- Human tendencies
- Orientation - Points of reference, connections
- Order - A designated place for sleep, physical care and play, and for things to be in their place
- Communication - Talking, smiling, gesturing and touching
- Exploration - Opportunity to look at things, taste, touch, move them around, bang them, throw them, etc.
- Solving problems - Opportunity for free play with little help
- Repetition - Opportunity to focus and master skills uninterrupted
- Abstraction & imagination - Opportunity for hands-on experiences
- Prepared environment
- Can be indoor physical spaces or outdoors in nature
- Set up a few activities that are just the right level
- Make sure they have tools they need to succeed (tray, cloth, supply of material)
- See what it looks like at their level
- Simple and beautiful without any clutter
- Attractive and allows freedom to explore
- Natural desire to learn
- Discoveries children make for themselves within a prepared environment build wonder in the child and a love of learning
- Hands-on, concrete learning
- Learn on a deeper level when we integrate our listening or watching using our hands
- Hold an object as we name it, offer a variety of art material, fastenings to open and close, let toddlers help to prepare food
- Sensitive periods
- Language (Parroting) - Use rich language, name everything with its proper name, read books, talk to them, listen and wait for their response, follow the child's interest
- Order - Prepare environment where everything has a place, be consistent in routines, provide landmarks, understand if child is upset when something doesn't happen the same way every day
- Tiny detail - Provide exquisite details in the home (art, flowers, craft), see what they can see from their perspective and make it attractive, remove imperfect items
- Movement (Climbing) - Prepare safe environment where they can move, offer different opportunities to practice, allow time to practice
- Eating solids (Teething)
- Assimilation of images & small objects - Provide images, take them for slow walks
- Sensorial exploration - Give access to rich indoor and outdoor environment to be explored with all the senses, allow time to explore freely, make discoveries together
- Manners & courtesies (Start from 2.5y) - Trust in the child that these will gradually develop, model manners and courtesies in daily life
- Unconscious absorbent mind
- Model behaviour & attitude
- Decorate with beauty & nature
- Use rich language
- Give rich experiences
- Be as mindful as possible to be positive role models and to offer kindness
- Freedom and limits
- Freedom to choose and freedom to express themselves
- Step in when they are hurting someone or themselves
- Independence and responsibility
- Help them help themselves to contribute
- Through independence, toddlers learn how to be responsible for caring for themselves, others and the environment
- Individual development
- Support them if they like to repeat and repeat until they master a skill, learn from observing others, move a lot or is a combination
- Respect
- Treat them like an adult
- Observation
- Follow baby's development
- Notice baby's efforts & abilities
- Identify sensitive periods
- Remove obstacle to baby's development
- Know when to help and what kind of help to offer
- Train ourselves to unlearn the desire to jump to conclusions and be factual
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