Parents And Toddler Learning

By Bobby Thomas

Toddlers spend most of their time at home in the company of their family members and this surroundings becomes their classroom for learning new things. That means, their learning process from infancy begins from their home and the people around them. Hence, parents have a very important role to play in the learning process of their toddlers. First of all, the toddlers need your love and support to develop a sense of security and self-esteem, which is essential to stimulate and develop their learning ability. Once they are emotionally strong, it is easy to teach them through play and hands-on-experience by adopting certain strategies.

Toddlers, like all other kids, try to imitate their elders, especially their parents. They learn to do things by imitating your actions. They instinctively copy your behavior, whether it is good or bad. If you are a habitual TV watcher, you can expect your toddlers to become just that. If you are mild and good mannered the kids would follow that. Hence, it is important that you display positive behavior in front of the toddlers so that they learn to do things in a positive manner.

If you want to teach your toddlers something by talking to them, then it would be better if you use positive words instead or ordering or advising them. Instead of ordering them not to do a thing, suggest to them a better and alternative way to do it. Kids respond more favorably and learn faster if you talk to them in a positive encouraging language. Use a lot of complimenting and praising words such as "very good," "well done," and so forth while teaching them. Also, using supportive language makes the child feel emotionally strong and to consider you as a friend and helper in times of need rather than an overbearing and unreasonable person.

A toddler's curiosity is easily aroused and parents can use this tendency to teach them new things by drawing their attention to unfamiliar things. This is learning by observation, and honing this skill of observation is important for the kid's future. Also, ask questions about things to which the child can think of an answer. Encourage the child to think and say the answer, and if the answer is wrong then explain to him/her about the thing, instead of correcting always. Also, when the kid is curious about something and wants to know more about it then tell her/him all about it. You can get more information on the subject from books. If the child is curious about a picture or photo then take her to a place where she can see the original, if possible.

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