how o i raise the interest in her. Todays children are into laptops, mobiles, and television. my 2 yr old knows more about the ins and outs of my iphone then i do. i still dont know some of the nitty gritty bits on it, and she seems o be able to figure out everything and expertly takes pics and then proceeds to the photots folder to have a look at her pictures…
give her a pen and paper and shes interested only for few mins.
so how do i interest, i have tried to read to her. shes not interested and runs off…
Reading, writing and iphones and computers are not what a 2 year old is supposed to do/play with. Buy her toys, puzzles and plenty of unstructured and outdoor play.
ban the phone, and just play play play…2 year olds do not know how to sit for long periods of time and you cant expect them to. They need the freedom to explore, indoors/outdoors and lots of playing.
Naaa mobiles/laptops/playbooks are sooo not done for todlers… They have a full life to play with all kind of gadgets
let them play indoor and outdoor…with balls, dolls, cars etc etc… that makes them move and use their energy the way it should be
why a 2 yr old is playing with cell phones and laptops? She needs to play with puzzle, colors, paint, blocks, toys, dolls, cars, playdough,sing rhymes, listen to stories. You need to take away these things from her and direct her to other activities. Her writing is scribbling on paper with pencils, colors, and crayons. She should run and play in the yard, maybe do some jumping jacks, etc in the home that will help release energy. Sing alphabet songs, connect alphabet and number puzzles, count things when eating snack, or lunch/dinner, or around the house, pretend play, etc. You will have to set a schedule with her and stay consistent like 9 am wake up, bath, breakfast, 10 am playing with blocks, puzzles, coloring with crayons and/or markers. Make sure you are teaching her to clean up one activity before moving on to another. You will have to be with her to help her get into a routine, so that pretty much means turn off the tv, put your laptop and cell away from the children, sit with them on the carpet/rug and play with them.
I would recommend those magic drawing slates that you can easily wipe away and save you writings on walls. . Draw pictures /alphabet on there and ask her what they are. Bar a few scribbles here and there; they wont be interested in writing/ drawing themselves at this age. So its up to you to show them.
You can get colourful alphabets/ numbers/pic and stick them around the wall/ fridge; and when you go by; read them out; they’ll pick them up sooner or later.
You can play the show me show me game; where you mention what you want to see, she will pick it up and give it to you. Make it a big thing; i.e. cheer/ clap / hug when she gets them right.
Find Picture and sound books and go through them together; at least once or twice a day..that will get simply her used to the idea of books and reading for later.
Nowadays majority of kids are like this, thats what i’ve seen. My friends children they have mobile in their hands (mommy’s or daddy’s). And its like almost all the time, they don’t have specific time like for an hour or two. How to keep kids away from such things?
This is the most important part in parents as well as the childs life,i think? Correct me if im wrong but if you play with your kid all the time they won’t need things like cell phones, laptops. but it could be hard for moms to play with kids all the time.
Right now it may look cute but I don’t know how this will turn out in another generation. shudders
All kids will have ADD and won’t be able to read, learn and comprehend like normal people did in the past.
^ THIS ! This is what we (most of us) parents DONOT do and them keep complaining how our kids are not listening to us, are out of control and how we were sooo different as compared to them ! the answer is our moms spent less time with TV, they didnt have androids/iPhones in hands all the time and iPads and laptops following them everywhere. We are very active on social networking sites, interacting with people who dont matter and neglect the ones who need us and then we say ajkal kay bachay bahut kharaab hain :halo: we dont invest anything in them while being busy with our lives and expect them to turn out good,full of manners,intelligent and what not which can only be done with a magic or miracle.
dont use these things infront of them ! if they see mom’s taking interest in her phone/tablet more then anything all the time, they will be curious to use it too ! who should be blamed ?
I want to teach my kids that technology is useful but there is a time and place for it. So, I don’t completely restrict access. Put a password on your phone. This prevents grabbing and playing when you’re distracted. Only put apps with some educational value on your phone and set your phone timer when you give the child the phone letting him/her know when the timer rings they have to give it back. My kids really take the timer seriously ;). It should be non-negotiable.
anything could be possible. 
I am in nadz thread. :sid: I thought OP was someone else madz124 