1. Developmentally Appropriate Physical Environments for Toddlers
Chapter 5
Developmentally Appropriate Physical Environments for Toddlers
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What Toddlers Do
Walk, run, and move
Climb
Repeat and practice activities
Do almost everything “myself”
Engage in limited social activities
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What Toddlers Need
To be accepted for who they are
Appropriate expectations
A sense of autonomy
Encouragement to separate
Safety
Flexibility
Organization
Challenge
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4. Nurturing Environments
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5. Schedules and Transitions
nonverbal cues
plenty of warning before change
unhurried
eliminate waiting
Schedules
base of security
allow for wide variations
quiet and inactivity alternated with active times
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