Articles of category "Toddlers and Preschoolers"

Children who are three and four years old learn best through their own play. Most children this age have a basic understanding of numbers, but need to work on number sense, develop an understanding of patterns, and get a sense of distance, size, weight, and volume through exploration. Hearing songs and rhymes help a child prepare for reading. Fine motor skills such as drawing and working with buttons will build the skills needed for writing. Therefore more children are being coming preschoolers because it prepares them for kinder garden.

Let's face it all toddlers get in to trouble every now and then. Whether they are throwing the ever famous temper tantrum or they are just refusing to share their toys with their siblings or their friends. What is the best way to handle this type of situation with such a young child? Try a time out. It might not be easy at first, but in the end, it will be well worth your efforts.