We bought this for my niece’s fourth birthday and it’s the best present we’ve ever given to her. In fact her mum says that it’s the best gift ever. At her birthday party all the other kids wanted to have a go, and in fact some other mums asked me the price and where we bought it.
She takes it everywhere and loves it when they’re in the car. She sings along to all her favorite songs – note to parents, change the tunes regularly before they drive you round the bend – there’s always one that she keeps repeating, so her mum downloads other tunes every few days.
It’s really well-made and even though it’s been dropped a few times (oops) and the microphone is often used for carrying. The buttons are nice and large so it’s really easy for her to operate and the volume is able to be turned too high. The battery lasts for a long time too, particularly considering how much of the day she plays with it.
She really loves this music player and her mum reckons that it’ll have to go on holiday with them.
It is always useful for children to be organized – completing homework assignments on time, making sure that they have the sports kit ready for the next day, there are many reasons to encourage them whilst they are young.
Children learn the most when they are young, even before they start to attend school. It is even a case of teaching them to put things away when they have finished playing with them. Once they know that certain things need to be ready for specific times and they learn this from an early age, as they become older it will become second nature.
Being organized can start with, before they go to bed, putting out their clothes for the next day. Even at age three they will be able to manage – with a little help – to dress themselves, particularly if everything is laid out in the order in which they put the clothes on. Don’t expect them to fasten buttons on their own at this age, and they may struggle with socks. Nevertheless it makes a start and they will get better.
Learning to clean their teeth is another skill which will need a little supervision. It is good to ask them in the morning and evening what they need to remember – to clean teeth. If you say it often enough then when they are able to manage on their own, this is something else which will have been achieved.
The main problem when it comes to children being organized is with homework. Even in first schools they are given a little reading to do with mum or dad and some letters to practice printing. As they become older and start junior school there will be more homework, but the child needs to be taught that they need to organize their own homework timetable.
