1–2 years · Connection & growing · 3 MIN LESSON

Listen before you fix.

Practice noticing what your child is trying to share.

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How to listen to a toddler’s feelings

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Pause another activity when you can and attend to your child. Reflect what you think they mean, leaving room for them to correct you.

A tower falls. Try: “You worked on that, and now it fell.” Let your child respond. If offering a hug, ask first and respect their answer.

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“That looks upsetting. I’m listening.”“You shouldn’t feel that.”A lecture before they respond

A practice, not a parenting test.