Birth to age 5 – Page 7 – Partners for Early Learning

Back and forth play

A parent of a toddler posed a question to me recently: I am reading the monthly newsletter from www.zerotothree.org and it mentions “back and forth play.” Can you give me some examples? “Back and forth play” is probably something you are already doing. Your child initiates an action or conversation, you respond positively,…

And she played with the box…

You searched hard. You went shopping at the crack of dawn to find the perfect electronic toy. You know the one, guaranteed to make your child the smartest in the class. She pressed a few buttons, danced to the music a few times, and then played with the box. Why? Because the toy…