Help Your Toddler Understand Himself by Listening and Answering His Questions
Parenting Tips for Your 23-24 Month Old Toddler
A child needs to understand who he is and what he can do. His ability to understand himself determines whether or not he likes, accepts, and respects himself. One of your most important jobs is to help your child understand who he is and help him feel capable to do things for himself. A child begins very early to form either positive or negative pictures of himself.
You can help your child feel capable by:
- Telling him that you like who he is and you like the way he does things. Let him know when you think he does a good job of putting blocks in a bucket—or dumping them out of the bucket.
- Thanking him for putting napkins on the table, or hanging his towel up. Show him with smiles as well as words.
- Telling your child what to do rather than what not to do. Instead of saying, “Don’t carry the cat that way” say, “Carry your cat like this.” That way, he’ll feel like a success rather than a failure.
- Listening to what he says and answering his questions. Take time to understand his feelings, his joys, and his fears. You are showing him that his ideas and feelings are important.
All this will help him to feel important and capable. You are helping him develop the self-confidence to become the responsible, successful person you want him to be.
Learn More About 23-24 Month Old Children
- Answer Your Child’s Questions about Differences in Boys and Girls
- Blindfold Guessing Game is a Sensory Experience
- Development and Characteristics of a 23-24 Month Old Child
- Even Super Parents Have Children Who Misbehave
- Get Ready for the Terrible Two’s, But They Are Not Really Terrible
- Keep Your Child Car-Safe by Holding His Hand in the Parking Lot
- Make a Shape Board and Match Things That Are Alike
- Physical Activity is Fun for the Whole Family
- Serve New Foods 7-15 Times to Get Toddlers to Taste It
- Singing and Creating Stories Makes Toddlers Feel Calm
- Talking to Your Toddler Increases Mental Development
- Talking to Your Toddler at Bedtime is Comforting
- Teaching Your Toddler the Names of the Colors is Easy
- Toddlers Will Test Their Independence and Power by Saying No
- Toilet or Potty Train Girls at About 2 Years Old; Boys at 2½ Years
- Two-Year Olds May Bite
- Your Toddler: 23-24 Months
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