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Hi, I'm Janet Lansbury and this podcast is an audio assist to my post guiding toddlers

with connection.

I'm going to give some examples of what it sounds like to really connect with children

when we're setting limits with them or asking for their cooperation.

And also, I'm going to cover acknowledging feelings.

Many of you have asked, you know, what that really sounds like.

So first, we'll talk about this relationship that we have with our children that really

needs to come through when we're setting limits.

So we can't approach them as, you know, strangers that we have to say the same things to

over and over again.

Children learn very quickly, they're very, very aware and generally they know what they're

doing when they're doing something we don't want them to do.

What they don't know is why because this is impulsive behavior.

They don't really understand why, but they know that they're doing it.

So one of the examples I used in the post is about a child in the sandbox getting ready

to throw a truck or getting ready to throw a sand.

So instead of reiterating to the child, I don't want you to throw sand.

We might say, ah, I see.

You're showing me that you're throwing sand and I'm going to come help you move out of

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