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If you're a busy parent looking for fresh, playful ideas to support your toddler's learning and development, look no further! Written by renowned childcare experts at My First Five Years, the popular parent support app, this unique book explains the why behind different types of play and provides 60 activities designed to support your toddler's physical, social and emotional development. The My First Five Years team defines 'toddlerhood' as 'beginning the moment that your child pulls themselves to standing and takes their first steps', and this book supports you right from this point up until you're starting to think about sending them to school. The book covers six streams of development â€...
Addresses the many problems parents face in the first three years - from feeding and sleeping problems in the first year, including weaning and early-morning waking, to teething and potty training. This book is useful for parents who would like to tackle the difficulties they may encounter as their babies become confident children.
Turn your home into a Montessori home—and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent. It’s time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a “terrible two” into a mutually rich and rewarding time of curiosity, learning, respect, and discovery. With hundreds of practical ideas for every aspect of living with a toddler, here are five principles for feeding your child’s natural curiosity, from “Trust in the child” to “Fostering a sense of wonder.” Step-by-step ways to cultivate daily routines with ease, like brushing teeth, toilet-training, dealing with siblings, ...
Takes a a humorous look at a toddler's life and how to cope with it through its major milestones, including meals, socialization, language development, grooming, travel, gifts, and bedtime.
Having successfully helped parents to calm and connect with their baby in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer, Tracy Hogg now provides the bible for parents who've made it through the first year with baby and are now faced with a delightful, yet demanding toddler. In Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers Tracy reveals the know-your-toddler quiz to help determine how best to help and 'handle' your toddler. She explains the critical techniques for fostering your toddler's growth and independence and advises on discipline, one of the most troublesome toddler issues, as well as socialising and potty training and much, much more. This is a must-have manual for all parents of toddlers.
The indispensable guide from the frontline of parenting.
(back cover) Capturing all the fun of a toddler's busy world, this collection has something for every occasion. It's ideal for dipping into, with five distinct sections that reflect different aspects of every toddler's life. Whether you and your toddler are spotting items around the house, talking about animals, or sharing a favorite fairy tale, you'll find that Toddler Treasury helps build your child's essential skills. It also provides notes that will guide you through enjoyable teaching sessions with your toddler. Presenting interactive questions throughout, Toddler Treasury is perfect for sharing with your child, who is ever eager to explore and learn.
Helping Babies and Toddlers Learn is a practical book for people who work with children under three in childcare settings or in the family home. It aims to help practitioners tune into under-threes, to value what they are learning and enjoying right now, and not rush them on to what might seem more important skills or 'milestones'. This second edition has been fully updated to reflect new developments in early years provision and guidance. With the support of examples, activities and encouragement for readers to reflect, Jennie Lindon highlights ways to: * focus on what young children are really learning and ready to explore * develop good practice that integrates physical care with communication and learning * build on the 'window of opportunity' for learning in the very early years: through play, shared routines and warm relationships * work in partnership with colleagues and parents for children's emotional well-being * use observation and flexible planning to support young children's all-round learning.
Increasing emphasis is now placed on how and what children learn in the early stages of life. The Government has drawn up Early Learning Goals for 3-5 year olds, setting a Foundation stage to the curriculum. Child Care professionals need to be aware of how to encourage children at this age, when the most important way of learning is through play. In this book Tina Bruce, an acknowledged expert in the field of play, presents the key ideas and best practice for child care students starting to work in this vital area.
Cultivating Creativity in Babies, Toddlers and Young Children shows how each of us can promote creativity in children.