Tyan's Photoblog
Caleb and ABCs
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 11 November 2007 in People & Portrait.
Law has gone for reservist and have to stay in camp for three and a half weeks,so for my sanity's sake{i cant do without talking to an adult 24/7,i will go insane},i shifted the kids and myself to my parents' place.
I try to keep to our daily routine of learning our ABCs in the mornings. Caleb got sick of the 'Touch and say' alphabet book in the background on the right so i bought this wooden alphabet jigsaw. He seems to have got tired of the routine so i am thinking of ways to spice it up. Any suggestions?:)
e. from Washington DC, United States
Awwww he looks very content playing with it. You should get him one of those pushcart things that rattle or play a tune when it rolls. Although it might get on your nerves.
11 Nov 2007 8:10am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
wow, it's a beautiful, beautiful photo, what a nice feel to it! Good girl, babe ;)
11 Nov 2007 11:01am
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
how old is he? I don't remember when i learned my ABC's however maybe you should mix it up by learning a song for a week & then go back to the ABC's I know repitition is best for learning but even as adults we tire of the same ol thing. Learning a song will help with memory as well - so its not a total loss if you step away from the ABC's besdies your abc's are a lot to remember for someone so little.
another way to spice it up even for you - could be to learn the sign language that goes with the ABC's its said that children learn hand gestures before they can really speak well - because a different part of the brain has to develop for speech and that usually takes a bit longer. Mean-while you could learn American Sign Language :D
11 Nov 2007 4:28pm
COOKIE from Singapore
Dear tyan,
U can try getting him alphabets type of jigsaw. Fangyi loves jigsaw big time esp the ones with vehicles. I make him learn his numbers through such jigsaw.
11 Nov 2007 4:54pm
Ras from Plano, United States
How about finger painting for a little while, a little messy, but I think would be a lot of fun for all, until cleaning time came along.
11 Nov 2007 5:57pm
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow, I love this. It is a truly fantastic image – really gorgeous treatment, dearest babe! Wow, again!
As to spicing up the routine, does Caleb like lift-the-flap books? Elise really loves them, and they’ve really helped to grow her interest in books and enjoying learning through play. I still feel enjoyable play is the best way for little ones to learn. :) Our little missy is also very into songs at the moment, so we’ve been singing a lot of nursery rhymes with actions, and the ABC song, counting song, other fun songs , etc with her everyday, and playing CDs with those songs on them in the day as she plays – music has an amazing way of perking her up! :) She also seems to be naturally picking up the words and some letters of the alphabet and a few numbers in the process of all the music and singing. She does love jigsaw puzzles too, so definite thumbs-up to that from us too :) .
12 Nov 2007 12:22am
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
hey tyan--Unclebilly signing in for an update...superb "paint effect "treatment on this shot--really stands out--nice one...
Fancy having a top model in the house,famous kid soon hey ??
Hope you have a relaxing timeout at your parents place (as if !!)..
take care of you and yours.....Unclebilly
12 Nov 2007 12:45am
Rags from Plano, United States
I really hope that your husband comes back soon. Good job with this image. Do your sons also speak Chinese?
12 Nov 2007 3:54am
