Now that I’m a little older, I’ve probably started playing near other children my age, either at school, play groups, or with my own siblings. Being around other children helps me to start learning my social skills, but at first,…
When I was really little, I probably played with toys mostly by touching and tasting them. Now that I’ve learned more about the objects in my world, I can start using them to play pretend. You might see me pick…
Even though I may have seen you on video and heard your voice, it will be different for me when I meet you in person for the first time. I might act afraid of you or even cry! I promise…
Now that I’m a little older, I can start learning concepts like taking turns and sharing. This will be really hard for me at first – I’m not going to understand or want other children to play with things that…
My feelings are one of the hardest things for me to manage. That’s because I don’t understand why I feel the way I feel, and I don’t yet know what these feelings are even called! One of the most important…
Crayons, pencils, paint, clay – they are so much fun for me to touch! And when I see that I can use these to make things on paper it amazes me! Make sure to give me the time and things…
When you aren’t home, it can be a lot harder to stay up-to-date on my routine. Some things you can do are to ask the person who takes care of me to give me lots of support when there’s a…
As I start talking more and more, it can be tempting to “tune out,” especially when you are busy or distracted with something else. But I really need you to let me know you are listening, at least most of…
Once I’ve mastered following simple instructions, you can start asking me to do more complicated things. Instead of saying something like, “Please pick up the spoon,” you can say, “Please pick up the spoon and place it in the sink.”…
Now that I’m two, I’m probably sleeping through the night on almost all nights and taking 1 – 2 short naps during the day. You might see that’s it’s a lot harder to get me to fall asleep, especially for…
Since I’m trying so hard to be independent, I probably won’t like it as much when you decide everything for me. I’m starting to learn that I’m my own person and that I might not always like what you pick…
Maybe I’m tired, maybe I’m frustrated, or maybe I’m really angry… however I’m feeling, you can see that I’m having a really big tantrum! Remember that when I’m extremely upset, it isn’t possible for me to control my emotions or…
Even though I’ve started sleeping through the night… sometimes I don’t. I might wake up for a lot of reasons – I’m hungry, I’m scared, I’m just not tired anymore. It’s important to be patient with me when I wake…
Even when you are away, you can still play with me! Talk to the person who is taking care of me about what I love to do and try to do those things with me over the phone or video.…
I know that my body can do so many things, and as I learn more about what I can do, I’ll want to do more and more by myself. I might even refuse to let you help me, even when…
Even if you aren’t home, you can still help me learn through making art. Encourage the person taking care of me to help me make art to send to you and show me when you get it over video. You…
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