A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers
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Talk often with your children from the day they are born.
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Hug them, hold them, and respond to their needs and interests.
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Listen carefully as your children communicate with you.
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Read aloud to your children every day, even when they are babies. Play and sing with them often.
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Say "yes"and "I love you"as much as you say "no" and "don't."
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Ensure a safe, orderly, and predictable environment, wherever they are.
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Set limits on their behavior and discipline them calmly, not harshly.
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Last Modified: 08/31/2007
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