1st Edition

Nurturing Toddlers Developing the Potential of Every Child

By Kathryn Peckham Copyright 2024
174 Pages 66 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 66 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 66 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Children undergo tremendous physical growth and cognitive development during their toddler years. Nurturing Toddlers explores the knowledge behind how a child’s mind and body develop during this stage of development, underpinned by the latest research in the fields of child development, psychology, health and well-being. It shows how the choices practitioners and parents make every day can have... Read more

Table of Contents

 

Introduction

1. Understanding Growth in the Toddler Years

2. Connecting with Toddlers: Communication, Movement and Play

3. Time to get physical

4. Positive responses to developing emotions

5. Big emotions and the behaviours they can trigger

6. The secret to effective praise and encouragement

7. Nurturing Toddlers self-esteem - and learning how to keep hold of it

8. Establishing foundations for a love of reading

9. Getting mathematical

10. Supporting lifelong learning with toddlers

Section 2 Introduction: The Nurturing Childhoods Pedagogical Framework

11. Nurturing Toddlers to do things for themselves

12. Nurturing Toddlers to do new things

13. Nurturing Toddlers to be brave

14. Nurturing Toddlers to have good ideas

15. Nurturing Toddlers to have a go

16. Nurturing Toddlers to have fun

17. Nurturing Toddlers to think

Biography

Kathryn Peckham is a childhood consultant, researcher, author and founder of Nurturing Childhoods. She is an active member of global Early Childhood networks, conducting research for governments and international organisations, writing curricula and contributing to industry-leading publications and guidance such as Birth to 5 Matters.