Toddlers vocabulary is limited, but a very important part of development. Teaching toddlers certain words will make your life easier, and it will help you understand them better. Some of those words include, healthy, privacy, private parts, rest, gentle, breakable and no thanks! All of these words will help you communicate certain aspects of life to a small child, easily and effectively.
Key Takeaways:
- There’s something magical that happens when we put language to circumstances and events. Suddenly we are able to label things and this helps our brains evaluate and store information, creating mental schemas for the world around us.
- For toddlers, this labeling and naming is life-changing. Teaching your toddlers these words will take some time, but when they are preschoolers and have mastered their meanings, they will give you powerful tools to keep in your back pocket.
- It’s never too early to start having conversations about appropriate touching with children. Really, even though you think they can’t understand it, you should still tell them what’s okay and what isn’t okay.
“Teaching your toddlers these words will take some time, but when they are preschoolers and have mastered their meanings, they will give you powerful tools to keep in your back pocket.”
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