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Five Fun Ways To Encourage Your Toddler To Be Independent

March 13, 2019 By Kari Leave a Comment

“I can do it myself!”

You’ve got to love that toddler independence! Even though everything takes five thousand hours to do, I love watching our son Wyatt’s interest in learning how to do things himself. We try to feed that curiosity as much as we can, and introduce him to new things all the time. I always say, never underestimate what your child can absorb (even at a young age)! Below are five fun ways to encourage your toddler to be independent.

 

 

 

Five Fun Ways To Encourage Your Toddler To Be Independent

 

#1: Teach Them A New Skill. Show them how to do something, and let them run with it! We got Wyatt an instant camera for Christmas. We showed him how it works and then let him play around. Along the way, we offered tips and suggestions of photos he may want to take. We recently brought the camera along on our Mexico trip, as well as to the Ice Castles in Edmonton. Now we’re hanging the photos up in his room, so we can reflect on our special time together.

A Few More Ways:

#2: Have them to pick out their own clothes. It doesn’t have to be every day, but maybe once a week? You could do “Wear What You Want Wednesday”! If you’re concerned about your kid leaving the house looking silly, lay out a pile of clothing you know will work together (a few shirts, pants, shoes, etc.) and let them pick from the pile. This will also save you time!

#3: Let them help with dinner. Instead of letting the frustration mount while you try to make dinner with your kids asking you to play, pull up a chair and get them to help with dinner! This is such a great way for your little one to learn about food, and develop an appreciation for what goes into preparing a meal. Encourage and praise them for helping! We always make a big deal of the fact that ‘Wyatt made supper!’ tonight. Sometimes we’ll have Wyatt set the table while we make dinner. It keeps him busy, and he takes great pride in picking and laying out the napkins. You could even get them a cute apron, oven mitts, and a chef’s hat to make it an even bigger deal. I love this one and this one!

#4: Get them to order their meal at a restaurant. This is a great opportunity to teach them manners, and how ordering works. Involve them in the entire experience!

#5: Create a chore chart. (Watch for a post on a really cool chore we made, coming soon!) Making the bed, filling the dog’s water dish, cleaning up toys, etc. This is such a great way to involve your kid in running the household, and aims to give them a sense of pride in the place they live.

Pin this to your Kid’s Activities and Parenting boards and follow me on Pinterest here!

 

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What do you do when other kids are mean to your ki What do you do when other kids are mean to your kid? How do you handle it? No matter what season you're in with parenting or how old your kids are, I would love to hear your tactics! Please share below in the comments and we can all learn from each other👇👇. #pinkshirtday

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Home style, organization tips + DIYs. Cocktail + food recipes.
Celebrating the holidays with our three cuties 👦🐶🐶 in our 1913 home 🇨🇦
About #ATBUp:

Kari Skelton
What do you do when other kids are mean to your ki What do you do when other kids are mean to your kid? How do you handle it? No matter what season you're in with parenting or how old your kids are, I would love to hear your tactics! Please share below in the comments and we can all learn from each other👇👇. #pinkshirtday

Even when Wyatt was littler and would sometimes get rejected at the park when he asked to play, it would shatter my heart. 😫

I was bullied in high school pretty bad. My aunt stepped in one time and regulated some mean girls. Shared the (now) hilarious story on my Stories.❤❤

Wyatt's cute tee is from @deuxpardeuxkids, I'm wearing my @smashtess sweetheart roper and that heart print out is @justinema's free printable Kindness Challenge! (Looks like I have some catching up to do)! 🤣
See that cute little face photo bombing in the bac See that cute little face photo bombing in the back? 😊 He helps with my mental health on a daily basis. I know what each person needs varies, but for me, getting alone time to walk the dogs has been key in managing my anxiety and stress (especially this past year).

I believe investing in mental health initiatives is more important than ever. I’m so happy to be partnering with @atbfinancial for a really meaningful campaign called #ATBUp.

Each weekday from March 1-12, one more simple, FUN social challenge will be presented. When you complete and share on social using #ATBUp, @atbfinancial will donate $1 to @mentalhealthab!

I’ll be heading up two challenges—and including Moses 🐶 and Monroe 🐶. I hope you’ll join me! 😊💛

Visit up.atb.com to enter to win prizes, and get more info about the challenges and Alberta’s Mental Health Foundation.
I love you, my Valentine.❤ I love traveling with I love you, my Valentine.❤ I love traveling with you. I miss traveling. The end. Happy Valentine's Day!

With @ryanjespersen at @trsyucatanhotel in 2019.
Last-minute Valentine's Idea! 💓 Grab a pad of Last-minute Valentine's Idea! 💓

Grab a pad of sticky notes and a sharpie and write out all the things you love about your partner. Keep it funny, sentimental, or a mix of both...and done! 🙌
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