By Jenette Gunville, Florence, Forest, & Vilas County Family Living Educator
By highlighting what children are allowed to do, adults encourage children’s positive behavior. Toddlers struggle to imagine opposites so when told not to do something may have a hard time selecting another behavior. By framing statements in a positive way, adults help toddlers imagine better choices.
Read the fact sheet:
- English – Focus on Do (PDF, 2 pages, 710 KB)
- Español – Enfóquese en las frases positivas (PDF, 2 pages, 502 KB)
