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<\/span><\/p>\n Toddlers love to copy the big people in their lives, especially when they get to use “grown-up” tools. So now is a good time to find or buy writing tools that are just their size. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Easy-to-hold pencils. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Washable markers in bright colors. (These make good gifts for special occasions. Spread the word to your family and friends!) Try finding markers with both wide and thin tips for variety. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Colorful paper — you can buy it, but the backs of old letters and notes will work just as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Encourage your child to “write” a grocery list or a letter to a special person. It’s okay if it just looks like scribbles to you. You are starting to help your child know that putting marks on paper can send a message. “Read” the note together and praise your child for his efforts. <\/span> Toddlers love to copy the big people in their lives, especially when they get to use “grown-up” tools. So now is a good time to find or buy writing tools that are just their size. \u00c2\u00a0 Easy-to-hold pencils. Washable markers in bright colors. (These make good gifts for special occasions. Spread the word to your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,35,9,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=705"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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