Bumps n Baby Parenting Magazine May June 2015 | Page 10

Toddler Zone

he will be happy to play that game, because
all he wants is to be engaged in an interesting
activity.
Give him a sense of competition
Toddlers love competitions. They always
want to do things first.

amma?” “Thanks. Now, can you pick these
coriander leaves for me?”
He will do whatever help I am asking him to
do without disturbing me. He is engaged in
some activity and I can get my work too.
It’s also a double benefit, because sometimes
he really does help me get things done. ☺

When my son refuses to sit in his highchair, I
tell him “Amma is going to sit in the high
chair and eat”. That’s it. He will come
running to the highchair in