Young children like to know what will happen next. A regular rhythm to their personal care routines and the timing of their days helps them to feel secure. Even those children with the most adventurous, go-with-the-moment temperament still flourish best with some friendly predictability for their days.
* Babies and very young children need the clear messages of word and body language that it is time for their nappy to be changed or to be eased into wakefulness from a nap.
* Three- and four-year-olds feel more at ease, and become appropriately independent, when they can predict the regular changes within a day or session.
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