1-2 Years Old Suggestion

Parenting Tips:

  • Ask them to find objects for you or name body parts and objects.
    • Play matching games with your toddler, like shape sorting and simple puzzles.
      • Encourage them to explore and try new things.
        • Help to develop your toddler's language by talking with them and adding to words they start. For example, if your toddler says "baba," you can respond, "Yes, you are right―that is a bottle."
          • Encourage your child's growing independence by letting them help with dressing themselves and feeding themselves.
            • Respond to wanted behaviors more than you punish unwanted behaviors (use only very brief time outs). Always tell or show your child what they should do instead.
              • Encourage your toddler's curiosity and ability to recognize common objects by taking field trips together to the park or going on a bus ride.