For 14 Month Girl Kid

the sky is the limit!
Anything in the house, outside, objects, animals, her clothing, anything can be shown/taught to her.... and in time, just by being exposed to the "names" of things, they will learn it.

Get baby books, with the names in it of objects too. There are soooo many of these books, even at dollar stores.

Good luck,
Susan

This is a great question. There are two really important things you can do for her.

One is to TALK to her. There was a big study done about vocabulary, and the researchers found that if a child's parents say about 600 words an hour to her, by the time she gets to kindergarten she will have a vocabulary of 2,000 words.

Sounds good, right? They also found that if a child's parents say 2,000 words to her an hour, she will have a vocabulary of 22,000 words by the time she gets to kindergarten. Which child do you think will be more successful in school?

(More about the study -- it's in a book called Meaningful Differences, by Hart and Risley, and what they found is that children in homes where the parents are in poverty hear far fewer words, questions, or affirmations than the children in working class homes, and children in homes where the parents are professionals hear the most words, questions, and affirmations, and end up with the largest vocabularies.)

Your income is not your destiny, however, and all parents can make a difference by talking to their children as much as possible. Talk to her about what you are doing, where you are going, what you see, etc. Ask her questions and listen to her and let her talk, too, as she gets older.

The other big thing you can do for her is to READ to her. Start taking her to the library once a week. Go to storytime, then hang out in the children's section and stock up on good books. Read to her at breakfast, and at nap time, and just for fun, instead of just at bedtime. My boys learned the alphabet when they were two and three, from their ABC books. They learned their numbers and shapes the same way, and they learned tons of vocabulary from all the fiction and nonfiction that we read.

Good luck!! You sound like a terrific mom.

here is a GREAT website with lots of information on what you can do with your 14 month old:
http://www.parenting.com/Common/category.jsp?categoryID=&...

Have fun!!

anything... her name, the abc's, more body parts, name everything that she sees; like blue car or pink shirt-use descriptive words. The more you talk to them the more they will pick up. Be repetitive with things, say them again and again. They learn things by repitition. Read to her.

We have 6 kids and the younget is 19 month now. I have learned that while they may not be able to verbally name evverything they recognize both what you say and what it is. We started with animals what they're called and what sound they make using picture books and toys as visuals. Everyday routines are also a good place to start its time to go bye bye can you go get your shoes, first we put our socks on then our shoes...are you getting sleepy let's go brush our teeth...can you get your blanket... And don't forget names we start with people (family) then go on to everything they can see. Our little one now spends all day pointing and asking what this? And then sits down and opens a book and starts pointing and naming what he sees. It doesn't always come out very clear at all yet but he recogizes things and we repeat what he says which helps with his vocabary

With my kids, I talk about whatever I'm doing. Just kind of a running commentary, but in very simple language and using the repetitive language and high voice that I use with little kids. It makes chores a little easier and somehow seem interactive when I'm describing them to my child. I also read lots of simple books and sing lots of songs.

If you haven't already, start doing finger plays and songs with actions. Itsy-Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Teapot, Patty-cake ect. I have a in-home day care and by 10-13 mths they can't sing the song but can do some of the actions.

Kids are little sponges at that age. Everything they are doing they are learning. I will echo a lot of what others have said. Reading is one of the best things you can do. Even if your child won't sit still for very long try to read several times throughout the day. The more a child reads before school, the better a child will do in school.

Talk a lot. You don't have to use "baby" language. Even as an educator I used to make fun of my husband for the "big" words he used when he spoke to our daughter even when she was a baby. I don't do that any more because now as a 2-1/2 year old she has an amazing vocabulary well beyond her peers at day care.

Keep a running commentary whenever you are doing anything. Use descriptive words. "I'm going to put your cereal in the big blue bowl." Play I Spy in the store or in the car. "I spy a great big watermelon."

Sing songs and listen to songs in the car. Do imaginative play with kitchen toys and dress up toys.

Sometimes you will feel a little bit dumb because it feels like you are talking to yourself but it is a big pay off.