- Let your infant watch other children playing.
- Smile and respond when your infant makes sounds.
- Copy the sounds and faces that your baby makes.
For more ideas, view Infant Social-Emotional Development Tips or Growing Independence.
- Talk to your child about how they are feeling.
- Help your child name their feelings.
- Use simple one- to two-step directions.
For more ideas, view Toddler Social and Emotional Development Tips or What You Can Do.
- Give specific compliments.
- Develop regular routines so that your child knows what to expect.
- Role play positive ways to solve problems.
For more ideas, view Building Social and Emotional Skills at Home or Big Jobs (English) (Spanish).