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Many parents see playing baby online games as the ultimate goal for their infants. Somehow they believe this is the ultimate measure and proof of their child's superiority. I've had many requests and queries from concerned parents about doing anything possible to almost guarantee their children's excellence at school. In fact, many believe computer and online games are surefire means to achieve this goal. So the real question is… is any infant playing baby online games a true measure and indication of great things to happen? Let me first share a few interesting experiences with you. Over the past 23 years I've studied, seen and treated many very gifted and brilliant children. Some of them learned to read even before going to school. Others were very computer skilled. Yet they all had one thing in common… they all struggled and dramatically underperformed at school despite their apparent brilliance. So what? My experience doesn't prove anything. But this is not just my finding. I started asking other professionals in the same field and reading and learning as much as I could about the real benefits of baby online games. Truthfully, I kept on getting the same answer. What this means is… Computers are supposedly high tech and its working still hold an air of mystique for many parents. So if you encourage your infant to play baby online games and she eventually succeeds only means… she can play online games. Having this one skill doesn't automatically spill over in better school performance - or even elsewhere in life. But more important than that… Real performance in life is like having a toolbox with all the right tools. And eventually learning to use them well. Having one great tool in the box… the ability to play baby online games… means there are many ordinary tasks you simply won't be able to do. It's impossible to drill a hole in a piece of wood if you only have a fully automatic never-seen-before workstation in your toolbox. Exactly the same principle applies in baby development. It's all about the basics. First your child needs to have all the basic skills… and then learn to use them. For children to read and write well, to be mathematically skilled and to excel at school they need to have all the basic developments in place. Kids need to know shapes, colors, be able to distinguish distances, relate objects to each other, know and be able to use ideas like up an down, be able to name body parts, see similarities, be able to distinguish differences and much more. Now, knowing these things is great. But your child must also learn to put together all these pieces of information and use it to form ideas and get to answers. These are concepts and skills they learn by doing baby and kid stuff… like playing games, climbing and crawling, jumping rope, playing with toys and their friends. So what exactly can you do to give your child a jump-start without feeling guilty when your infant or toddler can't play any baby online games? Focus on giving your child the right experience and right skill at the right time during the first 6 years. Let your baby be a baby. Enjoy the time. And encourage development with baby toys, friends and your attention. For more on baby online games... click here ... or search our site for ways to give your baby all the vital stimulation.
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