Offer a simple action your toddler can try, while keeping help close. Carrying a sock or choosing a book can be enough.
A small invitation to independence
Offer a simple action your toddler can try, while keeping help close. Carrying a sock or choosing a book can be enough.
A few useful moments in your day
Start with a choice
Hold up two books and let your child point or reach. Avoid a large menu of options.
Share an ordinary job
Invite them to put a clean sock into a basket. Describe the action rather than testing them.
Pause together
Sit down with a familiar story after movement. Let them return to a favourite page.
Little feet. Big new adventures.
Use this stage as a starting point, not a checklist. Pick the subject that matters to your family today. Children develop differently; adapt play to ability and discuss health or feeding concerns with your care team.
- First words
- New movement
- Independence
A question about this stage
What if my toddler does not enjoy the activity?
Offer an easier version or put it away. Interest changes with hunger, tiredness and familiarity. An activity list is not a developmental assessment.