PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR SCHOOL by Mary Ann Zahra Babies develop fast and very soon parents find themselves registering their children at schools. But do parents take seriously the concept of educating properly their children prior attending school? Helping the child to make the first step in a simple and steady way. Attending for the first time school is not just sitting down in the classroom and start learning things which the child has not learned so far. It is the most comprehensive and delicate step in the life of a child, as it’s the perimeter between the private (family) and the public life (society). This means that for the young child this is the first important step into society and our role as parents we need to help our children to make this step as simple and steady as possible through understanding their growth and development in three main areas: physical (body), social (getting along with others) and emotional (feelings), and intellectual (thinking and language) development. The Physical, Social and Emotional concepts From birth children begin to learn to love themselves and others. They start to visualize right away differences between people. As a parent, you have the most important job to help your children love themselves and others. First and foremost, you have to look at your own attitudes, values, and behaviours. The intellectual development of the preschoolers The
preschool years are the period where children start learning rapidly new vocabulary. Parents are normally surprised with the amount of new vocabulary and the forming of whole phrases their children start talking at this age. Children whose parents spend time talking with them in correct and good languages will soon be noticed amongst others, as these will approach reading most readily. Spending time with your children is an investment in their
education and it is certain that a child’s success and happiness in school and beyond can be enhanced by thoughtful preparation at the pre-school years.
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