Solve everyday problems out loud so your toddler can see and hear you model problem-solving behaviours.
Just as young children talk aloud to themselves to aid learning, we can also voice our thoughts to help children learn to solve problems. For older toddlers, modelling the problem-solving process by verbalising one’s inner speech may help model the problem-solving process to the child. Kearn, C.M. (2000). Affecting the future: The role of appropriate scaffolding in the development of social competence. In Issues in Early Childhood Education: Curriculum, Teacher Education, and Dissemination of Information. Proceedings of the Lilian Katz Symposium. Champaign, Ill. Lee, T. (2011). I did it by myself: Scaffolding to develop problem-solving and self-help skills in young children. Child Care Quarterly, Spring 11. Retrieved from https://www.childcarequarterly.com/pdf/spring11_scaffolding.pdf
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