Communication with 1-2 year toddlers

DID YOU KNOW?

• If toddlers are healthy and well nourished, they become more active.

• Toddlers learn to understand words and begin to speak.

• Toddlers enjoy playing with simple things from the household or from nature, and do not need store-bought toys

• Toddlers like to turn pages as they look at books. They are also able to point at familiar objects as you name familiar pictures.

• Toddlers need encouragement as they try to walk, play new games, and learn new skills.

• When toddlers learn a new game or skill, they repeat it over and over again.

• Toddlers like to put things into cans and boxes, and then take them out.

• Toddlers are especially happy when they see that they are making the adults around them happy, too.

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