Social emotional readiness

One of the  readiness skills that your toddler needs before 3yrs old is social/emotional readiness skills. Self -esteem and self confidence is one of them. Now your toddler is 2years and four months and if her favorite phrase is "I did it with her hands in the air" you have reached  one of your goals. It is a joy to watch Ajani zip up his coat half the way and declare "Look ma I did it " with a big smile on his face and his hands in the air. Feeling good about accomplishing a task is one of the best gifts you can give to your toddler. As care givers you must give your toddler the opportunity to do for  her self. He is not able to pull up his zipper from the bottom so we pull it half way and he pulls it the rest of the way. The roots of self-esteem and self confidence begins during the years 0-3.