Skill· 16mo–18mo· 2 min

Hugs and Kisses

This helps reinforce your child's affective ties with you. Invite a familiar person to play with you. Ask him or her to sit in one of the room's extremes while you and your child sit in the opposite side. Now, ask your child to walk toward the other person an

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What you'll need

This helps reinforce your child's affective ties with you.

How it works

  1. 1~30s

    Alright, let's get started! The purpose of this activity is to reinforce your child's effective ties with you. Therefore we'll be exercising the social and emotional developmental area, more specifically identity and bonding. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.

    Watch for: Little One express love to those familiar, like hugging them.

  2. 2~30s

    Great, now let's try the next part. To complete this activity, invite a familiar person to play with you. Ask him or her to sit in one of the room's extremes while you and your child sit in the opposite side. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!

    Watch for: Little One know which things belong to family members, like Mom's purse or Dad's wallet.

  3. 3~30s

    One more thing to try. Now ask your child to walk toward the other person and give him or her a hug. Then ask him or her to come back and give you a kiss. During this exercise, observe if your toddler searches for familiar people when they're named and hugs people he or she knows. Use Kinnidu to stimulate growth in your child every day. How does your child handle this? What do you see?

    Watch for: Little One thi helps reinforce your child's affective ties with you.

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