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1 Year
- Flip through the pages of a book and get your child to look at it. As cognitive development continues, they may even point to a picture of a cat when you ask where it is.
- Have a race with your child. Stepping up their speed will help improve condition.
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2 Years
- To encourage communication, play back-and-forth games with your child - rolling a ball to them, for example, and asking them to roll it back.
- Provide playthings that help develop motor skills like hand control, such as large beads to string or chalk to draw with.
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3 Years
- Talking, and responding to your child is one of the best things you can do to boost their communication skills and intelligence.
- Keep a watchful eye on playmates without directing them, and offer guidance when needed. Say, “Use your words,” for example, if your child gets angry, or “Give your friend a turn.”
- Provide your child with jigsaw puzzles of up to 5 large pieces and encourage their cognitive development as they try to place them correctly.
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4 - 5 Years
- To build cognitive milestones, count objects during everyday activities, such as how many items are in your shopping cart.
- To build motor milestones, show your child how to write their name. Don’t expect perfection - these ‘errors’ count as attempts and are common at this age.
- Find new, interesting books to read together, and your child will likely to ask you to point out individual words as you read them.
- Give your child more opportunities for independence, such as going to birthday parties. The more involved they are, the more they will learn about adapting to different social situations.
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