The three-step trick for naming anything
You’re walking to the park with your kid. You pass three trees. You know what they are. Your kid doesn’t. You could name them as you walk past and...
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toy rotation
Build the feedback into the task
You hand your kid a puzzle. They put a piece in the wrong spot. It doesn’t fit. They rotate it. Try again. It clicks. They move on. Nobody corrected...
How to teach manners without lecturing
“What do we say?” Three words every parent defaults to. The kid just received a gift. The parent leans in, prompting. The child mumbles “thank you”...