Co-orperate

Your infant/toddler should be able to co-operate when she gets to kindergarten. This is the ability to transition from one activity to the next without throwing a tantrum. Teachers will "say this child does not know how to listen",it means the child is not cooperating. If she is throwing blocks at a friend and she is instructed to stop she does not. At home you must teach your infant how to cooperate. You can do this by praising your infant for pro-social behaviors. You should try not to let anti-social behaviors be the best way to get attention. When your infant begins moving around she will be touching,climbing etc. This is how they learn about the world. You should make the space safe for exploration. When she touches items that are not safe in a calm voice explain why that item cannot be touched and moveing items our of the infants reach is the safe thing to do. You should focus on the behavior that you want. This is the begining of teaching self descipline and it should be done in a positive way.
 Discipline teaches compliance. Discipline focuses on the rule that you want your infant/toddler to learn and the good reasons for the rule"not on the wrong doing". Positive discipline helps the child to develop confidence in the world.  This objective of discipline is to have the child obey rules when you are not around. When the child gets to school following rules and cooperating will not be an issue.  It is important for you to give these skills to your child during the infant/toddler age 0-3 years old.You must praise your infant/toddler for pro-social behaviors because it builds self-esteem.
Childern that  lacks these skills usually spend a lot of time in the time out chair. They become resentful,the other children begin to see them as bad, that is the only time they get attention.These children begin to internalize "the concept of being bad" and continue along this path. They also fall behind because so much time is spent trying to teach them how to cooperate.I am sure that you see my point????