These provide prompts to help practitioners reflect on their interactions in order to identify successes and challenges and to note changes they would like to make.
These materials share examples of how different early childhood settings developed their practice in relation to interactions.
These materials provide tip sheets for practitioners on how they can support their child's learning and development through interactions.
A template is provided to help practitioners plan for changes in a particular area of their work in developing nurturing interactions.
Photos from a range of early chilhood settings offer additional ideas about developing interactions.
Babies and toddlers with familiar groups of children so they can build strong relationships
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Respecting choice to play alone or alongside each other
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Encouraging mainly child-initiated activites
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Baby exploring books to develop an interest in, and love of reading
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Comforting babies and toddlers during times of separation, anxiety or when things go wrong
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Showing competence by doing things for themselves
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Introducing new words and phrases in a playful, informal way using books
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Following toddler's lead and extending play to support learning and development
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Helping children to express how they’re feeling by naming emotions
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Joining toddlers' play, following their lead and extending play
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Children of different ages interacting in pairs and small groups
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Toddlers trying new things and encouraging their persistence at these
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Supporting babies and toddlers to explore print
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Toddlers drawing and mark-making to share experiences and ideas
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Experiences for children to be active and with new and appropriate challenges
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Having fun through warm, caring, playful and patient interactions
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‘Rules’ are discussed and drawn up with children, for example, everybody gets a turn
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Adults support children's blossoming friendships and help those who may find it difficult to play with others
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Children are encouraged to see each others strengths and skills and go to their peers for help
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Children have appropriate time and support to take part in and complete child-initiated activities
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Relationships are fostered by providing opportunities for each child to interact with peers in pairs
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