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Success Breeds Happiness
When an infant or young child sees the connection between her action and the effect it has, she is more likely to smile, laugh, vocalize, and repeat the behavior
 

Teaching cause and effect to infants and toddlers with disabilities allows them to interact with their environment and learn new things. By answering three simple questions, this fact sheet shows staff and parents how to use everyday learning opportunities in a child's home and/or community environments.

The following fact sheet is provided courtesy of the Research and Training Center on Early Childhood Development.

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Success Breeds Happiness

What YOU can do to help your child see that what she does can make something fun happen!

It's important for moms, dads, and other caregivers to take a close look at the kinds of everyday learning opportunities available in a child's home and community environments to be sure the child is learning how her actions make things happen. Pay extra attention to activities your child can do to produce an interesting effect, no matter how small. A good technique is to ask yourself the following three questions:

  1. Does my child have access to different toys that give immediate feedback?
  2. Do the adults in my child's life respond immediately and appropriately to my child's behavior?
  3. Is it easy for my child to recognize that she is the one making something interesting happen?

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"Success Breeds Happiness. When an infant or young child sees the connection between her action and the effect it has, she is more likely to smile, laugh, vocalize, and repeat the behavior." It it Fits. Research and Training Center on Early Childhood Development: Center for Evidence-Based Practices. ED/OSERS/OSEP. 2003. English. [PDF, 242KB].