12 activities
Pretend Kitchen
Cook a pretend meal together with toy or real kitchen items.
1. Set out a few kitchen items — pots, spoons, bowls, play food.
2. Suggest a meal: "Let's make soup for teddy bear!"
3. Let your toddler stir, pour, and serve.
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Pots and spoonsPlay food or real ingredients
Moderate
Sharing Practice
Take turns with a toy to practice early sharing skills.
1. Sit with your child and a favorite toy between you.
2. Play with the toy briefly: "My turn! I'm playing with the car. Vroom!"
3. After 10-15 seconds, hand it to your child: "Your turn! Now YOU play with the car!"
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Favorite toy
Easy
Feelings Check-In
Start the day by naming how you and your toddler feel.
1. Each morning, ask your child: "How do you feel today? Are you happy? Excited? Sleepy?"
2. Show them a feelings chart or make faces: happy face, sad face, silly face.
3. Share YOUR feeling too: "I feel happy today! The sun is out!"
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Feelings chart with emotion faces (optional)
Easy
Friendship Play
Arrange playdates where toddlers practice playing together.
1. Invite one child of similar age for a short playdate (30-60 minutes).
2. Set out toys that encourage cooperation: a ball to roll back and forth, blocks for building together, a pretend kitchen to share.
3. Stay nearby and narrate social moments: "your child is giving the block to their friend! That's sharing!"
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Cooperative toys (ball, blocks, pretend kitchen items)
Moderate
Apology and Repair
Model and practice saying sorry and making it better.
1. When your child accidentally hurts someone — pushes, grabs a toy, knocks something over — kneel to their level.
2. Name what happened: "You pushed your friend. That hurt. Look at their face — they're sad."
3. Model the repair: "Let's say sorry. Can you say sorry?" Help them if needed.
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Advanced
My Turn Your Turn
Practice taking turns with a simple game or toy
1. Sit with your child and a toy that works for turn-taking — a ball, blocks, or a shape sorter.
2. Say "My turn!" and take one action (roll the ball, place one block).
3. Then say "Your turn!" and hand the toy to your child.
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ball, blocks, or shape sorter
Easy
Helper of the Day
Give a simple helping task to build confidence and belonging
1. Choose a simple daily task your child can do: carrying napkins to the table, putting socks in the drawer, or watering a plant.
2. Say "your child, you are my special helper today! Can you carry these napkins?"
3. Show how to do the task once.
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simple household items for the task
Easy
Waiting Game
Practice waiting for short periods with a fun payoff
1. Hold a favorite toy or snack where your child can see it.
2. Say "I am going to count to three, and then you can have it! Ready?"
3. Count slowly: "One... two... three! Here you go!"
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favorite toy or snack
Moderate
Doctor Checkup
Role-play a doctor visit to process feelings and build empathy
1. Gather a stuffed animal "patient" and some pretend doctor tools (a play stethoscope, or use a cardboard tube).
2. Say "Oh no, teddy doesn't feel well! Can you be the doctor?"
3. Show your child how to check on the patient: "Listen to teddy's heart — thump thump!"
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stuffed animalplay stethoscope or cardboard tubebandages or fabric strips
Moderate
Solve It Together
Work through a simple problem as a team
1. When a small problem arises naturally (a toy is stuck, a block tower fell, a lid won't open), pause and name it.
2. Say "Uh oh! The lid is stuck. What should we do?"
3. Wait a few seconds for your child to try something.
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Advanced
Proud Moment Wall
Celebrate accomplishments by displaying them on a special wall
1. Choose a low section of wall or refrigerator door at your child's height.
2. When your child accomplishes something — a drawing, a puzzle, putting on shoes — take note.
3. Say "your child, you did that all by yourself! Should we put it on your Proud Wall?"
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tapesticky notes or papermarkers
Advanced
Emotion Freeze Dance
Dance to music and freeze with different emotion faces
1. Put on music your child likes to dance to.
2. Dance together freely for 15-20 seconds.
3. Pause the music and call out an emotion: "Freeze! Show me your happy face!"
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music player
Advanced