Preschool: Milestones and Development Articles
Body Talk: What Preschoolers Need to Know
What's the right way to respond when your preschool child starts asking questions about his or her private parts or those of the opposite sex? Here's what parents need to know about talking about the human body with their preschooler.
Helping Preschoolers Enhance Their Spontaneous Language
Children attend to the meaning of a sentence, not to the way it sounds. Correcting children's grammar does not make sense because they are focused on the communication and do not recognize that there are correct and incorrect ways of expressing the same meaning.
Wash, Brush, Comb! Developing Preschool Hygiene Habits
Teaching basic hygiene concepts to children at a young age will form the groundwork of a healthy lifestyle in the future. Here's how parents can do it.
The Fantastic Four-Year-Old
Overview Welcome to the world of a four-year-old! During this year, your child will be improving old skills while developing new ones. Everything new is of interest to her. Her curiosity is abundant and energy is overflowing. Playtime outdoors is most ...
Gender Differences: Preschool
Sugar and Spice and Everything nice vs. Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails? The gender differences aren't exactly that clear-cut. But by preschool, children identify themselves as male or female, and gender differences in their behavior may already be apparent.
Pushing Your Shy Child
For parents of a shy child, it can be daunting to navigate how to help a child deal with social situations such as playgroups, school, or even being in an unfamiliar environment. But according to Karen Stein, an Early Childhood/Parent Educator in Palo Alto, CA, shyness doesn't have to be a problem.
Teaching Your Preschooler to Dress Himself
Learning to get dress is one of those essential life skills that fosters independence in children, and encourages logical thinking. And when kids are taught to be independent, they grow into self-assured adults who are productive, motivated, and able to stand on their own two feet. So if ...
The Low-down on Stuttering
There is nothing quite like hearing your child utter her first words. And there is nothing quite like the way your heart drops when you hear those words begin to tumble over one another in a mishmash of repetitions, fumbling, and hesitancy.
Preschool Potty Mouths: What to Do About Bad Words
Repeating bad language is often a stage that most preschool go through. Here's what parents need to know about why and how to react when the bad words begin.
13 Ways to Conquer Preschool Power Struggles
Power struggles are a common occurrence during the preschool years. Here are expert tips for avoiding power struggles and for dealing with them if they do occur.
- Reading, Writing, and Crossing the Midline
- Talking in Class
- Help Your Child Understand One-to-One Correspondence
- Holiday Helper: Embellished Tote Bag
- Healthy Store-Bought Lunch Box Snacks
- Foster Self-Regulation Skills with Games
- School Avoidance
- Stop! It's a hexagon!
- Make a Dreamcatcher
- Stop Worrying Parents!
