A rise in the numbers of two-year-olds in many early years settings is leading to practitioners working in greater partnership with parents to support them with the range of challenging behaviours that children typically demonstrate at this age.
‘Two-year-olds are learning a lot in such a short period of time and developing so much, but they often get frustrated that they physically can't do more. This is combined with the frustrations of language development and often leads to temper tantrums. It can be a testing time for parents,’ says Charlene Carey-Reeves, early years professional manager at Little Einsteins Day Nursery, based at Denaby Main and Conisbrough Children's Centre in Doncaster.
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