... with toys which stimulate the imagination * Make things and be more creative * Listen to stories * Observe books and in time learn how to read * Position the child where he can see what's going on around him * Give him toys and objects which he can handle and investigate, which encourage him to concentrate * Allow him to practise new skills himself as soon he is ready * At the end of the first year, start to read to him, tell him stories and show pictures (Child Care and Development by P.Minett) It's good for children to ask questions because its gives them a better sense and understanding of the world and what's happening around them. Looking at books and pictures increases their awareness. Being told a story teaches them to listen and concentrate. Also the child learns a lot from what they hear, see and copy. That's how they learn to speak, they copy sounds. ...

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