Tips for 2 Year Olds

TIPS AND TOYS YOU CAN USE FOR 2+ YEAR OLD TODDLERS

• Sing or chant counting numbers with objects to pat or touch

• Patiently answer your child’s many questions

• Try not to tell your child contradictory things. Accuracy in your speech will help your child grasp basic grammar rules

• Your child pays attention to everything you say. The more you say it, the faster she/he will remember what it means

• Always correct your child gently so that she/he does not feel humiliated

• Children enjoy playing with simple, homemade toys. They not always need new store toys

• Children may learn to draw on a stone with chalk or a stick in the sand

• Make puzzles by cutting magazines or simple pictures into large pieces

• They learn to match colours, shapes, and sizes with simple objects, such as bottle caps

• Building blocks

• Make beads and chains out of wild fruits and nuts