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This is the principle behind teaching children skills, and pre-teaching what to do instead of always focusing on what not to do.

Toddlers who role play what to do with Mommy and Daddy on a regular basis have an edge on toddlers who only wait to get caught doing something which displeases their parents. The toddler has common behavior vocabulary to discuss with Mom and Dad, they have the assurance that they are able to make the right choice, they know what praise and connection with parents feels like, and they have experience doing it right.

Teaching toddlers Four Basic Skills of happy family relationships: "following instructions, accepting No answers, accepting consequences, and disagreeing appropriately," also prepare a child with vocabulary and focus so that a bad behavior is less likely to occur.

When Problems Arise

So, what do proactive minded parents do when toddler temper tantrums occur? There are some parenting skills which need to be focused on to help toddlers during tantrums or out of control moments.

 Describe what is happening. "Susan, you are yelling and hitting."
 Say what they should do. "You need to get calm so Mommy can talk to you about it."
 Go to the calm down spot. "You need to go to time-out until you are calm (or 'happy' for little children) and ready to talk."
 Describe the future. " When you choose to be happy, Mommy will come back and give you a big hug and a high five. Then we will talk about it."
 After they calm down, praise them so they recognize that they controlled their own behaviors. This gives them ownership of their choices and encourages self-government.
 Do a proper correction by explaining what happened, what should have happened, and what negative consequence they earned for not disagreeing appropriately.

Groundings or severe loss of privileges should not happen for toddler age children. Time is an anxious enough thing for them, hours of chores, or loss of privileges which take too much time will create more problems. They need to earn a negative consequence and have the opportunity to accept it in order to learn this important life skill, but the chore should be age appropriate, and not vindictive or severe.

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Puzzles: Toddler puzzles come in adorable shapes and pretty colors. Start with the basic wooden ones that have big, chunky pieces. Puzzles help children develop problem solving skills (where does this piece go) as well as their fine motor skills, which they use to put the piece into the correct place. Toddlers love puzzles and they wont tire of doing the same one again and again.

Manipulative Toys: Manipulative toys refer to toys that toddlers use to develop their motor skills. It can be a ball bopper, shape sorter or a wooden screw toy. Toddlers love these using these toys which provide some action and make them feel so special when they complete the task that is needed.

Wooden Blocks: Yup, wooden blocks have been around for ages - and for good reason. Building with blocks help develop your toddlers hand/eye coordination, balancing skills as well as problem solving skills (why did that tower just tumble down?).