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We need to be careful when your child is only interested in a toy because it can-can disrupt the growth of other aspects. For example, he just likes to play ball. If only that-that’s all he played and he did not want to play with other toys, it is possible that the cognitive aspect failed to be gained from games such as puzzles or stacking blocks, so your children are not exposed to many things and it will be resulted in their development.

Overcome it, there’s nothing wrong with finding out why your child really like balls, perhaps because his father liked to watch or play football as well. Nevertheless, we must not stop there. Try to always be actively offered alternatives of other toys. For example is blocks with interesting colors or small houses are equipped with furniture for your child to hone the art of the soul.

Well, when they are shifted to the other toys but still like the same toys, then we must be cautios. Especially if your baby look as if they are obsessed, like just like toy trains made by fire, to always ask to see a train station to the original. It is a good idea to bring your child to consult an expert to avoid the things that we do not want.

To keep your children healthy, you need to keep him away from germs. It can be rather difficult due to the children’s nature to explore everything around them, but below are several things that you can do to keep them germ-free:

Let them wash their hands before eating, after using the bathroom, or at any time after they touched other children, pets, or toys of the commons.

Make sure he washed his hands for 20 seconds, or roughly the same as singing “Happy Birthday” twice.

Make sure you always store baby wipes or liquid hand sterile in a diaper bag, gift bag, and your car.

Teach your child to use a tissue when sneezing or coughing. If he does not have a tissue, they can use the curve of their elbow.

Clean their toys every week with warm soapy water or spray germ-free.

If the bottle, glass suction, or pacifier falls on the floor, always wash first before giving it back. If it touches the floor, it means it’s dirty. Do not think that it will not be contaminated by germs if you pick it up off the floor before 3 seconds.

Keep away toys and books that are full of germs in the doctor’s waiting room. It is better for you to bring their own toys and books.

Do not share personal items with your child, including household utensils, toothbrushes, cups, cloth washcloth, towels, and combs. And do not let the brother or sister share personal items as well.

Small children should always tell the truth, maybe you think so. Then few children are already good at lying?

The reason may be that the child wants something that can only be gained by lying. For example, the children claimed to have to do homework because they want to be watching TV. Other causes can be because he wants to protect himself from a certain punishment. Parental behavior could be imitated by the child. You might sometimes lie in front of your child. So, what’s the solution?

1. Immediately straighten and do not give children the opportunity to lie again. Embed this consistently that lying is the behavior that should be avoided because it will harm themselves or others. He could no longer be trusted by his friend, his friend did not want to play together, and others. That way, children should know why lie should not be done.

2. We may charge a penalty if their child is lying but that are educational, such as restrict access to watch favorite movies, do not buy the comic they wanted, etc.

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The task for children that is most important when they grow is to play. At any age 6-9 years, children have a duty to play. According to Dr. Robin Goldstein, author of the Book Smart Parents, in that age, play is paramount. What game is right for the child at that age?

According to Goldstein, at this age, children are not so selfish, but still need to be reminded to treat others with justice and invite other playmates. At this age, children are enjoying themselves by finding out and becoming independent. They will be happy if they could figure out a new shortcut between home and school. Or find a secret place where they can hide and make an adventure headquarters. They live in the imagination-filled adventure.

Maybe there are some kids who still play with dolls before, but, as it grows, they will start with games that are designed first. They also will begin to broaden interest in favorite games, such as houses, war, the good-evil, and others.

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Children learn to speak based on what they heard. Thus, hearing loss experienced by children since birth will result in delays in speech and language. Infants with normal hearing function will experience the stages of language development and speaking (speech-language-auditory milestones) as follows:

* Infants up to age 3 months.
They usually will wake up when hearing a loud noise. They will blink if someone clapping near her ear.

* The age of four months.
He will be quiet to hear her mother’s voice. In addition to looking for direction from the sound source is not visible.

* Age 6-9 months.
Can enjoy music from the toys and began to say “mommy”.

* Age 12-15 months.
React if his name was called, understands simple commands, able to imitate some sounds, and has a vocabulary of 3-5 words.

* Age 18-24 months.
Already understand the parts of the body and 50% word can be understood by those who heard. Children already have a vocabulary of 20 -50 words.
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