Toddlerhood is a time of rapid growth and development but also of many challenges and frustrations. As a parent, you may often feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or confused by your toddler’s behavior and needs.
How can you cope with the tantrums, the defiance, the mess, and the constant demands?
How can you nurture your toddler’s curiosity, independence, and self-esteem?
How can you foster a loving and respectful relationship with your child?
The answer to all of these is positive parenting.
Positive parenting is a parenting style that is based on empathy, respect, and guidance. It’s not about being permissive or authoritarian but about finding a balance between setting limits and encouraging exploration. These positive parenting tips can help you create a supportive environment for your toddler where they can learn, grow, and thrive, similar to that at our family-oriented preschool.
Benefits of Positive Parenting
At our Montessori preschool and daycare, we practice a similar approach with our toddlers and see amazing results daily. They’re happy, confident, cooperative, and have a strong sense of self and others. They’re also eager to learn and discover new things, and they have the skills and tools to do so.
Tips For Effective Positive Parenting
These positive parenting tips can be applied at home to get the same results we do at our preschool, daycare, and infant care:
- Listen to your toddler. Children have feelings, thoughts, and opinions and want to be heard and understood. At Montessori, we listen to what they’re saying and acknowledge their emotions. As a parent, try to see things from their perspective and validate their experiences. This will help them feel valued and respected and also help them develop their communication and social skills.
- Offer choices. Your toddler wants to have some control over their life, and they will resist if you impose your will on them. Instead of giving orders or commands at our family-oriented preschool, we offer choices appropriate for their age and situation.
- Set clear and consistent limits. Little ones must know what is expected of them and what the consequences are if they break the rules. At preschool, we set clear and consistent limits that are reasonable and fair and explain them in simple and positive terms.
- Praise and encourage. Toddlers need to know that you love and appreciate them and that you are proud of their efforts and achievements. Praise and encourage them for their positive behavior and actions, and focus on their strengths and abilities.
- Have fun and connect. Lastly, everyone needs to have fun and enjoy life, and toddlers also need to feel connected and close to you. Spend quality time with your toddler, keeping in mind these positive parenting tips, and engage in activities they like and suitable for their development.
Keeping Things Positive At CRMS
Centerra Ranch Montessori School is proud to offer a positive and nurturing environment for toddlers and their parents at our Montessori preschool and daycare. We’re here to support you and your child on this beautiful journey through our myriad childcare programs and positive parenting tips at our family-oriented preschool in Katy, TX, in line with Montessori values and positive parenting.
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