Activities With Your 1 Year Old..

Hi All, lama betul rasanya aku tak update blog GBOB ni, bukannya sengaja, banyak aku nak share dengan uols, tapi keadaan sekarang tak begitu mengizinkan..Hhehhe.. Rindu betul rasanya nak menulis dan berkongsi idea dengan semua, Insya Allah, aku akan cuba gagahkan diri untuk menulis selagi terdaya. Lately Qarissa suka buat perangai, terlebih manja dan nak perhatian yang maksimum, nak "bergantung" the whole nite, kadang-kadang begitu menguji kesabaran, tetapi bila melihat dia tidur di sisi dengan wajah yang mulus & suci, aku rasa sayu sangat, dan semua rasa tension dan marah dengan perlakuannya sebelum itu hilang begitu sahaja. Hmmm.. begitu hebat kuasa seorang anak yerk!! Hhehehe..

Oklah, memandangkan hari nih, aku tak dapat nak berkongsi idea sendiri, aku berkongsi dengan uols idea yang aku dapat hasil pembacaan di internet - http://www.associatedcontent.com/. Uols boleh buat dengan anak all this activities ok...:) Memang interesting dan menyeronokkan...Selamat bergembira ..:)

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The Wonderful Ones! Find Some Activities to Try with Your One Year Old Today!

Now that your little baby is a mobile little toddler, he may need more activity during the day. You also may be looking for some things to do to bond with your toddler and watch him learn and explore! (Or maybe you've had a string of snowy or rainy days and the two of you are crawling the walls!) Not to worry, here are some activities to keep your one-year-old busy. Many of them are free or low-cost, too!

• Storytime - Many local libraries offer story times suitable for a toddler's needs. Oftentimes these group times are free, and only a registration is required. Sometimes they are even on a drop-in basis, leaving it open to all. Do a quick search of local libraries to find events in the children's department. Also, many major booksellers offer children's story times, as well. Events are different from store to store so check with your local bookstore for details.

• Finger-paint - Pick up some washable finger paint, squirt it onto a piece of paper and let your little one go to town. It's ok if it all turns out to be one, dark color, or even just one big mess. It will still look great hanging on your fridge! It's washable, too, and will come out of most objects and fabrics! Rolls of large paper work great for this, or even the back of wrapping paper might do the trick. Try taping the paper to the table or work surface. Looking to avoid a major clean-up? Try taping a sheet of paper to the tub wall and letting your child paint in the bathtub. When you are done, transfer the paper elsewhere, fill up the tub and rinse off!

• PaintwithWater - Get some chunky paintbrushes from a craft or home improvement store and let your toddler dip the brush in water and paint. He can paint the sidewalk, the deck, the kitchen table, the high chair tray...you get the idea. He'll love using the brushes and getting wet.

• Playgroundswings, slidesandbouncers - These little guys and girls are still pretty young for a lot of the playground equipment that is out there, but swings, slides, and those little animal "bouncers" (the ones that are on some type of spring, and bounce up and down or front to back) are good playground activities for a baby this age. Don't expect playground time to last all that long, but even a short trip will be fun and stimulating for your little one.

• Have a catch - Using large balls or even cars and trucks, sit across from your child and pass the object back and forth. This also works if you stand at opposite ends of a coffee table and can be loads of fun for little one year olds.

• Blow bubbles - This is another activity that your child may already enjoy, but now that she is mobile, can enjoy even more. Blow bubbles and show her how to catch or pop them. If you are stuck inside, try doing it in the bathtub if you are concerned about a mess. But a few bubbles inside may be worth the mess when you see how excited your little one gets!

• Piece together some puzzles - Babies this age tend to be just about ready to tackle a puzzle. Puzzles with large pieces, pegs on each piece, and matching pictures on the puzzle board are the best kind to start with. Your baby may not know for sure how to finish a puzzle, but she may even enjoy watching you take the pieces out, and putting them back in. Even just watching you work through a puzzle will be a learning experience for them. It's ok if the pieces go mainly in the mouth for chewing. She's just trying to investigate!

• Get Wet -If the weather is right, head outside and fill up a medium size containerwith water. The tubs that are marketed as "party tubs" are great for this purpose. Float some boats or other object in the container or just let your child splash and play.

• Basketball - Shoot some hoops with your baby. If you don't have a kid's basketball net, don't worry. A box, bucket or laundry basket will work great! Take turns trying to get the ball into the basket. Role model this a few times and then give him a turn to try it out.

• Anatomy lessons, baby style - Start teaching your baby different body parts. You can "identify" many parts, but it may be easier to try "teaching" her one part at a time, maybe by saying where's your tummy, and showing her tummy, even guiding her hand to touch it. After a while she'll love showing off her "tricks" and letting everyone see her nose, her head, her toes...etc.

• Bag It - Pull out a gift bag or shopping bag with handles. Your child may act like it is the best thing he's ever seen. He can find things to fill it up with and then empty it and try something new. He may even just enjoy carrying it around the house! Just be careful if it's a bag with big handles or strings!

• Boxes - So many times children get a new toy and we find they enjoy the toy a lot, but they enjoy the box it came in even more. Save a clean cardboard box for playtime. Even a box from a case of diapers will be great. The possibilities for this box are endless (drum, hiding place, ride, basketball, opening and closing, and so on.)

• Dance! - Have a dance party with your little one. You'll probably enjoy the chance to move around, and you can even use your own music! To make dance time a predictable activity for him, try using the same two or three songs. That way, when the songs start, he'll know it's time to boogie! If you have an idea for the "wonderful one year olds" add it a comment below, and help us all stay active!

*feel free to contact me, Watie @ 019-2371229 for appointment & consultation on early education*

Have Fun,

Dilema Flash Card - Bergambar @ Tidak?

Aku tidak pasti sama ada para ibu bapa diluar sana mengalami dilema sperti mana yang aku alami atau tidak. Dilema ini tidaklah sampai memberi tekanan pada aku as a mother a.k.a teacher during homeschooling session with Qarissa cuma sometimes ia akan bermain-main di minda & i'll try to do the best for my baby.

I believe semua ibu bapa ada membelikan anak mereka Flash Card kan? Flash Card yang bagaimana yang menjadi pilihan anda? Picture Flash Card sahaja? @ Picture + Word? @ Only Word without Picture? Mana satu anda pilih?

Pertama kali semasa aku melihat Program-program Early Education, aku teruja bila aku lihat kaedah yang di amalkan oleh otai in EE, Glenn Doman. Dalam program GD, mereka tekankan flashkan yang semata-mata Words tanpa gambar. Ada juga Flash Card begambar, tapi di asingkan. Tulisan nya juga sangat besar dan memang jelas untuk pandangan mata bayi & kanak-kanak. Cuma satu yang aku kurang gemar, kadnya sangat besar dan susah untuk kita slip one by one dengan cepat coz its too big. Aku tak beli GD punya program, aku pinjam Along aku punya GD program sebab dia beli that program. Sempat aku tunjukkan pada Qarissa few times but due to the big size of the card, aku tak continue lagi & that time, aku dah gunakan Little Reader as my software Tools to teach Qarissa to read. Aku masih sangsi keberkesanan WORD FLASH CARD ONLY to help baby to read walaupun aku tahu otak bayi sangat genius & do not underestimate what baby can do.

Aku dalam dilema kerana pada mulanya, aku rasakan penting untuk bayi melihat gambar beserta word kerana aku percaya ia dapat membuatkan bayi teruja melihat gambar yang bewarna warni itu. Secara tak langsung, bayi dapat mengenali apa yang kita sebut. Seperti contoh, BANANA berserta gambarnya. Jadi bayi tahu apa itu BANANA. Bagaimana rupa bentuk BANANA. Jadi ,masa Qarissa dalam perut, aku belikan banyak set Flash Card sebagai persediaan. Seawal usianya 3 -4 bulan, aku mula memainkan Flash Card bergambar ini. Aku juga perhatikan yang apabila Qarissa melihat Flash Card begambar seperti ini, dia lebih teruja dan leka memerhatikan setiap gambar. Bila aku memainkan Flash card dengan laju, she will keep on looking & bila aku suruh pilih kad yang betul berdasarkan apa yang aku sebut, suprisingly, she pick up the right card!!! For All!! It makes me believe that she understand what she saw in the picture.

Makin bertambah usia Qarissa, my experience & knowledge dalam early education juga semakin bertambah, hasil pergaulan dengan rakan-rakan blog yg mempunyai passion yang sama, hasil pembacaan web-web & blog-blog yang hebat & berinspirasi, aku mula bereksperimen dan mula memikirkan banyak perkara & cara bagi menjadikan sessi pembelajaran bersama Qarissa sesuatu yang menyeronokkan. Secara tiba-tiba, aku mula terfikir, betulkah teknik aku menunjukkan Flash Card Gambar berserta Word kepada Qarissa? Aku pernah cuba tunjukkan word sahaja pada dia, tapi she seems not interested. Flash card yang aku belikan untuk dia ada 2 side, di depan gambar + word, di belakang cuma word (untuk memudahkan parent baca & slip the card dengan cepat). Jadi, bila aku tunjukkan bhg belakang Flash Card tuh, Qarissa keep on looking at other places. Maybe tulisan dia kecik, jadi dia tak nampak sangat, so dia tak berminat. At that time, aku rasa oklah, i will show her the card yang dia suka tgk sahaja. The picture + word part only walaupun aku tahu, she's looking at the picture, not the word. After sometime, i start to think again.....am i doing the right thing??

I sit down & started to think like this - Katalah, aku tunjuk BANANA (yang live punya) kat dia, bila dia pandai cakap nanti, dia akan tahu tuh BANANA, dia akan sebut the word & aku akan proud on her achievement, coz i tot dia paham & tahu itu BANANA (coz she can say it what...clearly she know its BANANA!) tapi aku terpikir balik, kalau aku tulis the WORD - BANANA dalam sekeping kertas dan tunjuk pada dia, adakah dia akan sebut BANANA????? Atau dia akan diam dan buat tak tahu, coz she dont know apa yang tertulis atas paper tuh?? Thinking of this, aku dah mula risau....sebab my main intention adalah untuk Qarissa cepat membaca. Macam mana dia nak pandai baca kalau selama ni, apa yg dia tgk hanyalah GAMBAR? Aku tak nafikan kepentingan GAMBAR untuk menunjukkan sesuatu subjek @ objek, aku tahu ia juga penting tetapi bolehkan Qarissa MEMBACA bila aku hanya tunjukkan WORD pada dia?? Goshh... aku dah mula pening dan tau it's time to change my strategy. Wheter Qarissa like it or not, aku mesti berubah dan teach her "to read" by showing her the word so that dia recognize apa yg word tuh tulis. Tapi, the GD Card is too big & kat pasaran, memang TAKDE Words Only punya Flash Card. Kebanyakannya bergambar.

Lucky me, aku jumpa dengan Dr Titzer punya Program - Your Baby Can Read. Aku tau dia ada satu set DVD on how to teach our baby to read. Tapi aku tak perasan yang rupanya dia ada juga Flash Card yang bewarna-warni yang hanya tulis Word sahaja, yang penting ia kecil dan mudah di bawa travel, senang aku nak slip one by one dengan laju. Additional bonus, dia bukan Flash Card biasa, tetapi dia Lift the Flap -Flash Card. Maksudnya, aku boleh flip the card untuk tunjuk gambar di bhg dalam, siap ada words untuk explain berkenaan gambar tu lagi. For me- its Fantastic! More than i expect sebab aku cuma harap untuk dapat flash card - Word Only yang kecil sedikit supaya senang aku nak slip one by one masa tunjuk Qarissa tapi the idea of this Flip Flash Card is very brilliant! Harga nya juga tak mahal, cuma RM 29.90 sahaja. Aku beli di Jusco. Sebelum nih aku ke Jusco, aku tak pernah nampak this kind of YBCR punya produk, cuma nampak DVD dia sahaja. Thats y, bila last month aku ke Jusco dan nampak this Flash Card, aku terus ambil semua set. Untuk Lift The Flap Cards, dia ada 2 set, aku tak sempat ambil gambar set pertama sebab aku simpan kat Living Room, senang aku tak payah terkejar-kejar nak amik salah satu bila buat Reading Time with Q. Set 1 guna masa kat bawah during day time, Set 2 guna masa kat atas, during bed time, atau morning time lepas Qarissa bangun tidur.

YBCR Lift -The Flap Cards- Set 2. Cuma Rm 29.90 sahaja. Brilliant invention!

Antara words yang ada dalam Set 2 ini.

The internal part when we flap the card.

Satu lagi yang buat aku suka this program, kebanyakan Words yang di pilih untuk ditunjukkan kepada bayi adalah Words yang mudah untuk kita uji sama ada anak kita faham atau tidak the words. Kalau korang perasan, kebanyakan Flash Card di luar sana, banyak yang ikut kategori, macam Fruits, Transportation, Occupation dan sebagainya. Bukan tak bagus, even i have all the sets, cuma maksud aku, susah kita nak uji anak kita (walaupun baby hates to be tested, but we as parents nak jugak test our luck kan ..ehheeh) samada dia tau atau tidak apa yang dia baca coz they cannot speak yet. Dalam Set YBCR ni, ia bercampur-campur, tak stick pada satu kategori sahaja. Dan words yang dipilih, memudahkan kita nak tahu sama ada anak kita faham atau tidak, coz they can do the action or show the part of their body. macam contoh, dalam set ni, dia ada perkataan "kick", "kicking","smile", "smiling", "arms up","head","shoulder","clap","clapping" dan banyak lagi. All these words, anak kita boleh tunjuk pada kita yang dia faham apa yg tertulis di kad tuh dengan menunjukkan aksinya.

Let me be frank to uols. Masa mula-mula aku beli this set, aku tunjukkan Qarissa everyday. Few session dengan sangat laju, ia cuma mengambil masa 10 saat sahaja per session. Dalam set nih, ada 30 kad, aku pecahkan pada 3 set, aku cuma tunjuk 10 card sahaja at 1 time, a very fast one, aku slip laju-laju, within 10 second, dah habis dan aku terus simpan!! Well, terus terang cakap, i really have no idea whether it can really work on her or not!! Aku just buat dan tawakal yang this teknik akan beri kesan pada dia. Mula-mula memang dia cam tak berapa interested, sebab cuma ada tulisan sahaja. Walaupun ada warna, tapi no pictures. But i do it everyday. Let her focus, and slip laju-laju. Dia takder masa nak pandang tempat lain coz its only 10 seconds! Lama-lama, aku tgk dia start minat to look at the words. Aku dah mula happy & tahu its gonna work fine. Aku siap bawak the set ke Bandung masa we all cuti. As i said, its a play time for her! Not study time... :)

And, this is the best part. My baby dah start to understand the word when i showed her!! Last 2 days, aku HANYA TUNJUK THE WORDS PADA Q TANPA BERKATA APA-APA! The word is "arms up". And guess what??? She did the action!!!!Just imagine apa yang aku rasa bila tgk Qarissa do such action??? Barulah aku paham how proud a mother will be bila anak dia boleh membaca dalam erti kata sebenar! Aku sengaja tak keluarkan suara masa tunjuk the card sebab tak mahu Qarissa "dengar" the word dari mulut aku. Selama nih, setiap kali dia dengar aku sebut all these words, memang dia akan buat action tuh, walaupun takder flash card depan dia. So, aku nak test sama ada dia paham tak apa yang dia baca tu if aku tak cakap apa-apa. Alhamdulillah, nampaknya dia memang paham. She did the action when i showed her the word "kicking" (siap sebut kick, maybe ter 'accident' kot,ahhahaha..), "clap","wave", "eat" (yang ni pun dia sebut the word sambil buat action). Bila aku tunjuk the word "tongue", dia tak buat apa-apa, action tapi bila aku flip the card & show her the picture without saying anything also, she will start to play with her tounge. Ini juga membuktikan pada aku yang gambar juga penting untuk menerangkan sesuatu maksud pada my baby. Dan agak lawak bila aku tunjuk word "elephant" & she did the "ghroar" sound.. Hahahaha. Memang lately dia suka buat suara kasar dr tekak tuh sampai batuk-batuk, aku cukup marah bila di wat sebab nanti dia sakit tekak, tapi bila aku tunjuk that words dan dia buat that sound, i was so suprised & happy at the same time. Ooo...all this while the sound is for elephant ker sayang ...hahahaha... lawak ah anak Mummy nih.. hehehe..

Now, i believe memang betul baby can read! Tak sesia aku buat the session daily walaupun aku ragu-ragu pada mulanya whether the "1 second per card session" will work or not. Since its proven, kat sini, aku menyeru pada ibu bapa semua, use the precious 10 seconds to teach your baby to read. Walaupun korang kerja, but it really can be done. 10 saat je beb, memang korang ada masa tuh. U can really do it! Believe me! Lepas korang siap-siap mekap pagi-pagi hari tuh, just take 10 second untuk tunjuk the flash card dan terus simpan after dah tunjuk kat your baby! So easy & simple!

Ops, lupa pulak nak bgtau, YBCR ada satu lagi set Flash Card yg dinamakan - Double Sided Word Cards. Ianya ada 2 set, lebih keras, ada 2 bhg, depan dan belakang, warna warni dan terdiri dari campuran satu perkataan dan beberapa patah perkataan. This one aku suggest guna bila ur baby dah faham few words, so we can start to teach her few words that join together. Hari ni baru aku start guna untuk tunjuk Qarissa. Masih dalam sessi penyesuaian lagi, heheheh. Harga dia untuk satu set is RM 39.90, mahal sikit dr Flip Card tu but its worth it. Ada lagi set YBCR tapi aku belum berkesempatan nak beli. Insya Allah, pelan-pelan aku completekan set tu. Sekarang dalam proses nak beli DVD YBCR , asyik takder masa nak ke Jusco.Hari tuh pergi Jusco Bkt Raja, takder jual plak, kena gi Jusco yang besar baru ada aku rasa...:)

Set 1 - Double Sided Word Card yang beharga RM 39.90

Set 2 - Double Sided Word Card. Juga RM 39.90

Sample of the words dalam set ini.

Just imagine how happy I am kalau I show this card & Qarissa did the action? Hheheh.. Tak sabar tunggu saat tu.

Kesimpulannya, aku merasakan kedua-dua teknik Flash card - Words Only + Words & Picture memainkan peranan yang sangat penting dalam membantu Qarissa membaca, tetapi buat masa ini, my priority adalah Words Only. Sebabnya mudah, I want Qarissa to read faster. Kalau gambar, aku boleh cakap & tunjuk terus during our "Shopping While Learning Session" dan bila dia dah pandai bercakap nanti, it will be easier for her. But "reading a book" is very important & crucial step. Sebab tuh aku kena sediakan asas yang kukuh utk my baby. I dont want to wait until tadika baru dia pandai baca. Lambat ah ..buku aku berlambak kat umah, nak tunggu lagi 5 tahun baru dia pandai baca, alamak..letih ah ... hahahaha...

Kay friend, sampai sini dulu my thoughts yang i nak share ngan korang semua. See u in my next entry okay..tetiba rasa takder mood nak sambung bebelan sebab baru dapat call from my best friend, bgtau yg dia misscarriage. So sad... Terus hilang mood aku nak sambung bebel sebagai penutup bicara. Hu hu... c ya ...

*feel free to contact me, Watie @016-2033340 for appointment & consultation on early education*

Me,

Interesting Phonic Videos To Share

Hari ini, aku nak kongsikan satu video yang menarik tentang phonics. Terdapat begitu banyak video di You Tube tetang phonics dan semuanya menarik belaka. Tetapi, apa yang tak seronok tentang You Tube ini, kadang-kadang videonya tersangkut-sangkut. Sometimes it depends on what platform yang kita pakai, sama ada IE, Firefox @ Google Chrome. Ramai berpendapat yang platform Goggle Chrome agak stabil untul melihat video di You Tube berbanding platform lain, mungkin kerana ianya masih baru berbanding 2 platform tersebut.Pengalaman aku menggunakan Google Chrome setakat ini, ok lah jugak, sumtimes tersangkut but most of it memang ok.

Ada juga kawan aku berkongsi video phonics yang menarik, ada juga aku kongsikan di sini. To Naimah, tq so much for sharing dear, Really appreciate it! Aku akan review this 2 video & semua parents can start enjoying the video kay.

1st Video- Phonics Genki English

Genki English ni ada website khas yang telah pun aku link kan di sebelah kiri blog ini. Apa yang menarik tentang web ini, ada banyak program dalam web tuh yang bleh diexplore. Aku suka tengok bhg phonics sebab dia sebut the words in phonics dan ada juga gambar berkenaan huruf yang di tulis. Seperti contoh, huruf B - Phonics Beh - Gambar Banana. Kita hanya perlu gerakkan mouse ke huruf tertentu untuk dengar the Phonics sound dan klik gambar untuk dengar the words - Banana.

Tentang video ni pula, aku suka sangat tunjuk pada Qarissa sebab setakat ni, semua education video yang dia ada like Brainy Baby, Baby Eistein & sebagainya, semuanya menggunakan teknik biasa dari A - Z dan bukan phonics. Jadi, video ini adalah alternatif yang aku gunakan untuk tunjuk pada Qarissa. Tentang "kekeliruan" yang mungkin di hadapi baby kerana dalam video yang biasa, bukan phonics, dan dalam video You Tube pula, ia menggunakan phonics, aku tak risau sgt sebab as i told uols- All Babies Are Genius. My main point, I want Qarissa to have fun looking at the alphabets & maybe inside her mind, she will think "Why certain video is like this & other video is like that" and her mind will start thinking. Its ok, as long as she had fun. Later when she talks, its easier for me to explain. At least, i dah dedahkan dari awal & dia dah ada foundation. :)

What i like most about this video adalah kerana ianya tidak tersangkut-sangkut. Sangat lancar bila dilihat dari my Lappy & I use Google Chrome as my platform. Dan video ini macam flash card, laju bila bertukar antara satu huruf ke satu huruf dan yang best sekali, the music beat is fast & catchy. Memang menarik. Ada few phonics yang aku jumpa @ You Tube, rasa kelakar bila dengar 1st time, tapi yang this one is catchy. Aku memang suka fast beat & dalam method Glen Doman pun, they advised us to show the letter as fast as we can to our babies. Jadi, video ni memang sangat sesuai di tonton oleh babies.

Satu lagi yang menarik, di tengah-tengah lagu, we can follow the words & repeat it to our babies. Tu yang aku buat dengan Qarissa. In the middle, aku ulang balik apa yang di sebut sebab memang ada part yang kita boleh follow semula. Memandangkan zaman kita dulu takder phonics, memang susah kita nak ikut that phonics, seriously wei.. even dalam video ni pun, awal-awal bila dia sebut phonics, aku susah nak catch up sebab laju sangat & kita tak biasa dengan the phonics sound, tapi bila ada part yang tengah tu, it really helps me to listen to the phonics sound. So, memang kita boleh ajar diri sendiri dan dalam masa yang sama, ajar baby kita juga. Memang FUN tau! Qarissa setakat ni, aku dah tunjukkan around 4-5 times & she start to love it! Kaki hayun-hayun everytime aku tunjuk. Suka naaaa....

Untuk menjadikan video lebih catchy, di bhg akhir, ada huruf Z dan bunyinya Zeee dan kemudian ada Bee yang terbang di skrin!! So, that time, bila dia terbang ..aku pun action kat Qarissa dan sebut .."Its Bee.." Zzzzzezezezze...

Let us have fun by watching the video & start to put our baby on our laps!!

Phonics Genki English Video

2nd Video- Phonics Magical Nature Alphabet

Video yang kedua ini lah yang dikongsi oleh sahabatku Naimah di dalam laman blognya. Video ini juga berkaitan dengan Phonics tetapi bukan terhad kepada huruf A- Z sahaja, tetapi ia menjurus kepada "Magical Nature Alphabet".

Agak menarik sebab selain ada gambar, ada huruf besar dan kecil dan ada perkataan yang menunjukkan ejaan bagi gambar. Pada aku, yg specialnya video ini, sebab ada mulut cikgu kat bhg bawah yang menunjukkan bagaimana caranya phonics itu harus berbunyi. Jadi mulut cikgu tuh asyik bergerak jer. Hehheh.. Quite interesting & this is first time aku nampak such Phonics video like this.

Cumanya, ia agak slow sikit sebab dia terangkan satu-satu tentang huruf, perkataan dan bagaimana hendak membunyikan perkataan tersebut ke dalam bentuk phonics. So, maybe your baby will tend to get bored half way. Mungkin video ni lebih sesuai untuk toddlers yang dah paham & pandai sebut A-Z and few words so that during the whole process of watching, we can talk & make them occupied so they dont feel bored easily. Borak-borak ngan anak during watching & discuss about the video. Aku belum sempat try tunjukkan dekat Qarissa sebab 1st time aku bukak dulu, ada tersangkut sikit. Maybe after this, I will try to show her to see whether she's interested or not.

So, let us see the video together okay ..Till, then, meet uols in my next entry!! Wallaaa...

Phonics Magical Nature Alphabet Video

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Happy Watching,

Its Proven! Your Baby Can Read!!

* entry ni aku masukkan sekali pada tarikh yang sama aku masukkan dalam blog personal Qarissa coz I'm so happy & proud with my baby's achivement. Walaupun ini bukan kali pertama dia beraksi sedemikian, tetapi apabila aksinya dapat dirakamkan di dalam bentuk video, ia adalah sesuatu yang membuatkan aku sangat berbangga melahirkannya! Seperti yang selalu aku katakan malah nama blog ini pun - All Babies Are GENIUS! dan sesungguhnya ia adalah BENAR. Semoga video ini dapat memberikan inspirasi kepada para ibu bapa di luar sana sebagaimana aku menonton video anak-anak yang lain di You Tube sebelum ini. Dan aku juga tak sabar ingin melihat video anak-anak para bloggers yang lain jika ada, Jangan lupa kongsikan bersama kerana anak-anak ini sangat menginspirasikan!! *

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Huiyyoooo..Jumaat yg paling happening dalam hidup aku!! Inilah Hadiah Hari Lahir untuk aku yang paling bermakna!! Esok, 25 July 2009 b'day aku yg ke 29 dan Qarissa dah bg hadiah yang paling bermakna untuk Mummynya!! Tq sayang!! Aku rasa aku pernah bgtau korang yang aku plan nak ambik video Qarissa tengah buat READING TIME guna software Little Reader dalam entry sebelum ni kan.. tapi setakat hari ni blum tercapai sebab aku leka ngan dia depan PC time buat reading time tuh + kena ada org tolong ambilkan video sementara aku pegang Q. Hubby aku kerja, Nor plak tak pandai amik video. Kalau amik gambar tu oklah. Bila malam lak, time wat reading time, aku nih terhover seksi plak pakai baju time ngajar, sungguh tak sesuai laki aku amik video weiiii!! Jadi, selalulah tergendala rancangan nak ambik video tu..

Gaya yang sungguh poyos tapi aku suka!! Bijak anak Mummy!! Tengah taip apa tu nak??

Dah memang rezeki aku hari ni, menjelang umur Qarissa 13 bulan dua hari lagi (26 July 09), aku dapat rakamkan aksi membaca dari si bijak ni. Aku tak terpikir pun nak ambil video Q tengah membaca. Aku plan nak ambik video yang Q dah pandai buat action sendiri bila aku nyanyi lagu Pat A Cake. Kiut sgt bila dia "pat" perut dia yg gemoookkk tu tau! Tapi member cam tak minat jer, asyik lari sana sini. Memang masa tuh baru lepas buat reading time for afternoon session. Si Qarissa ni kalau aku tunjuk Little Reader tuh, dia mmg asyiklah nak tgk aja, takmo berhenti. Kengkadang bila Nor ambil dia untuk bawak turun bg sarapan (lepas wat Reading Time session pagi) dia akan merengek-rengek tak puas hati (tapi senyap pas nampak fish frame yang tergantung kat dinding masa nak tangga, sebab Nor selalu tunjuk, wkakaka..jadi distraction sket, tak sempat nak nangis ..dah teruja tgk fish!!)

Tekun melihat LR video

Then, tengah-tengah dia tergelek-gelek depan Lappy aku tuh, aku pun tetiba rasa nak rakam aksi dia tgh wat reading time. Aku risau dia akan tolak-tolak Lappy tuh ..(kalau korang tgk video ni sampai habis, memang ada part dia tolak Lappy, aku tolak balik ke atas pelan2 ..takut jahanam Lappy aku noks.... baru beli tuh ..hutang pun tak habis bayar nih...wkakakak...). Aku tgk dia berdiri dengan stabilnya as if aku nak bukakkan that Little Reader for her. Aku pun teruslah bukakkan dan rakamkan aksi dia. Ada few videos yang aku rakamkan, semua aksi dia memang teruja, wkakaka...tapi yg video ni best sebab boleh dengar dia bercakap sekali. Seronok giler aku!! Selalunya selama ni, mana-mana perkataan yang tak boleh di buat "actionnya", dia asyik mengangguk jer bila tgk the words, sumtimes jer dia kuarkan suara emas dia tapi ntah apa angin dia hari ni, dia sebut plak few words.. Memang rezeki aku lah dapat rakam wei.... Seronok gilerrr!!

Mata tak kelip masa reading time tau!! Fokus bukan main!

Aku rasa dia teruja tahap dewa sebab ni first time aku biarkan dia berdiri sorang-sorang depan PC sambil lepuk-lepuk Lappy aku kot. Selama ni kan aku peluk dia bila wat reading time. Takut aku kalau dia tarik-tarik Lappy tu. Tapi kali ni, aku terpaksa biarkan sebab sebelah tangan dah pegang kamera, sebelah lagi duk tekan mouse utk ke next page. Bermaharajalela lah si kenit tu!! Tuh yg over excited kot. Wakakaka...

Antara words yang korang leh dengar dia cakap cam "eye", "ear" dan "duck". Yang lain tu, dia buat aksi @ pegang mana-mana bhg badan dia & dia akan tenung words & gambar tuh macam nak makan!! Siap tunjuk-tunjuk semua kat skrin! Hehhehe..Concentrate sungguh!! Tak sabarnya aku nak tunggu masa Q pandai sebut semua perkataan ni. Teruja sangat!! Memang tak sesia lah aku Play & Learn ngan dia kat rumah selama ni. Alhamdulillah, syukur sangat tgk perkembangan Qarissa. Aku rasa semua family & kawan-kawan blogger @ non blogger pun akan tumpang gembira tgk aksi dan "kegeniusan" anak aku nih.Ceh ...puji diri sendiri plak.. perasan!! Eh ..baguslah perasan untuk kebaikan kan kan kan ...!! Buat aku lagi semangat nak mengajar Qarissa.

Antara action words yang paling dia suka tgk dan suka buat aksinya! Aksi JUMP pun dia suka buat tapi dia tak pandai jump lagi, jadi dia wat action bongkok badan cam nak jump tapi tak lompat! Wakakak..Kiut jer terbongkok2 ..Selalu aku yg tolong jump kan dia & she will smile lebar2!

Aku harap korang pun akan semangat juga nak ajar anak masing-masing membaca bila tgk video ni. Baby memang GENIUS wei...semua baby GENIUS!! Dulu masa takder anak, aku percaya jugak tapi takder tempat nak buktikan fakta tu, yer lah, Q belum lahir kan, tapi lepas Q lahir, aku mmg semangat nak tgk hasilnya bila kita bg yg terbaik untuk anak kita dan walla!! I'm a proud mother of my little Angel Qarissa now!! Syukur alhamdulillah...

Pada aku, korang sumbatlah apa ilmu pun, the babies can save it in their mind tau! Repetition is very important. Repeat, repeat & repeat sampai they fully absorb coz baby tak pernah borink!! Dulu aku baca dan tengok video anak orang, walaupun Q memang dah pandai buat perkara tu sejak dia tgk Little Reader tu, tapi selagi tak rakam, tak rasa umpphh tau!! Sebab takder bukti. Takut plak orang kata, aku nih pandai cakap jer ..bukti tak bagi.. Hahahah..skang, aku dengan bangganya menayang gambar video anak aku tengah membaca! Happy..happy ..happy ...! Tak sabar nak tayang kat family aku & my hubby!!

Dah jatuh terduduk pun sanggup bangun balik to continue reading! Bravo Qarissa Darling!!

Mehlah kita kongsi kegembiraan aku di hari Jumaat yang indah ini dengan melihat anakku membaca!! Terima kasih Tuhan ..I'm so happy with this precious gift. Amin....Tak lupa padaLittle Reader, yang menjadi salah satu dari alat bantu untuk aku mengajar Qarissa. Tak sesia pelaburan aku! Dan aku akan pastikan, semua alat bantu yg aku beli dan invest, akan digunakan sebaik mungkin, so Qarissa dapat benefitnya!! Insya Allah...

My Qarissa Can Read!! Aksi Qarissa menjadi RAJA di depan Lappy!!

*feel free to contact me, Watie @ 016- 2033340 for appointment & consultation on early education*

Happiest Friday In My Life,

Learning Activities For 1 Year Old Baby

Today, I would like to share an article I've read from this wonderful web - http://www.associatedcontent.com/ about activities that we can do with our little child. Qarissa is going to be 13 months tomorrow & sometime, i'm lack of idea what to play with her. Wakakaka.. So, this is a very good article to share with uols so that you can practice this activities with ur love ones @ home.... Happy reading!!

From today onwards, I will share with uols the related articles I've read on the net here @ my GBOB Blog so that we can share the ideas. Thanks to the internet!! It makes my life much more easier!! Hehheh..

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So you have taken the plunge and decided to stay at home with your one year old child. Now, what? Here are some activities you can do with your child that will facilitate learning as though they were in a preschool environment. At this stage in life, children are learning how to walk, and their vocabulary is increasing everyday . Developing hand-eye coordination is important at this point, so you will want to do things with them to help them strengthen skills in those areas.

Games to play at this stage of life include: Peek-a-Boo, Patty Cake, and "Where's the Baby?". Hide the baby under a blanket or cover them with a towel and ask where the baby is. Move the towel or blanket, say, "There s/he is!", and laughter will surely ensue. (memang best main game ni, Qarissa mengekek-ngekek gelak, dia plak nak Peek A Boo kan kita! Wakaka...)

Focus on speaking to the child as though they can understand you. Using baby talk will only hinder their vocabulary; (jangan cakap pelat dengan anak tau@ Cakap jer dengan bahasa yang biasa!!) the more you speak to them as though they understand adult words, the better they will speak to you in the end.

Turn every part of the day into learning. Say the names of body parts as you wash them during bath time. Soon the child will be able to point out parts of their body on their own. Some good toys to have at your disposal are blocks, shape sorters, and simple puzzles. Count the blocks with the child as they play with them or when you put them away. Even though they will be a while before they can count with you, it will help them later. Tell the child the shapes as they put them in the sorter. Ask the child to point out each shape. Soon, they will not only be saying each shape, but will know which one is which and right where it goes into the box.

During meal times, tell the child what color the food is that they are eating. Point out colors of everything around them and soon enough they will be able to identify colors, and even tell you a favorite. Always talk to your child. You can never say too much, and anything is sufficient. The more they soak in the better. Reading to your child is still just as important as it has been up to this point, and you should continue to do so frequently. Take suggestions from your child as to what you should read, even if it is just a point or a giggle.

Following these suggestions will set you up for an amazing year of growth, and get you ready to get into some more engaging activities for when your child turns two. Stay tuned for more suggestions for more learning activities for children aged 2-4.

*feel free to contact me, Watie @ 019-2371229 for appointment & consultation on early education*

Lets Play & Learn,