[blparent] toddler development question

[Nikki Fugett-Dobens]

Thank you.  Mackenzie got a whole set of little musical instruments and a 
guitar, and she loves them.  We're pretty sure she's musical.  The problem 
with the puzzles is I like to kind of supervise it, because I don't want to 
lose the pieces, so  I like to supervise it.  It makes them hard to leave 
them out, I like to make it organized play.  Is that even possible with a 
toddler? Her attention span is pretty short.  I'm just so afraid she'll get 
behind somehow, but I don't want to have too high of expectations.  Thanks.
    Nikki
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> It's normal, just don't try and force it on her.  If you leave it where 
> the
> rest of her toys are, or where she can find it, she will play with it on 
> her
> own time.  My 2 year old is the same way, if it's not my lap top, or her
> mom's blackberry, then she doesn't want anything to do with it.  Although
> she got ait makes them hard to leave out.  That's why I was trying to kind 
> of make it organized play.  Is that even possible with a toddler? Her 
> attention span is pretty short.  Thanks.

    Nikki     doll for Christmas that giggles all the time, and she seems to
> like that.  But trust me, this behavior is normal.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nikki Fugett-Dobens
> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:02 AM
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> Subject: [blparent] toddler development question
>
> Hi group.  I hope you all had a good Christmas.
> I had a question about toddler development.  My 17 month old got some
> puzzles for Christmas.  They are for children who are a year and a half 
> old.
> They are the ones with the big pieces so they're easy to handle for her. 
> So
> far, Mackenzie has always been pretty advanced for her age, she learns
> pretty quickly.  However, I tried to interest her in putting together a
> puzzle, and she didn't seem interested.  I took one piece out, and asked 
> her
> to put it back, and she either tried to make the piece fit and couldn't, 
> or
> she just wasn't interested.
> She isn't really interested in her shape sorter either.  I think she has
> mastered the circle, but she doesn't want to play with the other shapes. 
> Is
> this developmentally appropriate for her age? How can I get her interested
> in these concepts and toys? Mackenzie likes to climb and run, and she 
> loves
> her musical toys, but honestly, other than that, she isn't really 
> interested
> in toys.  She would rather play with a cell phone or my computer.  Thanks
> for any advice you have, and I hope all of you have a happy new year.
>    Nikki
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