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The brain and body working together . . .

by Susie Windle | Jun 22, 2016 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Sensory Information, The Power of Play, Your Child's Brain

Your preschooler is learning like a sponge soaking up water. She is learning to use her senses, move her body, regulate her behavior, and engage you in conversations. When she learns while combining more than one of these activities, her nervous system gets a better...

Stretch out conversations . . .

by Susie Windle | Jun 4, 2014 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Your Child's Brain

When you stretch out conversations with your toddler, you give your child an opportunity to connect his or her inner thoughts with the outside world. It’s really simple to stretch out the chatter when you take time to talk about everything under the sun. Conversation...

Encouraging compliance . . .

by Susie Windle | Apr 23, 2014 | Discipline and Trying Times, Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Your Child's Brain

What are some of the healthy ways you can get your toddler to cooperate? Here are just a few ideas: Frame your request with an outcome that appeals to your child. For example, “We are going home now and then we can _________.” A toddler’s natural sense of fairness is...

Creating symbols . . .

by Susie Windle | Oct 16, 2013 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Sensory Information, Your Child's Brain

By the time your toddler is twenty-four to thirty months old, he or she will be able to create mental symbols and ideas. These multisensory pictures allow your toddler to form a mental image of his or her wants and desires, and your toddler can label it with words....

The whys of whining . . .

by Susie Windle | Oct 9, 2013 | Discipline and Trying Times, Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Importance of Emotions, Your Child's Brain

Whining, that fussy tone of voice between talking and crying, is commonly heard from toddlers, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you have a spoiled child. Often, children whine when they can’t truly express their feelings. You are most likely to hear whining when...

Bedtime rituals . . .

by Susie Windle | Mar 13, 2013 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Sensory Information, The Importance of Emotions, Your Child's Brain

For a toddler, the reasons to resist bedtime and sleep can be many. Some toddlers feel they are losing control when they let sleep take over. Others have a hard time giving up the fun they have when they are awake and with the rest of the family. Some toddlers feel...

Interaction and admiration . . .

by Susie Windle | Jun 27, 2012 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Power of Play

When you interact with and admire your toddler, you encourage your child to organize behaviors, communicate ideas and feelings, and solve problems. Your toddler needs your high regard along with the care and comfort you provide. Let’s say your child is coloring a...

The energetic toddler . . .

by Susie Windle | Mar 7, 2012 | Discipline and Trying Times, Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Power of Play

As a parent, you may experience times when an energetic child ruffles your feathers. If you have an active toddler, try to remember that busy toddlers are just as eager to please as toddlers who aren’t quite as “bouncy.” Their heart-felt desire is to connect with you....

Discipline and inner controls . . .

by Susie Windle | Mar 16, 2011 | Discipline and Trying Times, Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Importance of Emotions

When parents use constructive and effective forms of discipline, they are teaching their children how to use inner controls. The effective techniques for doing this depend upon a child’s developmental level. Toddlers, for example, need help as they learn to moderate,...

The importance of symbolic expression . . .

by Susie Windle | Aug 11, 2010 | Discipline and Trying Times, Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Power of Play, Your Child's Brain

Your child’s transition to pretend play (“Let’s pretend . . .”) and spoken language is a significant developmental milestone. As your toddler relaxes his reliance on the physical, tangible world and begins to imagine things in his mind, he can connect and replay...
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