Toddler Quality Toolkit

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Top Tips for practitioners working with toddlers I am only 2 years old Don’t expect me to wait Who’s my key person? I can do it myself! Remember I am only 2 years old; I may have only been walking for a few months or just starting to talk. Please remember to have realistic expectations of what I should be doing. Please don’t expect me to wait unnecessarily for long periods of time. I’m not supposed to and if you insist I may eventually conform but will I be engaged? I prefer long periods of uninterrupted time to play within my daily routine. I don’t like stopping, starting and waiting. Spend time with me and my family and get to know who I am and what I like to do. Will you be available and know me well enough to be there when I need you? Even though it may take me ages to do something and I may not get it right; it’s really important I have a go. I may become frustrated if everything is done for me. You’d be surprised how much I can do given the chance. Is your environment ready for me? It’s mine! Where’s my silky? Finally remember I’m not a mini 3 or 4 year old! Expect me to be nosy, noisy, and physical. I will be on a one person mission to explore the environment fully. However, being so busy makes me tired as I’m little. I will need somewhere cosy; readily available for when I need to ‘crash’! Please respect and value these qualities. It’s all about the process and not the end product! I want to explore resources and objects, I don’t mind if I have nothing to take home. I like to paint where ever I want to on the paper with lots of colours or just one … I don’t mind if it doesn’t look like anything to you; It’s mine! Take the time to find out if I have a comforter or a special toy as this is important to me. Think about where I can keep my comforter so I can always get to it when I need it. And most of all remember, it may be a smelly and dirty looking blanket but it’s important to me. Enjoy me and give me praise for who I am and what I can do now, not for what I will be able to do in the future! 8 Toddler Quality Toolkit © Bath & North East Somerset Council Toddler Quality May 2019 aw.indd 8 03/10/2019 10:54
Notes Toddler Quality Toolkit © Bath & North East Somerset Council 9 Toddler Quality May 2019 aw.indd 9 03/10/2019 10:54
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Page 13 and 14: The role of the practitioner Practi
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