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You can help support toddlers’ strong connection with their primary social
group, their family. Invite families to share music and songs from their home
culture, foods, family photos, and “news” such as a new baby.
Display photographs of children with their families at the children’s
eye level.
Toddlers are curious about everything in their environment, including the
physical differences among people. They will notice and sometimes point to
a person they see with a cane or in a wheel chair. They will touch another
child’s hair that is different from theirs. Adults can help young children feel
comfortable about differences with comments such as, “You use your legs to
walk. His legs don’t work so he uses the wheels on his wheel chair to get
where he wants to go.” or “My skin is brown like my Daddy’s and your skin
is pink like your Daddy’s.”
Include books, posters, and play figures of community helpers that reflect
cultural diversity and men and women in non-sexist roles. Encourage pretend
play of girls and boys that go beyond the traditional stereotypes such as boys
play with trucks and girls play with dolls. Boys also need to develop nurturing
social and communication skills, and girls will benefit from play with construction
toys that support visual-spatial skills.
Outdoor play, walks to the park, play on different surfaces, such as grass,
blacktop, and sand, and movement games provide wonderful opportunities
for young children to explore concepts of place (where am I?), space (what’s
around me?), and location (how did I get here?).