2.0 is just about 18 months old. I can't believe my little boy has been with us for a year and a half! So much as changed about him. He's running and trying to jump and getting into everything. He's learning how to crawl OVER things and has decided that he likes to take everything out a box (including his makeshift toy box) so that he can sit in it. He's also discovering that Mommy's knitting bag has things like buttons and scissors in it.
I've noticed that 2.0 doesn't speak as well as we'd like him to. He says things like "Mommy", "Daddy", "Meemaw", "No", and "Yeah". Nate and I talk to him, trying to get him to say what we say. He can make the noises that a cow, a kitty, and a puppy makes. But he can't tell me that he's holding a ball in his hands or what he wants for lunch. While that's probably not a surprise (I'm not sure when kids start to say more than what 2.0 currently says), I want him to understand what sounds the letters make. So we have embraced LeapFrog.
LeapFrog makes DVDs that talk about what the different letters sound like and what words sound like. It's very interesting to watch 2.0 as he plays while the DVD is playing in the background. He doesn't sit and watch TV all the time. Sometimes he does, but normally he plays with his toys or looks at his books. Today we were watching Letter Factory by LeapFrog and 2.0 was playing while the Y sound was on TV and he repeated it.
Nate and I are going to focus on the letter sounds that 2.0 doesn't know. Videos might not be the optimal parenting tool, but I don't think there's anything wrong with using them if they help stimulate the child's brain. I don't rely on them entirely.
Plus 2.0 loves Cookie Monster.
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