How Toddlers Think

How Toddlers Think

• Before toddlers ever speak the thinking process is well underway!
• Babies make lots of different sounds and they may well be trying to 'talk' to us. They may even gain some meaning from the sounds we make when we talk.
• Toddlers can usually understand what you say, your happy and sad feelings and when you want them to stop doing something.
• As toddlers grow, stories and books will help them think and learn. Games, toys and puzzles extend this skill as they learn to play in new ways.
• Toddlers begin to sort shapes, sizes, colours and different kinds of things. They can gradually follow simple directions, notice different things in their environment and constantly ask 'why'. Their sense of curiosity and thirst for knowledge will grow in leaps and bounds.
• Drawing and painting will get toddlers thinking about the things around them and how to get these onto paper. Music gets them thinking about rhythms and sounds which they may try to imitate. Cooking teaches them about tastes, particularly the ones they like!

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