What we should be teaching kids

Not sure I would call it teaching but I’ve been trying to show my son how to use some of his toys properly, like stacking rings, putting shapes in shape sorter (getting no where with that one) and building big Lego blocks, or if I’m hanging a washing he likes to hand me stuff, also loves trying to brush the floor and putting washing (or his toys) in the machine. He also loves watching my husband cook. X

I’m the same as the mums above, I tell him what where doing, where I’m going if I’m stepping out the room. We have visual cards we use which I think are really great, if we’re reading I’m telling him what things are. And I’ve been counting 1-10 for months now with him and use my fingers, just the other day when I did it he got his 5 fingers up so that was amazing. I don’t think there’s any particular way we’re meant to be teaching them I think more then anything just communicating with them. Your not a crap mum 💖

We do same as above too really! Narrating what we’re doing, if she points at something say what it is, shape sorting, ring stackers, songs with actions. My little girl has really started signing for “more” now so she’ll do the sign for more and point to what she wants and I repeat what she’s asking for x

I try to teach my LO how to play with her toys properly, even though she is a lot more interested in smashing and throwing everything 😂

She knows where her foot is, and I’m now trying to teach her where her nose is.

She is really good at coming gestures as well, so I try to find gestures that she can associate with words.

The same as above and I point at everything and tell her what it’s called , she’s learnt so many words this way! We got her a play kitchen for her birthday so I let her see what I’m doing a lot in the kitchen so she can copy etc… I look at wonder weeks app at the skills and then use them to help her. Ultimately though I feel babies do things in their own time I’m sure you’re teaching your baby so much without you even realising don’t be so harsh on yourself xx

You’re definitely not a crap mum, your little one will be learning loads just by watching you 😊 and I bet you’re doing much more than you think!
I talk to my daughter as if she understands everything that I’m saying and I tell her what I’m doing and describing what she’s doing. I model how to play with toys but if she wants to play with them in a different way ( like banging shapes together rather than putting them in the shape sorter, I’ll just copy what she’s doing and play together that way). She likes to copy me too, so we do laundry and cleaning together 😂
This page has lots of nice ideas on it as well 😊

https://www.instagram.com/bbctinyhappypeople?igsh=MW8zdXVhdHVmMWV1eg==

You are not a crap mum firstly 💕
They learn so much just by watching us do day to day life. My little girl must have been paying attention to me brushing my hair and her hair, as yesterday she picked up a brush and attempted to brush her hair a few times. Really surprised me

I understand how you feel, but as other mums have said, your baby learns so much by just watching you 🙂

For a while now, our morning routine starts with me narrating opening her curtains and lifting the blinds afterive takem her out her cot. She now points to the curtains and tries to open them herself. She also loves watching the blinds go "up up up" and then she bangs on the window to wake the street up 😆

Honestly though it's so easy to get down on yourself and feel everyone else has got it figured out. But you're doing an amazing job keeping your little human happy, loved and alive 😊 x