Developing a routine
When we set out to do anything in life, it is important to be organized. Unless we have a plan, we can plan to fail. This is very true in regards to teaching your baby. Before getting started on a program, you must take some time to plan ahead and organize your materials. If you are using Monki See Monki Doo videos, choose a time that you can consistently show the videos to your baby each day. Mornings are a great time to do your reading program, because babies are generally happy when they wake up, or right after a nap.
If you are teaching your baby to read with flash cards, select one or more locations that you frequent daily and place your materials there. This way you are always ready. I found that to be consistent with my children, I could show the materials regularly after a diaper change. I kept my materials handy and we would take between 30 seconds and a few minutes after each change to look at materials. This allowed us to have regularity in our program, which is the key to a successful program.
You can also take advantage of feeding times in the highchair and even bath time. If you incorporate all three of these locations, you will definitely be getting in at least 3 sessions each day, which is what you should aim for. You can switch out your materials each week, so you know when you started. I used to bring out new materials on Sundays and we would view them all week. This was an easy, no brainer way to keep track of what we were doing.
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