Category: Relationships and Interactions

  • Laughs and Chuckles

    Your Child Will Learn

    To communicate feelings of pleasure and delight

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Let’s discover games that make me laugh. Here are some ideas to try:
      • Nuzzling my tummy with your face
      • Playing ‘pat-a-cake’ with my hands or
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  • Playing with Peers

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to play with another child

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Set up play dates with another similarly-aged child. I probably will only want to play with a friend for about 30 minutes.
    2. Supply some toys that
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  • Peek-a-boo!

    Your Child Will Learn

    That people still exist even when they’re not visible, and that playing games is fun.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Play quick games of “peek-a-boo” throughout our daily routines. Some ideas:
      • When my head reappears from under
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  • Talking Through the Steps

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to talk themselves through all the steps of a task. 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Explain that sometimes when you’re trying to do a tricky task, you use “self-talk,” or saying the steps out loud to
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  • Follow Me!

    Your Child Will Learn

    Observing, imitating, and responding to others’ actions.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Place your baby on the floor sitting or lying down. Tell them you’re going to play “Follow Me!”
    2. Tell your baby you’re going to show
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  • Listening Rules

    Your Child Will Learn

    The 4 rules to prepare themselves for listening

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk about rules you both follow at work, at school, and in your home.
    2. Teach your child these 4 listening rules and invite them
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  • The Solution Game

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to identify solutions to problems

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child you’re going to play “The Solution Game.”
    2. Describe some problems for your child. Here are some to try, or make up your own!
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  • Uh Oh! It Was An Accident!

    Your Child Will Learn

    • How their actions affect others and how to apologize

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk with your child about what an accident means, and some examples of recent accidents (like: this morning I spilled the milk on
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  • Making Friends

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to make a friend

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Choose two stuffed animals (or dolls or action figures).
    2. Use the animals to play pretend, with your child being the voice for one animal and you being
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