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Children learn through play. As your child becomes increasingly interested in more advanced toys, you can make some fun things for him to play with. Not all of his toys need to be store bought. They just need to be safe and stimulating. Your toddler might even be able to help you make something new! Parents and caregivers should play with their children and encorage active learning. When playing, it is best to let him lead the way. After playing for a while your child's way, show him how to something another way. Show him how to combine toys to make playtime more fun. Your child may become aftraid of the dark and may stop playing in his room alone.

Your child is interested in small things. Bugs, pebbles, crumbs and other small items are fun for her. Your child can stoop and stand back up agian. Sometimes your child will drop things just to have you pick them up for her. If you are not careful, this will soon turn into a game that she loves!

Your child can let you know when she wants something and is beginning to increase her vocabulary. He likes to make sounds and might scream to let you know just how powerful his voice can be. He inititates games and will bring you books or toys that he enjoys.

By fourteen months, you will have to limit the amount of television your toddler watches. The television should not be used as a babysitter and the programs she watches should be monitored. Watching the television does not give your toddler a chance to explore and develop muscles.

A child this age is mobile and curious! Take special precautions to prevent poisoning. Everyday items can be poisonous if a child were to consume them. Colognes, cleaners, spices,garden plants, and lots of other items are dangerous. Keeping a clean and clutter free home can help eliminate hazards. Keep the number of the poison control center posted at each phone in case of an emergency.

Discipline can be hard, but it is an important part of parenting. Disciplining your child is important to help them grow into responsible adults. By fourteen months, your child already has developed a close bond with you. He knows that you love him and he trusts you. During the second year of life, toddlers want to please their parents by completing simple instructions. Your child will also begin to mimic your behaviors. Set your rules and stick to them. When your child is misbehaving, pull them aside and remind them of the rules.

Developmental Milestones - 14 Months Old


Physical

• Can walk well
• Climbs stairs with help
• Slides backwards down the stairs
• Can stoop and stand again
• Likes to dance

Intellectual

• Spends a lot of time staring at objects
• Enjoys playing with other people
• Likes putting sounds together
• Learns new words
• Tries hard to be understood

Emotional

• Does not like being alone
• May be afraid of the dark
• May scream to show power

Age Appropriate Toys

• Ride on toys
• Music
• Push toys
• Blocks
• Building materials
• Stacking materials
• Shape sorters
• Simple art supplies
• Balls
• Small climbing structures
• Rocking horse

Comments:

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mummysboy - Thursday, 19 Nov
mgmommy sounds like you are pregnant but those tests can be dodgy.....but 2 with same lines seems positive.

mgmommy - Thursday, 19 Nov
I have a question... I took a pregnancy test yesterday and there was an extremely faint line. I took another one this morning and had the same thing, barely visible - it's to where I think I'm seeing things. It's a cheapy test and I am going to go buy some better ones later.. Do you think it could be just the test? I am kind of hoping so, I'm really not ready for another one yet :/

mummysboy - Thursday, 19 Nov
On a happy note I bought him a little suit on ebay for his christening. He's going to look like something out of Saturday Night Fever lol!

mummysboy - Thursday, 19 Nov
I've made a real rod for my back! Ossian is addicted to his dummy. He wants to constantly suck on it and makes whining noises when he wants something because his mouth is full. I tried a morning without giving him the dummy and he lay on the floor screaming like I was killing him! Oh lord!

mummysboy - Thursday, 19 Nov
DonyaK those photos are so cute!

bumpage - Thursday, 19 Nov
DonyaK that's great wow she can climb well lol x.

DonyaK - Thursday, 19 Nov
I am breastfeeding also, just before sleep though. She has frozen milk right now. Cows milk made her tummy upset but will try again when the frozen is gone. She LOVES her kitchen set. This is a picture of her standing on it. I did a lot of research and this is the one that got the best reviews.

lilli1317 - Thursday, 19 Nov
Yeah I am sooo sick of the baby toy age!! They are all the same with the same songs. I want to get Wyatt one of those little kid laptops since he loves pushing buttons and sitting at the computer. He is so unamused by toddler toys because he masters them so quick. I still think he is too young for the interactive older ones and I dont want him to get sick of them before he can actually learn from them so I am sticking with older stuff that doesnt really do anything (art stuff, legos, stuff that he can play with at his own pace). He loooves the kitchen set at daycare but my husband said no way he can only have a tool bench haha. My parents are getting him a tunnel and tent and we got him a slide so thats enough big stuff for this year. Also, we broke out the little tikes chairs that came with his train table and he loooooves sitting in them! He cant quite get up on his own but he points and when we put him on he will sit there for like 10 minutes at a time playing with his toys or doing art at his table. SUch a little person!

bumpage - Thursday, 19 Nov
My Mum couldn't think of what to get Heidi so I asked if she could get her a baby pram for her doll. They all seem to say 3+ years but she uses them at baby groups. I mean if we take the babies to playdays there are loads of different toys there & we don't always know the recomended ages for them. I think it is more a case of just keeping an eye on our little ones. We bought her a car paddeling pool for her birthday & that said ages 3-8 but only coz it is larger than the tiny ones for younger kids. we filled it with balls & she loves it.

Haileymaysmommy - Wednesday, 18 Nov
sexibrowneyedmama2be- Hailey has quite a few toys that are meant for older children and with all of them i just take away parts that i think could be dangerous or too small. As Hailey has become very disinterested in the baby toys lately and i find their is not a whole lot out there for this age group as they are too small for tiny pieces etc but too advanced for the boring baby toys.

Haileymaysmommy - Wednesday, 18 Nov
*lilygracesmummy*- Hailey got a pretend kitchen for her birthday and she loves it. She has all the plastic play food for it too and she spends hours putting food in and out on the fridge, stove etc, and putting her little dolls blanket in and out of the washing machine. I would recommend a wooden one if you can find one. Hailey's is a wooden little tykes one and it's much better quality than the plastic ones, looks so much more real and isnt so much of an eye sore in your house lol.

nik - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Okay ladies, Kailey has officially been bottle free for 24 hours! Last night she slept better than ever! I was so worried because she usually wakes up every 4 or 5 hours for a bottle, but I didn't hear a peep until 5:00am. I hope that wasn't just a fluke...what if she wakes up tonight wanting a bottle though? Should I just give her some water in a sippy and hope that will work? Man, this baby stuff is hard work, hahaha! But we all know that! Oh and I am getting her a rocking horse and one of those tiny couches that folds out. She always sits on a photo box like it's her own little chair, so I think she will love it.

brandyboo - Wednesday, 18 Nov
i am still breastfeeding too, i plan on goin for about a year and a half. oh i dislocated my knee about four months ago. i have drop foot and cant lift my right foot up. i have been in a knee brace and it is so hard to walk and keep up with james. esspecially when my foot drags. im getting an ankle brace to keep my foot up. its hard cause i have to rely on everyone for driving since its my gas petal foot. anyway surgery is in my near future since i tore my acl and have to get my lcl shortened. but its ok atleast i still have my leg. well i havent started getting presents for xmas im thinkin about finger paints and what not. maybe something like a mini piano he loves music maybe some cds. idk

kristy4994 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
I live in Canada. I am so cheesed that all my stuff got erased! I tried to change my username to kristy without the numbers (I thought maybe a symbol or something) and it didn't work, it just wound up with everything on my account gone... :( I am still breastfeeding and have yet to see AF.

sexibrowneyedmama2be - Wednesday, 18 Nov
hailey.. i bought juliana a baby alive too already.. lol everytime we go to the store she lights up seeing her talk and mouth move.. im glad im not the only one who has bought a bigger girl toy.. but i thought the same thing.. take away the little parts n just give the doll 4 now

*lilygracesmummy* - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Hi guys! how're u all doing? brandyboo what happened to your knee? btw I am still breastfeeding. planning on doing it til 2 yrs and beyond. how u feeling now bumpage? cailet I hope u get Larkyn out of that habbit- i would be mad at hubby too. we have a similar situation with Lily as she has tantrums and screams. I'm trying so hard to ignore her when she does that but it's hard! haileymay we got Lily a doll for her birthday- she loves it! she carries that and a little handbag round with her :D it's in the shape of a rabbit and so cute. plus last weekend i bought her some necklaces to wear as she is always putting mine on. I think she will be a proper girlie girl! we are buying her a pretend kitchen for christmas, i know she is a little young but she spends hours playing with her play teaset and feeding us cups of tea with a spoon (no idea where she has got that from!) judi Lily loves in the night garden too....it always makes me feel sleepy though!

bumpage - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Kristy are you in the UK coz all your info has gone? Heidi loves mangos too but they are so expensive. Ihave to be honest & say they make me wretch I just can't stand them, Heidi has finally given in & started eating kiwi fruit too I did persiver with that many becuase I really like them! Hi Judy glad your all keeping well .

lilli1317 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
brandyboo - I stopped breatsfeeding at 13 months and he is on whole milk, water and vitamins now.

lilli1317 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
I do plan on stuffing his stocking with straw cups (he just mastered them), crayola things and some snacks that he loves. I see my husband's niece and nephew (4 and 7) who are soooo spoiled and get sooo much for Xmas because they expect it. Wyatt is a clean slate and we are really trying to make holidays (especially XMas) about christmas music and making cookies and a bunch of little traditions where the presents are just the perk. I looooooooove Christmas!!

lilli1317 - Wednesday, 18 Nov
I am not going crazy on Christmas because I see the money it costs and then I see him NOT play with it! We have so many toys now I am constantly rotating them. In his playroom he either doesnt know what to play with or he will go for the same toy (a VTech helicopter) over and over again. I figure less is more at this age although I am encouraging people to buy older toys since we will need stuff for him to grow into throughout the year.

momentfrozenintime - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Hailey - That's a lot of stuff! haha I would go crazy, too, if I had all the money to! I want to make it a special day whether he can remember it or not, and I'm like that with most holidays. I didn't even think about the stocking stuffers, though! Oh my!

momentfrozenintime - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Cailet - That would annoy me too! I don't really know how you would change that because I think most people would just not give the child what they want when they scream like that. Maybe you can encourage her to ask for things (not just juice)?

Cailet - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Hubby has trained larkyn to whine and cry when she wants things! When she wanted her cup and it was out of reach, she used to hold her hands out to it and say 'more' or 'juice'. It was really cute and she'd say it a few times in a row until she go tit, but hubby started not listening and she'd say it over and over then Whine really loud or scream at him, and he'd give it to her. She quickly figured out she can skip asking and just scream and get it. ARGH! Now she NEVER says more or juice, and 'juice' sounded so cute the way she said it. (yeah I know it's dumb to miss hearing a word, lol) I don't want her to scream or whine for things and it's become how she asks for stuff. It's really annoying being around other kids who do that and we never allowed our older girls to act that way, so not sure how to get her to stop! I want to smack him for not paying attention to her and giving her stuff when she asked nicely

mummysboy - Wednesday, 18 Nov
I havent been BF since he was 6 months and my boobs still look like they have been pulled to pieces :(

mummysboy - Wednesday, 18 Nov
Haileymaysmommy she is lucky that she has a mummy that loves her so much :) ossian loves the night garden too, we have a story and music cd of it and I play it when we are getting ready for bath time. Its my favourite moment of the day. He sways back and forth to the music. Its annoying when I tried to read to him as he only wanted to turn the pages or shut the book!

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