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)