When toddlers reach an age where they feel confident and unafraid to sit on a potty seat, adults invite them to use the potty, help them as needed, provide manageable clothing, and positively reinforce their behavior regardless of the outcome. Children are taken to the toilet frequently and regularly in response to their own biological habits. Healthy, accepting attitudes about children's bodies and their functions are expressed. Children have daily opportunities for exploratory activity outdoors, such as water and sand play and easel painting. Water play is available daily, requiring that adults dry clothes or provide clothing changes.
Children have opportunities for supervised play in sand.
Adults recognize that sand is a soft and absorbing medium ideally suited for toddler exploration. Routines are planned as learning experiences to help children become skilled and independent. Meals and snacks include finger food or utensils that are easier for toddlers to use such as bowls, spoons, and graduated versions of drinking objects from bottles to cups. Dressing and undressing are seen as learning activities and children's attempts to dress themselves and put on shoes are supported and positively encourage. Adults do not think that supporting children's play is important.