Toddler Growth and Development

Pose hypothetical situations and think of alternatives for good endings with your child.

The high water activity will help to strengthen your child's muscles and improve her ability to concentrate.

Show your toddler how to brush your hair, and express your appreciation for her efforts to please you.

The gravity challenge activity will help your child develop her sense of balance.

Toddlers love to jump, but usually need help finding a safe place to do it. This activity challenges your child to think before moving.

This easy outdoor activity provides a fun way to learn about feet and the length of a stride.

Your toddler will love to move her feet when motivated by the sound of a jingle bell sewn onto her socks.

This activity will teach your child how to control his limbs in an enclosed space.

This checklist can help you explore your child's unique sensory portrait and identify sensitivities, triggers, and patterns underlying any worrisome behaviors.

This game teaches young children when and how to move their body in order to toss objects into a large laundry basket.

This activity provides the kind of visual cues that get most children moving at top speed.

It's backwards day! Have fun with your child doing everything in your day backwards.

The fun activity helps young children learn about colors by using food coloring.

Growing muscles make young children feel powerful. This is the perfect age for racing you across the yard.

Use this activity to help teach your toddler the concept of abbreviating in a playful way.

Work with your child to transfer water from bottle to bottle in this fun activity.

Direct your child to walk in different ways, and you'll help him master both his mind and his body.

See whose balloon gets popped first, as you and your child race to pop each other's balloons.