When your toddler misbehaves, think ‘can’t’ versus ‘won’t’. In other words, consider whether your toddler is developmentally able to manage what is being asked of her/him.
When your expectations are realistic, you can manage misbehaviour in more loving, insightful, and effective ways.
✨COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS:
✔️When do you think a toddler can resist the impulse to do something forbidden? These abilities don’t even begin to develop until 3.5-4 years.
✔️When do you expect a toddler to share? These skills don’t develop until 3 - 4 years.
✔️ When can a toddler manage big emotions calmly? These abilities just start to develop around 3.5 - 4 years of age.
👗Realistic expectations make life with a toddler easier, less stressful, and more fun.
☞ 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜?
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