| From 18 to 24 months your child will go through a | | | | before he had avoided since he knew they were too |
| language explosion. With this, his imagination and | | | | heavy. And as he's got walking under his belt, he'll |
| make-believe will go to a whole new level as he is | | | | begin moving on to running and jumping, etc. Simple |
| able to communicate his thoughts and feelings. The | | | | games like "Simon Says" and hop scotch are great |
| best baby developmental toys for this age are toys | | | | ways for him to practice. |
| that provide an outlet for his imaginative play. This | | | | If you have not introduced your child to counting, this |
| could be anything from a playhouse to a rocking | | | | is a great time to do so. Take advantage of all of |
| horse. | | | | the counting opportunities that present themselves, |
| The time frame of 18 to 24 months is a period | | | | such as counting toys or vegetables or fingers or |
| where problem solving becomes a focus for your | | | | raisins, anything will do. Baby developmental toys like |
| child. This is also a time when your child will want to | | | | blocks with numbers are great because they still |
| experiment with sound. Musical baby developmental | | | | offer the previous benefits of blocks while |
| toys and any other sound making toys will quickly | | | | incorporating his new counting skills. At first the |
| become your child's favorite. | | | | numbers will only be another picture to your child, but |
| As his imaginations soars, he'll also partake in dress-up | | | | as time goes on he will begin to make the connection. |
| and role playing. Baby developmental toys such as | | | | As a safety reminder, make sure that the baby |
| puppets, dolls and costumes will encourage him to be | | | | developmental toys are painted with water based, |
| the hero of the day while at the same time promote | | | | non-toxic paint. |
| his verbal skills. Just make sure that the costumes | | | | As your child learns more about spatial relationships |
| come with Velcro attachments instead of closures | | | | and begins drawing or making lines, you should bring |
| that are harder for him to handle by himself, like snap | | | | back the shape sorters and the nesting toys. Puzzles |
| buttons or zippers. | | | | with 3 to 6 pieces are also great baby developmental |
| His imagination will propel him to test his limits and | | | | toys because they not only feed his need for |
| boundaries not just mentally, but physically as well. It | | | | matching objects, but they strengthen his self |
| could be anything from trying to tie shoe laces to | | | | confidence as well giving him a sense of |
| testing his strength by trying to move objects which | | | | accomplishment. |