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Keep Your Partner Relationship Strong by Communicating

Last Updated: September 14, 2009

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Parenting Tips for Your 21-22 Month Old Toddler

Parenting a busy toddler takes a lot of time and energy. But don’t let the joys and challenges of being parents let you neglect your relationship with your partner. Your couple relationship is important for physical and emotional support.

Keeping your couple relationship strong will help each of you be a better parent. Parents who communicate with each other are more likely to enforce rules consistently and have a child who knows what’s expected of her.

A strong couple relationship may help your toddler’s development. Researchers have found that the quality of parents’ relationship with each other affects their child’s ability to think and be social. Children whose parents have a strong relationship tend to be more mature and competent. Your toddler learns a lot about love and security by watching how you and your partner interact.

Keys to building a strong relationship are to find time to spend together, to enjoy each other, and to communicate clearly with each other.


Learn more about Your Toddler: 21-22 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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