Social & Emotional Development
Developing Relationships with Peers & Adults
WiseTip: SE-REL-M1626-G01

Support your toddler’s interactions with others and acknowledge sharing and helping behaviours, for example, setting the table or giving out food or cutlery to another toddler.

WHY IT MATTERS

Parental facilitation of children’s social and language development is critical in toddlerhood, generally defined as 16–36 months of age, because children make rapid and significant strides in their social, cognitive, and language functioning.

Prosocial behaviour in young children can be facilitated by caregiver interaction.