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When your 2 year old toddler wants to help you out in the
kitchen, let her do that. Give her pots and pans that are safe
to play with and create a little stove while gluing 2 red
circles of paper to a chair or a box. You daughter will feel so
happy to be able to "cook" together with you. Ask your husband
to let your son participate in constructing something, like a
kite, a birdcage or a birdfeeder. He can hold tools or get a kit
of plastic tools and let him feel the joy of being able to do
what daddy does. Such activities are a part of learning process
about gender differences as well as building skillset for
several future activities.
Hair
There is a myth in some Asian countries that you shouldn't cut
baby's hair until the child is one-year old. Then myth claims
that at one year of age you should shave her head because hair
will grow thicker afterwards. This is not true. If baby's hair
is getting uncomfortably fussy and long you should definitely
cut it even before she is one year old. There is no need to
shave your child's head because it will not make your baby's
hair grow thicker. Thickness of hair is determined genetically,
thus it is inherited. It is easier to manage short hair for a
very young baby than long hair.
Memory
Why does it often seem that your 2 year old toddler ignores what
you ask from her. You just told her not to draw on a wall with a
marker and here she is again doing the same thing. Well, she is
actually not ignoring your requests, she just forgot them! At
this age children's' brain is not yet capable to save, store and
recreate information like a grown up person's brain. Your
child's memory is short term and everything that catches her
attention overwhelms her completely. If she tries to remember
one thing, then the other thing becomes forgotten. Therefore,
keep this in mind before scolding your little one.
Discipline
Restricting your child from exploring his environment can result
in lack of self confidence later in life. It is easy for parents
to put their children into a playpen and have their little
explorers sit in one place. Parents, however, should be aware
that only through curious examination and attempts trying,
sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing, as well as seeing
your negative or positive reactions to their actions, can
children learn. Thus, put all the things you don't want your
child to reach somewhere he cannot reach. That beautiful flower
pot can travel to the top shelf, and your little fragile vase
from the corner can find its new place on top of the
refrigerator. In such a way there will be less "nos" in your
child's life and more joy and freedom of exploration.
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