School and Academics
Preschool Math: All Sorts of Sorting!
Sorting and classifying objects helps children begin to notice how items are alike and different, and creates an awareness that is vital for math learning.
Academic Preschools: Too Much Too Soon?
Once upon a time, many children didn't attend preschool at all, and those who did spent their mornings cutting, pasting, and playing house. These days, preschool is a rite of passage, and "academic" preschools that promise to prepare kids for the cutthroat world of kindergarten are becoming more ...
All About Preschool Phonics and Phonemic Awareness
Just what are phonemic awareness and phonics, and how can you help your child master these important early learning skills?
Preschool Math: Exploring Patterns
In preschool, identifying and creating patterns is just the beginning of the mastery of life-long mathematical skills. Here's how to introduce your preschooler to patterning.
Social and Emotional
Preschool Books to Grow With: Using Stories to Teach Sharing
During the preschool years, your child is coming to terms with an often difficult task: sharing. For perhaps the first time, they are playing with communal toys. Is it mine or not? It's all very confusing. You can teach them to navigate with a tool that might not have occurred to you...books.
The First Day of School: Dealing with Preschool Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety is a very common problem for preschool children, especially during the first few weeks of school. Here are some tips for cutting down on separation anxiety during the preschool years.
12 Ways to Deal with Temper Tantrums
One problem that no preschool parent has ever been spared is that of the tantrum. Try some of the following ideas to help avoid tantrums, or at least make them less frequent and less intense.
Gearing Up for Preschool Development
Check out this list of skills you should help your child master in order to make the transition to preschool go smoothly.
Milestones and Development
Dyslexia: What to Look for
Is it normal for a child to have delayed speech or letter identification? A lack of interest in books with a lot of text? When should parents be concerned that their child may need to see a specialist?
Teaching Your Child to Swim
There's an ocean of reasons why kids should learn how to swim while they're young. The most obvious one is safety. If your child knows how to stay afloat and swim to safety, you and everyone else can have a bit more peace of mind near the water.
Little Big Kids (Ages 3-4): Playground Safety
Happy playful children who are very eager to release themselves on the playground often forget what they have been told or never really understood about ways of having fun safely on the playground. These materials are designed to assist children in learning safe play habits on the ...
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.
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