Let it be known
I am basing my opinions off of children s books at my own children s levels, Dylan age 3, functional level of baby-toddler. Sofia age 23 months functional level baby-toddler. And Jasmine age 8 and in 3rd grade, reading level 1st grade - early 2nd grade. This post is not sponsored and all opinions are my own and may differ from yours.
I don't know about you but when it comes to shopping for any kid I come up stumped most of the time, but even more so with my special needs children it can become a serious challenge. I find myself running up and down the aisles, wondering what does my child need, what will my child enjoy playing with, and what would most benefit my child in their current intellectual level. No mom likes to call their child slow, but in all reality all children are at different levels at different times. Even if children are not special needs they are at different stages, take one 2 year old and put them in a room with another two year old and they will not play with the same things most of the time. And I think that's what makes shopping so difficult. Most of the toys in the toy aisle are marked with an age range. Most of the time they give a 3 to 6 month or sometimes even more leeway as to when the child should be able to play with that but sometimes even if you bought a toy for your child in the right age range that says on the box, it might not be right for them. I'm going to try to a series in the next week, gifts I think would be well suited for my children, and hope that will help you figure out gifts for your own children.
Today I just want to talk about books. Because I think a lot of the time they are left out as presents for the holidays. But if you find the right book it could be really fun and engaging for both you and your child. Working on skills your child needs at the same time.
