What can I do to help my toddler develop and learn?

What can I do to help my toddler develop and learn?

Scott Cohen (Pediatrician, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: Is it normal to not always understand what my 2 year old is saying?; What are the developmental milestones for children 3 to 5 years olds? and more...

I don't think there is any special remedy or any secret to making your child smarter. I think it's the interactions that you have with them that are the most important aspect of their development and learning. You want to make sure your child is eating a healthy diet, but again, most toddlers are going to be extremely finicky, so that's going to be impossible anyway. You want to do activities with your child and be involved in their lives to help with their development and learning. Read them stories, take them out places, go to the park and play with them. Involving them with other kids and other groups is always helpful again with their development and learning. But I don't think there is any special secret to making any child smarter than another child. I think it's what you put into it, and in parenting it's so important to be involved with your child as much as possible, especially with their development and learning.