The Emotional Life of a Toddler

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This paper describes the different forms of emotional behavior and development that take place during the toddler years and then presents a guide for teachers and parents on how to understand the emotional lives of toddlers and how best to deal with some of their frustrations.

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"When a baby learns to walk, often within months of his first birthday, he leaves the stage of infancy behind and becomes a "toddler (Murphy, p. 150)." After taking these first independent steps, toddlers become very goal-oriented. The act of walking more than a few steps become a goal, which when reached, is more important than staying close to his home base. When a toddler reaches the point that walking becomes routine, he often realizes that being safe requires his teachers or guardian to be close by. During this transition time, there are usually major developments in a toddler's emotional skills."

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