# Activities 42

#### AGEMONTHS

##### HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AND GROW!

Try these fun and easy activities with your 42-month-old—a great way to have fun together and support your child’s social-emotional development.

### How Are You Feeling?

Encourage your child to identify and label their emotions and those of other children or adults. **Materials Needed: None**

### Pretend Friends

Many children this age will have imaginary friends. Let your child talk and play with these pretend playmates. **Materials Needed: None**

### Together Time

Have a special reading time each day. Snuggle up and get close. Slowly increase the length of the stories so your child can sit and listen a little longer. **Materials Needed: Children’s books**

### Danger Awareness

Talk with your child about possible dangers in your home, such as electrical outlets and stove-tops. Talk about outdoor dangers, too, such as crossing the street or talking with strangers. *Be sure to review safety guidelines with your healthcare provider.* **Materials Needed: None**

### Daily Praise

Remember at least once a day to hug and cuddle and to praise your child for new skills. Praise independence, creativity, expressing emotions, and sharing toys. **Materials Needed: None**

### Nursery Rhymes

Tell your child a favorite nursery rhyme and ask them how the characters in the story felt. **Materials Needed: Nursery rhymes or children’s stories**

##### Want to learn about developmental milestones for your 42-month-old?

## Visit [https://bpub.fyi/CDC42month](https://bpub.fyi/CDC42month)

Excerpted from ASQ®:SE-2 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Diane Bricker, Ph.D., & Elizabeth Twombly, M.S. ©2015 Brookes Publishing. All Rights Reserved.