Toddler Development
5 Ways To Encourage Your Toddler’s Confidence
I was enjoying a sunny day walking around the park and stopped to watch the ducks. Sitting on the bench with my eyes closed savouring the peace and quiet thinking what to cook from dinner, when I was interrupted by two small boys with their moms in tow. Listening to the parenting styles of the…
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Thinking, Learning, Memory and Problem-Solving Skills. What are they? Basic cognitive skills are the ‘thinking’ and ‘knowing’ psychological processes involved in a toddler’s development. They will develop these skills rapidly and build on them progressively thoughout their lives. Some cognitive skill development will be related to a toddler’s genetic makeup, but most cognitive skills are…
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Hand /Eye Co-ordination. What are they? Fine motors skills are the movements that your child makes with their hands. These movements are made using the small muscles of the fingers and thumb in coordination with the eyes. Your child will have been refining these hand-eye developmental skills since starting to grasp onto items as a…
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Large Physical Mobility. What are they? Gross motor skills are the movements that your child makes using their arms, legs and whole body. Babies begin developing these skills when learning to hold up their head and managing move into a sitting position. Once a toddler realises that they are capable of moving independently, they tend…
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Social, Emotional and Personal Interaction. What are they? The social – emotional area of development in toddlers can be explained as early mental health. As a baby becomes a young toddler a sense of self-awareness begins to evolve. A sense of independence and the ability to manage separately to others around them develops. Although, learning…
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Speech, Language and Communication. What are they? Key areas of developing positive speech and language skills for toddlers are… Listening and attention: Listening carefully and responding with relevant actions, comments or questions to what they hear. While being engaged in an activity, learning to give their attention and respond to questions from others appropriately. Understanding: …
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