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Help Toddlers Nap
September 20, 2013
The environment, after all, is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest. It is one thing that all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.
-Lady Bird Johnson
-Lady Bird Johnson
- Observe the signs of tiredness. Reflect what you see is happening to his body: "I see you are rubbing your eyes (and so on)."
- Allow ample time for toddlers to process during nap transitions (20 - 30 minutes).
- Let the toddler help through the transitions (get his own bedding, take off his own shoes, pull down the shade).
- Decrease activity level by providing a calm atmosphere leading up to nap time.
- Tell the toddler it is time to "rest" his body (avoid using the word "sleep"). Calm your own body down as a model to the toddler.
This book is a "how to" curriculum guide for appropriate practices when working with very young children in the early childhood learning environment. Incorporating the developmental philosophies of Emmi Pikler, Magda Gerber, Erik Erikson, and Maria Montessori, it promotes respectful and responsive caregiving to foster competence and independence commensurate with each child's level of ability. Topics include caregiving routines, environments, caregiver/child interactions, and the role of parents.
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Displaying 1 CommentShishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Child friends
To be the caregiver of the toddler , You should be the toddler .
Nirmal
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