Zipping up their coat

Balancing on one foot

Swinging at recess

Making a snake with playdough

Stringing Beads onto a string

Writing their name with a crayon

Playing soccer

Riding a Bike

Toddlers doing the opposite of what others want, "no"

Toddlers release anger by screaming, crying, kicking, pounding, and holding their breath

Toddlers think about their own needs and wants, not those of others

Toddlers being unsure of whether they can do certain activities so they don't try.

is the building of independence and toddlers striving to do their own thing.

When a child tries to dress themselves or tie their shoes on their own, a caregiver loses patience and simply completes the task for them.

A parent allows their child to pick out their own clothes to wear to preschool—even if the clothes are mismatched.

A caregiver toilet-trains their child

A caregiver doesn't allow a child to make any of their own choices.

Response that encourages a particular behavior. For example, Catch your child being good, "Hey, I like how you are keeping the playdough colors separate."

Ability to control their own behavior. The child's ability to self regulate.

Means using firmness and understanding to help children learn how to behave.

When a child is able to "look up" to an adult who is displaying qualities to a child that will help them know hot to act.

We set these to protect and guide children. These are based information that we know to be true about the world, but children might not.

Henry figures out that if he pushes the hand of his stuffed animal it will start talking to him

Johnny "calls" someone on his plastic phone after his big brother made a phone call

Sasha tries putting the shape into different holes until it finally falls through the shape sorter box

Anne learns the different colors at school

Spencer asks his mom what the name of an object is

Parker uses a box as a teleportation machine

Sawyer is easily distracted by what is going on outside

Kendall picks out pants to wear because it is cold outside

Sam won’t pet a cat because one scratch him once

Identify A

Identify B

Identify C

Identify D

Understanding Language, Behavior, Memory, and Hearing

Problem Solving, emotional traits, reasoning

Vision, Color Perception

Sensation, Reading, Body Orientation

Balance, coordination, fine motor skills

Breathing, Body temp, Digestion