I Learn Who I Am
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How I feel about myself depends on
how you care for me and play with me.
• I respect myself when I sense that you are
really listening to me.
• I feel competent when you invite me to help
you.
• I feel proud of what I can do, and your praise
makes me feel even better.
• I feel confident in my abilities when you
let me try new things.
• I am showing you that my sense of self is
growing stronger when I am assertive.
• I sometimes insist on doing things my way.
• When I say, "No!" it often means I am an individual.
• I may tell you what to do. I may say, "Sit
there!"
• I am learning language about me.
• I know my own name.
• I can point to and tell you the names of one
or more parts of my body.
• I begin to use "me," "I" and "mine."
I Learn About My Feelings
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My feelings can
be very strong.
• I laugh and may shriek with joy when I am
happy and we are having fun.
• I can be angry or frustrated and show it by
saying "No!" or "Mine!"
• I may sometimes hit, push or bite because
I'm angry or frustrated.
• I care deeply about you.
• I may look independent sometimes, but don't
let that fool you.
• I may smile, hug you, run into your arms or
lean against you to show my affection.
• When I play, I need you to watch what I do.
• I may try to follow you or cling when you
get ready to leave.
• I may get frightened when you disappear from
my sight. I know now when you're gone, and it frightens
me.
• Knowing when you will return makes me feel
better and helps me learn about time.
• I am slowly learning that when those I love
leave, they will return.
• I am learning about time and understand when
you say, "I'm coming back after your nap and snack."
• A consistent daily schedule helps me know
when things will happen.
I Learn About People, Objects
and How Things Work
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I am learning about choice and choices.
• I have favorite toys and favorite foods.
• I like to choose what to wear.
• I like to see and be with other children my
age or a little older.
• I have fun making silly faces and noises with
other children.
• I may play out simple scenes with others such
as, caring for dolls, riding in a train or talking
on the phone.
• I do not know yet how to share but I learn
through supervised play with others. You can help
us play together peacefully by providing duplicates
of our favorite toys.
• I want to be like you.
• I learn how to relate to other people by watching
how you act with me, our family and our friends.
• I imitate things you do like petting the dog,
pushing a vacuum cleaner or getting ready for work.
• I feel proud and confident when you let me
help you with your "real work," like, scrubbing the
carrots.
• You are the most important person in my life.
• I am very interested in how the world works.
• I may go around a sofa when chasing a ball,
knowing that it will come out the other side.
• If my music box winds down, I may try to find
a way to start it again.I may use a stick or another
object to reach a toy.
I Learn To Move and Do
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I am learning to do new things with
my fingers and hands.
• I can make marks on paper with crayons and
markers.
• I can stack and line up blocks.
• I can feed myself with my fingers.
• I can use a spoon and can drink from a cup.
• I am learning to move in new ways.
• I can sit in a chair.
• I can pull myself up and stand by holding
onto furniture.
• I learn to walk, first with help and then
alone. Sometimes I still like to crawl.
• I begin dressing and undressing myself. I
can push my foot into my shoe and my arm into my sleeve.I
learn to walk forward, take a few steps backwards
and try to climb stairs.
I Learn To Communicate
and Relate
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I communicate through my expressions
and actions.
• I look you in the eye to get your attention
and express feelings.
• I point to let you know what I want.
• I point to pictures of interesting objects,
animals and people in books. I hope you will tell
me about them.
• I may hit, kick or bite when I get too frustrated
or angry. I need you to help me learn how to express
these feelings in acceptable ways.
• I communicate using sounds and words.
• I create long babble sentences.
• I use sounds other than crying to get your
help.
• I may be able to say 2 to 10 or more words
clearly.
• I understand more than you may think much
more than the words I can say.
• I listen to you and watch you because I understand
more than just words.
• I learn to look at a ball when you say "ball"
in my home language.
• I can tell whether you're happy or upset from
the tone of your voice and how much tension I feel
in your body when you hold me.
