Learning Colors: Infant
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Learning Colors
Asked by B.K. from Tucson
on December 1, 2007
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I have an 18 month old boy who is speaking well and learns quickly but doesn't seem to grasp his colors. When do children normally start to learn colors and what can I...
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- from: S. P I'm a preschool teacher and mother of 5. 18 months is a little young for a child to differientiate colors and know their names. He can probably tell them...
- Try doing a color a day. Monday is red. Make everything red. juice, clothes, snacks, toys. then go around the house and outside finding things that are red. Tuesday do...
- hi. well what i did with my son who is now four, was used everyday opportunities for learning colors...with his clothing, food, shoes, outdoors. when you get him dress...
Learning Colors and Shapes
Asked by V.W. from Tyler
on January 19, 2009
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I have been working with my son since he turned one on his ABC's and 123's. He could say all his ABC's and count to 15 by the time he turned two. While all of this is ...
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- I am going to second the mom who suggested perhaps he is colorblind to some degree. The distinction here is that he seems to clearly grasp his letters and numbers - s...
- put your child in front of some baby learning videos every day and he would learn the stuff. Right now your child is playing you like a lolly pop :-) believe me I ...
- Relax and enjoy him! He's got time to learn more stuff before starting school! My nephew's first academic achievement around one-ish was to make animal sounds. He c...
How Old Was Your Child When They Knew Colors?
Asked by L.W. from Cincinnati
on September 13, 2011
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Hi Ladies
Im wondering if you can help me. Everything I read online gives me mixed reviews. She will be 3 in December (soo just a shade over 2.5 years old) Im not wor...
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- Every child is different maybe she is concentrating on learning other things right now. I know my youngest learned his colors slowly between the ages of 2 and a half a...
- At 2.5 my boys began recognizing what words were colors. They will be three next month and have had colors mastered for about two months now. I didn't push it at all...
- Mine started talking at 2....she knew her colors before that. I could ask her for a specific color of something and she knew what it was right away. She's 2.5 and has ...
2/Y Can’t Recognize Colors
Asked by E.T. from San Francisco
on January 6, 2011
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My 2/y baby is very smart. He is good at speaking, using his hands, counting numbers and recognizing various shapes. However, he can’t recognize colors. I have been ...
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- He may be color blind. Have it checked out.
- My first daughter knew her colors before she was 18 months. My second daughter is now 2 1/2 and she has been having difficulty with her colors too and I began to wond...
- My daughter didn't know her colors till she started Mother's Day Out at 2.5. They had a color each week that they learned and now she knows all of them. It's not unu...
How Should I Learn to Do Baby Signing?
Asked by D.W. from Boise
on January 24, 2009
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I was wondering if anyone has bought a baby signing book, and if they found it helpful. What book(s) would you recommend? Should I buy it or just check it out from the...
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- I was told about 2.5 yrs ago that my DS was deaf. So we started the process of taking sign and learning to be able to communicate with him. I have found that there s...
- Oh, D.,Baby Signs classes are super! I started signing with my daughter in February 07 she was ~8 months, and by the time she was a year she had a decent vocabulary. S...
- Hi D., There are already a ton of great suggestions out here! I would agree with everyone on their recommendations of Signing Time videos and getting them from the l...
Artificial Food Colors - HELP
Asked by M.R. from San Francisco
on July 10, 2010
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After reading an article on food colors (red, yellow, blue) I am experimenting with taking my 3 year old off all "yellow, blue and red" colors to see if it will improv...
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- Real cheese is usually white. Try to purchase white cheddar cheese.. And other white cheeses.. Queso Blanco, Farmers cheese.... Also some people cannot tolerate any so...
- A nutritionist came to my mommy's group and talked about food dye being a huge problem for many children. I specifically remember her talking about red food dye (but ...
- Hello Jrsut, It really sounds like you are trying to be the best mother that you can for your child. As the mother of 5 and the Nana of 12 I just wanted to add ...
5Y/o Says She Sees Colors When People Are Talking
Asked by D.K. from Detroit
on April 17, 2012
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Out of nowhere, my daughter asked why she sees colors and shapes sometimes. She really didn't seem bothered or concerned, it was like it just popped into her head at t...
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- I would look Google 'auras.' Some people are sensitive to them, and can see them. Check it out.
- Yes it sounds like she can see auras...the other possibility is that she has "synesthesia" which I noticed someone else said too. None of these things are bad, it's j...
- My husband sees colors with music. What AV said :)
Helping Son to Learn Words
Asked by S.B. from Augusta
on January 25, 2007
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My son is almost 14 months and all he says is mama dada and nana. one friend of mines has a son the same age and he knows several words. i try to sit down and read to ...
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- My son just turned thirteen months, and according to all I've read, he should be talking in big words. So far, we've got "Hi" "Hi, Dad" and "Good." No "Mama," no "no...
- Don't stress about it. My son was way behind his peers with speaking. When he turned 2 his vocabulary exploded. Now he is three and speaks in complete sentences wel...
- One of the easy ways to teach words is to makk flash cards and put them on the item..Example with my son I did all words in both english and spanish.I would spend 10-2...
Is 2 to Young to Learn Abcs
Asked by S.S. from Cincinnati
on October 6, 2011
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my son (who turned 2 this August) is just amazing me with what he knows. We have been taking a kind of laid back teaching style, and I was reading the other day how ki...
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- Not too young, my 18 month old does it. Dana that is too funny, I have not run across anyone else who does the ABC song for washing hands, but that is what my mom tau...
- Go for it but like mentioned, don't expect too much. He could pick up on some letters and numbers much more easily. I don't know if flashcards would be great at this...
- best parenting advice I ever got. Always always always do whatever is within your means to encourage what your children are interested in. If he's asking about let...
Soon to Be 4 Year Old Not Learning Colors
Asked by J.T. from Boca Raton
on February 12, 2008
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My son will be 4 in April and I and his preschool have noticed that he isn't doing very well learning his colors. I will admit that this is something that I have not ...
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- Hello. My son was 3 when we found out he was delayed. He also had trouble with colors, letters, and numbers. We got him into the Pre-K in our area. We called the A...
- Wow, we have alot in common. I also have a 4 year old son, I am a part time secretary and my husband is also a police officer. I have a 7 year old daughter and also ...
- Hi, My son will be 4 in less than two weeks and I had a similar issue, he was also a late talker. I noticed the color issues with him before he turned three so I h...
