Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development
You don't need to buy high-tech digital devices, apps, or expensive toys to boost your toddler's brain development! Research shows that the best way for toddlers to learn is through daily, active play and Retro Toddler includes more than 100 fun, age-appropriate, "old-school" toddler activities that promote the development of language, motor and social skills. The book includes detailed instructions for developmentally stimulating, screen-free toys that parents and toddlers can make together out of everyday household items.

Parents will also learn:

• What's happening inside the rapidly developing brain of a toddler
• How language, social, fine and gross motor skills develop during the toddler years
• How different parenting styles can affect a child's development
• How to successfully praise a child to achieve a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset
• How to foster grit and self-control in toddlers
• The importance of play during the toddler years
• How excessive screen time is negatively impacting today's young children

With more than 25 years of experience as a pediatric occupational therapist and child development specialist, the author of Retro Toddler will provide you with the research-based information you need to help foster strong growth and development in your toddler—without breaking your budget.
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Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development
You don't need to buy high-tech digital devices, apps, or expensive toys to boost your toddler's brain development! Research shows that the best way for toddlers to learn is through daily, active play and Retro Toddler includes more than 100 fun, age-appropriate, "old-school" toddler activities that promote the development of language, motor and social skills. The book includes detailed instructions for developmentally stimulating, screen-free toys that parents and toddlers can make together out of everyday household items.

Parents will also learn:

• What's happening inside the rapidly developing brain of a toddler
• How language, social, fine and gross motor skills develop during the toddler years
• How different parenting styles can affect a child's development
• How to successfully praise a child to achieve a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset
• How to foster grit and self-control in toddlers
• The importance of play during the toddler years
• How excessive screen time is negatively impacting today's young children

With more than 25 years of experience as a pediatric occupational therapist and child development specialist, the author of Retro Toddler will provide you with the research-based information you need to help foster strong growth and development in your toddler—without breaking your budget.
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Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development

Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development

by Anne H. Zachry
Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development

Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development

by Anne H. Zachry

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Overview

You don't need to buy high-tech digital devices, apps, or expensive toys to boost your toddler's brain development! Research shows that the best way for toddlers to learn is through daily, active play and Retro Toddler includes more than 100 fun, age-appropriate, "old-school" toddler activities that promote the development of language, motor and social skills. The book includes detailed instructions for developmentally stimulating, screen-free toys that parents and toddlers can make together out of everyday household items.

Parents will also learn:

• What's happening inside the rapidly developing brain of a toddler
• How language, social, fine and gross motor skills develop during the toddler years
• How different parenting styles can affect a child's development
• How to successfully praise a child to achieve a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset
• How to foster grit and self-control in toddlers
• The importance of play during the toddler years
• How excessive screen time is negatively impacting today's young children

With more than 25 years of experience as a pediatric occupational therapist and child development specialist, the author of Retro Toddler will provide you with the research-based information you need to help foster strong growth and development in your toddler—without breaking your budget.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610021579
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication date: 05/15/2018
Series: Retro Development Series
Pages: 219
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Anne H. Zachry, PhD, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist, child development specialist, and assistant professor of occupational therapy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 The ABCs of Brain Development 1

Chapter 2 Early Movement Matters 19

Chapter 3 Parenting Your Toddler: Why "Back to the Basics" Is Best 45

Chapter 4 Why Old-fashioned Play Is Critical During the Toddler Years 67

Chapter 5 How Screen Time and Digital Media Use Are Affecting Today's Young Children 85

Chapter 6 Enhancing Development with Retro Activities: 12 to 18 Months 101

Chapter 7 Enhancing Development with Retro Activities: 19 to 24 Months 125

Chapter 8 Enhancing Development with Retro Activities: 25 to 30 Months 149

Chapter 9 Enhancing Development With Retro Activities: 31 to 36 Months 175

Epilogue 193

References 199

Glossary 207

Index 211

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