* Collect those observations and share them with the child's parents. Alert parents, if necessary, that their young child has 'really started thinking'.
* Give children plenty of hands-on experience through play and happy involvement in daily routines.
* Comment in a relaxed way on what you and the children can see, smell, touch, hear or feel. Let them experience the words in a context that has meaning for them.
* Avoid questioning young children in a testing way. If they have made sense of some ideas, you will be able to hear and see their understanding through your relaxed observation.
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