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19/08/2025

One of the most common myths in early childhood is that babies and toddlers need to be around other children to “socialize.”

In reality, the first years are about building secure, responsive relationships with primary caregivers. This is when the architecture of the brain is forming at an incredible pace, with over one million new neural connections being made every second. These connections are shaped by consistent, nurturing interactions.

Every cuddle, every shared smile, every time you respond to their needs, you strengthen the neural pathways for trust, empathy, communication, and cooperation. These are the building blocks that make future friendships and group interactions possible.

Social skills at this stage are not learned on the playground or in a group of same-age peers. They are formed through the back-and-forth exchanges, eye contact, and emotional attunement between a child and their caregiver. Peer play will naturally come later, once the child feels secure and confident in themselves. Solitary and parallel play in infancy and toddlerhood are not only normal but essential for healthy development.

We’ve unpacked this in Part 2 of our Summer of Play series, Stages and Schemas: https://www.weskoolhouse.com/product-page/summer-of-play-series-part-2-patterns-of-play-understanding-stages-and-sche

06/08/2025

What if we stopped seeing misbehaviour as defiance — and started seeing it as a child struggling to meet a need?

Every child wants to do well.
Every child wants to feel connected, capable, and loved.

When their behaviour is off-track, it’s not because they’re choosing to be “bad” — it’s because something inside is out of balance.

They’re not trying to make our lives harder.
They’re trying to make sense of their own.

When we hold that truth at the centre,
we shift from blame to curiosity,
from punishment to guidance,
from frustration to compassion.

Because behind every difficult moment is a child who needs help — not judgment.

And when we meet them with that belief,
we don’t just change their behaviour…

We change the story they tell themselves about who they are. ❤️

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