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What's a good present for a colleague who just had their first baby? (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 months ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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Reckon we'll collect around 60quid for it

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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish - helped me a lot, still does when I have the presence of mind to communicate effectively. I didn't spend a lot of time around kids until I had one, so a lot of this stuff didn't come naturally to me.

That and The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak. Really fun way to get a kid to be able to enjoy books without the comfort of art on every page. And the first years are the most crucial with regard to being read to.

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

vouching for "the book with no pictures", but maybe when they are 3-4 yo.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's when they'll get the most out of it, but babies need to be read to. It helps them a lot, can't be overstated. Take it from me, my kid has severe ADHD but he's a stronger reader than most of his classmates.

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

ah I'm not disputing that! By all means read to them. I'm just saying that when they are babies and toddlers imho it's better something with some pictures. I think it makes more fun to them as they learn to point to things as well.