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Do you know that a toddler can have recollection of her earlier childhood? This means that a newborn already starts to collect memories from her experiences.
There are 5 different types of memory as shown below:
1. Visual
She can remember sights like objects and faces.
2. Hearing
She can remember sounds like her name or a musical tune.
3. Olfactory
She can remember smells and tastes like different kinds of milk or food that she takes.
4. Kinesthetic
She can remember movements like pressing a button can produce lights or sounds.
5. Semantic
She can remember words like a word referring to an object or a name referring to a person.
She will learn faster when more types of memory are involved. For example, when you want to teach her a song, sing it to her (hearing and semantic memory), show her pictures (visual memory) and make movements or dance to the song (kinesthetic memory).
The following are the different stages that your child will go through in her memory development:
Age: 1 Year
Your child is able to understand simple instructions. For example, “Please, sit down”, “Pick up your toy, please” and “Pass me the spoon, please”.
Age: 2 Years
Your child can remember simple words associated with a picture. For example, a simple picture book of objects like a house, car, pencil, flowers, etc.
Age: 3 Years
Your child is able to learn simple children’s songs.
Age: 4 Years
Your child is ready to learn some of the alphabets, colors, basic shapes and the numbers 0 to 10.
Age: 5 Years
Your child can remember events like what happen in school that day, what she learned or what games she played with her friends.
It is amazing sometimes to see your child grow and learn so fast. If you want your child to have special memories, create them for her. For example, you can start a family tradition or custom of going for picnics every month. When she is grown-up, she will cherish these childhood memories.
What special memories do you want your child to have?