[blparent] toddler development question

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Relax.  Don't worry too much about it.  Sarah hasn't gotten too interested 
in puzzles and shape sorters, either, but I figure she won't go through life 
without knowing the difference between a circle and an oval.  Let your baby 
pursue things of interest, and everything will work out in time.  Sarah 
would also rather run and climb, play with my phone, or hear music, so 
that's what she does.  She'll have years and years of school, where learning 
will be more structured, and she'll have to do activities, interesting or 
not.  I don't want to push it for now.

Jo Elizabeth

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
the hunters.--African Proverb

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From: "Nikki Fugett-Dobens" <nfugett at cinci.rr.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 5:01 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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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