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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 1412 Views
Really, before 18 months you're wasting your time Tom - 20/04/2012 01:26:05 AM 1059 Views
I dunno. I really enjoyed books when I was that young LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 03:12:29 AM 1080 Views
At a year and a half? Nate - 20/04/2012 06:18:01 PM 933 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 1037 Views
Color me slightly skeptical. Tom - 21/04/2012 01:17:51 PM 964 Views
my mother spent over 20 years classroom teaching, is an Ed.D... LadyLorraine - 21/04/2012 10:40:56 PM 1263 Views
So did my mother. Elementary school teacher from 1960-1990. Tom - 22/04/2012 05:24:44 PM 938 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 563 Views
That sounds about right. *NM* Tom - 22/04/2012 05:20:35 PM 480 Views
Similar experience here... DomA - 20/04/2012 07:04:51 PM 1215 Views
Yah, I was a bit like your niece LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 09:30:02 PM 1196 Views
Re: Yah, I was a bit like your niece DomA - 20/04/2012 11:48:12 PM 1153 Views
That's weird. Tom - 21/04/2012 01:22:24 PM 1045 Views
Re: That's weird. DomA - 21/04/2012 05:41:27 PM 1156 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 1186 Views
No problem, if you just want to flush money down a toilet. Tom - 23/04/2012 02:29:57 PM 917 Views
Re: No problem, if you just want to flush money down a toilet. Rebekah - 23/04/2012 03:32:22 PM 1078 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 1291 Views
I'm really interested in the evidence for the crawling thing. Vivien - 25/04/2012 08:11:31 PM 1146 Views
I can't find actual scientific studies on the web Tom - 25/04/2012 09:56:14 PM 940 Views
Re: I can't find actual scientific studies on the web Vivien - 26/04/2012 03:45:40 AM 1330 Views
anyone who thinks an infant sleeping on its stomach is dangerous is behind the times. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 01:51:59 PM 1114 Views
Yes, the SIDS indicia are all over the place. Tom - 26/04/2012 02:29:15 PM 968 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 1030 Views
Hmmm. *shrug* I don't know. I trust this professor to have his facts straight. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 08:01:53 PM 1004 Views
Possible answer is difference between Scottish and English health systems. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 08:28:38 PM 961 Views
weird. maybe trends have swung back the other way. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 10:01:01 PM 951 Views
I hope you don't have it mixed up... Vivien - 26/04/2012 10:18:00 PM 1054 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 947 Views
I'm very happy to hear that. Vivien - 26/04/2012 10:12:32 PM 1200 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 918 Views
Yes, yes, of course. Everyone thinks they have the experience. Tom - 26/04/2012 02:25:10 PM 1041 Views
I understand where you're coming from LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 04:50:46 PM 1217 Views
I agree with that, of course. To a point. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 07:06:37 PM 1116 Views
OH! Another suggestion! LadyLorraine - 20/04/2012 03:36:45 AM 1238 Views
I LOVE that book. Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:44:08 PM 1027 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 1208 Views
Books by Ruth Brown wheelwright - 20/04/2012 04:26:18 PM 896 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 500 Views
Re: Books by Ruth Brown Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:44:42 PM 850 Views
Kama Sutra Dark Knight - 20/04/2012 06:57:27 PM 977 Views
Re: Kama Sutra Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:45:43 PM 1079 Views
Mo Willems is awesome *NM* HousealThor - 20/04/2012 09:15:52 PM 472 Views
They look nice, thank you. *NM* Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:50:21 PM 463 Views
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie / If You Give a Moose a Muffin *NM* beetnemesis - 21/04/2012 06:37:07 PM 519 Views
Heh, cute. Thank you. *NM* Rebekah - 23/04/2012 12:50:47 PM 500 Views
Bright, tactile ones. nossy - 23/04/2012 09:04:53 PM 988 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 01:39:57 PM 1056 Views
You won't once you have it. nossy - 26/04/2012 04:07:14 PM 1100 Views
"Go The F**k to Sleep" Stephen - 25/04/2012 11:45:31 PM 1009 Views
Suspect that will hit close to home. Rebekah - 26/04/2012 01:40:50 PM 1046 Views
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