I notice that Joash knows which toys he likes and will stay faithful to them for a long time. He prefers the soccer ball to the basketball; loves the red tortoise; wants the rubber duckies infinitely more than the plastic ones... you get the drift. If he happens to pick up a toy that he does not really like, he'll take it, bang it against the floor a few times, drop it and look around for his favorites. As for the one that he loves, he'll lick it, chew it, bang it, transfer it from one hand to the other, inspect it, push it around and do all sorts of stuff with it. Even if the toy rolls out of reach, Joash will chase after it. Talk about single-mindedness.
If you are one of those moms who are pulling hair out thinking about all the money you have to spend to get new toys to interest him cos he is bored with his old ones pretty soon, never fear. I have a trick up my sleeve since the days of old when I helped my own mum take care of the kids she used to babysit. It has proven to be very useful even with Joash.
1) Divide the existing toys into groups of 7.
2) Each group should have at least one toy the baby loves and the rest can be of varying interest to him
3) Let him play with only one group of 7 at any given time.
4) Allow him to play with the same 7 toys as many days as you can before he becomes very bored with them (The time frame will be diff for diff child)
5) Give him the next batch, wash the old batch and keep them from sight.
6) Keep rotating the groups of toys being dished out to him.
This way, he will always think that the toys are new as he would have forgotten about them after some time has passed. By the time he can remember the toys from weeks ago, it is about time you upgrade the toys anyway cos he would have outgrown the old ones.
Like I said, Joash will still pick the same favorite even after many rounds of rotation... Absolutely incredible.
If you are one of those moms who are pulling hair out thinking about all the money you have to spend to get new toys to interest him cos he is bored with his old ones pretty soon, never fear. I have a trick up my sleeve since the days of old when I helped my own mum take care of the kids she used to babysit. It has proven to be very useful even with Joash.
1) Divide the existing toys into groups of 7.
2) Each group should have at least one toy the baby loves and the rest can be of varying interest to him
3) Let him play with only one group of 7 at any given time.
4) Allow him to play with the same 7 toys as many days as you can before he becomes very bored with them (The time frame will be diff for diff child)
5) Give him the next batch, wash the old batch and keep them from sight.
6) Keep rotating the groups of toys being dished out to him.
This way, he will always think that the toys are new as he would have forgotten about them after some time has passed. By the time he can remember the toys from weeks ago, it is about time you upgrade the toys anyway cos he would have outgrown the old ones.
Like I said, Joash will still pick the same favorite even after many rounds of rotation... Absolutely incredible.
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