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Understanding your Child’s Behavior: Reading Your Child’s Cues from Birth to Age 2

Babies and toddlers experience and express thoughts and feelings. Often they communicate their strong feelings through behaviors that adults understand right away. Other times, very young children’s behavior can be confusing or even frustrating to the adults who care for them. Being able to stay calm, make a good guess at what the behavior might mean, and then respond helps children understand that they are powerful communicators. Over the long-term, this helps children learn how to connect with others in ways that are healthy and respectful?a skill they?ll use for life.

File Type: pdf
Categories: Tip Sheet
Tags: Family Engagement, Infant-Toddler
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