Ahora, su bebé puede hacer deliberadamente que las cosas pasen, no sólo por casualidad. Puede hacer rodar un juguete en cierta dirección. Puede oprimir el botón correcto para hacer sonar una melodía. Balbucea para llamar su atención. Cuando usted le provee juguetes que reaccionan con sonidos o acciones al tocarlos, el bebé descubre el poder de la causa y el efecto. Hacer que las cosas pasen se convierte en la manera del bebé expresar, de forma no verbal, cualquier pensamiento que le venga a la mente; esto prepara el camino a las destrezas verbales.
When baby makes something happen with a toy—rotates a picture, rings a bell, opens a door, drops a figure down a chute—your baby's mind gains something new to think about and a new way of communicating. Baby may first work the levers and dials on an activity toy tentatively and later push them to the limits; repeat a motion five times or add a playful variation. As your baby takes more control of the action, outward play expresses inner feelings and thinking. Soon, the way baby plays becomes as unique and personal as speech. By providing toys and playthings that allow your baby to make things happen, you create opportunities to nurture expression.
A playset with rolling vehicles gives you and your baby the perfect stage for early play talk about a fascinating subject: how objects fit together or move about in relation to each other. While your baby is fitting parts together or relocating vehicles or working the action features, you can describe what's happening. "Let's push this lever." "The boat rocks back and forth." "The car goes under and over." When you use descriptive, expressive words you help your baby link the sounds of speech to meaning. Even though baby isn't ready to talk, body language, play actions and babbling are the "vocabulary" of self-expression. "Listen" to what they reveal about your baby.
As your baby acquires experience, new skills and an understanding of how things work, you may notice a renewed interest in activity toys that have been available to baby for months. At last able to sit up, your baby may play longer with a familiar activity board, repeating favorite actions over and over with increasing speed. Self-expression through play grows clearer and gains depth as your baby discovers which activities challenge new skills. That's the benefit when you select toys that offer a variety of activities progressing from the simple to the complex. Playing with old toys in a different way, your baby reveals levels of expressiveness—in body language and babbling—you haven't seen before.
Ejemplos de juguetes que nutren la expresión:
Juguetes de actividades para manipular
Instrumentos musicales para bebés
Gimnasio para la cuna o el piso con objetos colgantes para agarrar y patear
Maracas
Juguetes para apretar con sonidos sorpresa
Juguetes llenos de objetos que suenan cuando los sacuden
When baby makes something happen with a toy—rotates a picture, rings a bell, opens a door, drops a figure down a chute—your baby's mind gains something new to think about and a new way of communicating. Baby may first work the levers and dials on an activity toy tentatively and later push them to the limits; repeat a motion five times or add a playful variation. As your baby takes more control of the action, outward play expresses inner feelings and thinking. Soon, the way baby plays becomes as unique and personal as speech. By providing toys and playthings that allow your baby to make things happen, you create opportunities to nurture expression.
A playset with rolling vehicles gives you and your baby the perfect stage for early play talk about a fascinating subject: how objects fit together or move about in relation to each other. While your baby is fitting parts together or relocating vehicles or working the action features, you can describe what's happening. "Let's push this lever." "The boat rocks back and forth." "The car goes under and over." When you use descriptive, expressive words you help your baby link the sounds of speech to meaning. Even though baby isn't ready to talk, body language, play actions and babbling are the "vocabulary" of self-expression. "Listen" to what they reveal about your baby.
As your baby acquires experience, new skills and an understanding of how things work, you may notice a renewed interest in activity toys that have been available to baby for months. At last able to sit up, your baby may play longer with a familiar activity board, repeating favorite actions over and over with increasing speed. Self-expression through play grows clearer and gains depth as your baby discovers which activities challenge new skills. That's the benefit when you select toys that offer a variety of activities progressing from the simple to the complex. Playing with old toys in a different way, your baby reveals levels of expressiveness—in body language and babbling—you haven't seen before.
