Positive Guidance | THE BUZZ October Edition

Here’s sample strategies for children 12 to 24 months:

• Give lots of reminders – remembering rules takes time and practice.
• Explain to her why something is unsafe. Your toddler cannot predict what will happen next as a result of her actions.
• Distract or redirect your child to another activity when he is doing something undesirable. Explain why you are stopping him, and show him something else to do.
• Give your child lots of praise when he gets it right.
• Give your child the words for her feelings. She expresses her feelings in physical ways because she usually does not have the words or other ways to express them.