PreschoolReadiness
Preparing your child for preschool is an exciting, but intense time for you and your child. Preschool choices, potty training, and separation anxiety can be managed as easy as 1 - 2 - 3!
Choosing a Preschool
Guidelines are available to help you choose the best preschool for your child.
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Potty Training
Many children are ready to begin potty training between 10 to 24 months.
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Managing Behavior
Young children begin to test boundaries and explore their independence.
Read more: Managing Challenging Behavior
Promoting Attachment
Healthy attachment helps young children develop trust, self-control and problem-solving skills.
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Development Ages 2-3
At this time, children grow in skills and abilities, demanding more independence from their caregiver.
Read more: Development Ages 2-3
Development Ages 3-4
A child's vocabulary expands to hundreds of worlds, opening a new world of interaction.
Read more: Development Ages 3-4
Fears and Worries
The preschool transition can stress little ones, increasing fears and worries.
Read more: Fears and Worries
Additional Content
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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...
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Toddler Developmental Milestones, and How to Help at Home
Parents often wonder and worry about if their child is on track with his growth and development. What should an 18 month...
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Learning through Play: What Rhyming Games Like Pat-a-cake Teach (and How to Play Them)
Pat-a-cake, Where is Thumpkin?, This Little Piggy, and One Two Buckle My Shoe! Here's a quick review of some of the best...
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Early Learning, Later Success: The Abecedarian Study
On October 21, 1999, researchers from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center released a report that...
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Entering Child Care
When a separation such as going into child care is on the horizon, it’s best to prepare the child (Balaban, 2006;...
