Toddler Brain Basics 12 to 24 Months: Brilliant Beginnings (Toddler Brain Basics, 12 - 24 Months)

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Summary: it is wonderful
Review: i wish they will continue publishing about children stages up to teens.

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Summary: A complete Kit
Review: Just like Baby Brain Basics, this is more than a book-- it is a kit containing four products: The Toddler Brain Basics Book, a book for the baby, a CD with songs from the book on it, and a toy buying guide for 12-24 month olds.

The book is spiral bound and very easy to hold and read. It has tabbed off sections so you can very easily locate the topics of interest to you. Some of the topics include research on brain development, language acquisition, and music as an aid for development. The last sections of the book give specific information for activities to do with your toddler at each stage. For example, activities that are best suited for 12-14 month olds, 15-18 months, etc. Some of the activities are ones parents seem to naturally do, which reinforces their benefit (such as singing to your toddler or playing peek-a-boo). However, I have found a bunch of new activities, that are simple, and use either common toys or household items that my toddler loves. Some of the activities suggested would be a safety concern if there weren't constant adult supervision. So heed the author's warnings that this is an activity for the two of you together.

The child's book has things the child can touch and levers the child can pull to make it interactive. The words in the book are words to songs that are found on the CD. My daughter loves it when we look through the book and I show her what all the levers do.

The CD contains the songs from the book in three different formats. The first format is a sing-a-long version. The second format plays the songs at a more upbeat tempo so you and your toddler can get up and dance. The third format plays a relaxing, instrumental version of the song that I found very enjoyable.

The toy buying guide is the best. I never know what to buy and this takes the guess work out of it. It gives suggestions for toys for different developmental goals, as well as different ages and even gives ideas about how to play with this toy with your child. I know that seems like a no brainer, but it's been a long time since I was a toddler and I need retraining in different ways to play.