopy where the black outer meets the white inner from the very beginning, and the things around the room that hold the most interest for her are those with a lot of contrast - book spines, cushion patterns, etc. I'm not going to go out and buy a pile of those contrast books but the one we have has been jolly useful for keeping her attention during nappy time, etc, and it's good for eye development from an early age.

Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions for books for later, not now, as my original post stated. I want to have a decent collection here for when she's ready to read to/with since she's our first child and we have very few books thus far.
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Books for very small children: suggestions? Rebekah - 20/04/2012 12:19:39 AM 1700 Views
Really, before 18 months you're wasting your time Tom - 20/04/2012 01:26:05 AM 1391 Views
I dunno. I really enjoyed books when I was that young LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 03:12:29 AM 1401 Views
At a year and a half? Nate - 20/04/2012 06:18:01 PM 1186 Views
I don't remember reading quite that young, but I do remember not long after that. LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 09:35:11 PM 1376 Views
Color me slightly skeptical. Tom - 21/04/2012 01:17:51 PM 1262 Views
my mother spent over 20 years classroom teaching, is an Ed.D... LadyLorraine - 21/04/2012 10:40:56 PM 1609 Views
So did my mother. Elementary school teacher from 1960-1990. Tom - 22/04/2012 05:24:44 PM 1198 Views
I double checked. I was confusing it with another event. I was about 2.5 *NM* LadyLorraine - 22/04/2012 12:19:09 AM 770 Views
That sounds about right. *NM* Tom - 22/04/2012 05:20:35 PM 622 Views
Similar experience here... DomA - 20/04/2012 07:04:51 PM 1509 Views
Yah, I was a bit like your niece LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 09:30:02 PM 1542 Views
Re: Yah, I was a bit like your niece DomA - 20/04/2012 11:48:12 PM 1408 Views
That's weird. Tom - 21/04/2012 01:22:24 PM 1295 Views
Re: That's weird. DomA - 21/04/2012 05:41:27 PM 1429 Views
Doesn't need to be an extended period of time, though. A few minutes is enough at the beginning. Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:42:23 PM 1478 Views
No problem, if you just want to flush money down a toilet. Tom - 23/04/2012 02:29:57 PM 1163 Views
Re: No problem, if you just want to flush money down a toilet. Rebekah - 23/04/2012 03:32:22 PM 1329 Views
Look, it's useless to discuss at this point but let's have the discussion again in 2 years. Tom - 23/04/2012 04:39:47 PM 1578 Views
I'm really interested in the evidence for the crawling thing. Vivien - 25/04/2012 08:11:31 PM 1451 Views
I can't find actual scientific studies on the web Tom - 25/04/2012 09:56:14 PM 1200 Views
Re: I can't find actual scientific studies on the web Vivien - 26/04/2012 03:45:40 AM 1610 Views
anyone who thinks an infant sleeping on its stomach is dangerous is behind the times. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 01:51:59 PM 1474 Views
Yes, the SIDS indicia are all over the place. Tom - 26/04/2012 02:29:15 PM 1231 Views
If there was a big ad campaign in the UK about this then no-one told my medical team. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 07:40:48 PM 1297 Views
Hmmm. *shrug* I don't know. I trust this professor to have his facts straight. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 08:01:53 PM 1333 Views
Possible answer is difference between Scottish and English health systems. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 08:28:38 PM 1228 Views
weird. maybe trends have swung back the other way. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 10:01:01 PM 1309 Views
I hope you don't have it mixed up... Vivien - 26/04/2012 10:18:00 PM 1335 Views
blagh. maybe I do...I hope not. I hate it when that happens. let me pull out that notebook... LadyLorraine - 27/04/2012 12:01:47 AM 1312 Views
I'm very happy to hear that. Vivien - 26/04/2012 10:12:32 PM 1485 Views
Re: Look, it's useless to discuss at this point but let's have the discussion again in 2 years. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 01:39:25 PM 1178 Views
Yes, yes, of course. Everyone thinks they have the experience. Tom - 26/04/2012 02:25:10 PM 1311 Views
I understand where you're coming from LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 04:50:46 PM 1560 Views
I agree with that, of course. To a point. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 07:06:37 PM 1386 Views
OH! Another suggestion! LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 03:36:45 AM 1593 Views
I LOVE that book. Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:44:08 PM 1274 Views
I...actually had a really long post at one point. I don't know where it went LadyLorraine - 23/04/2012 02:43:25 PM 1556 Views
Books by Ruth Brown wheelwright - 20/04/2012 04:26:18 PM 1168 Views
I loved books like that too. That had little "Easter Eggs" hidden in the pictures ^_^ *NM* LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 05:29:50 PM 691 Views
Re: Books by Ruth Brown Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:44:42 PM 1134 Views
Kama Sutra Dark Knight - 20/04/2012 06:57:27 PM 1230 Views
Re: Kama Sutra Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:45:43 PM 1356 Views
Mo Willems is awesome *NM* HousealThor - 20/04/2012 09:15:52 PM 631 Views
They look nice, thank you. *NM* Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:50:21 PM 580 Views
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie / If You Give a Moose a Muffin *NM* beetnemesis - 21/04/2012 06:37:07 PM 643 Views
Heh, cute. Thank you. *NM* Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:50:47 PM 634 Views
Bright, tactile ones. nossy - 23/04/2012 09:04:53 PM 1256 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 01:39:57 PM 1322 Views
You won't once you have it. nossy - 26/04/2012 04:07:14 PM 1370 Views
"Go The F**k to Sleep" Stephen - 25/04/2012 11:45:31 PM 1298 Views
Suspect that will hit close to home. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 01:40:50 PM 1317 Views
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