Tonight at dinner, talk about favorites. “What is your favorite color (animal, food, place, book)?” You start and then let your child have a turn. Keep going back and forth until you each name five favorites!
See what your child is learning
When you talk about favorites, you’re helping your child learn about a category of things—things they like. See if you can notice similarities in what they like (“you like adventures”). You’re helping them learn to make connections in their thinking.
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