Making Friends: Preschooler
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Homeschooling a 3 Year Old
Asked by E.B. from Miami
on April 2, 2012
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Any advice on starting a cuuriculum for my 3 year old. I'm a SAHM and our budget is slim, right now I can't afford to get him into half day preschool. The least expens...
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- Get a copy of "What Every Preschooler Should Know" from the Core Knowledge Series. See: http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Preschooler-Needs-Know/dp/0385341989/ref=sr_...
- All I know is that this gal's website was GREAT ..... tons of great ideas on here. http://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/?p=356 This particular page talks about what th...
- at 3 you're not even really into homeschooling yet, not in the sense of curricula and lesson plans and 'what should he know?' at 3 ALL parents should be homeschooling ...
3 Year Old Behavior...
Asked by S.J. from Chico
on February 26, 2008
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Hello there...I am looking for new tricks to have up my sleeve when dealing with my 3 year old daughter. As of late she has taken to shrieeking when put on a time out....
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- I'm in a parenting class and there were 4 people last night who had similar challenges with their 3 yr olds. Seems to be a reaction to having a new sibling. You may w...
- As a former preschool teacher, and now as a nanny and parent, I understand what you are going through. In the school I taught at it was our philosophy to never make a...
- I have 2 almost-4 year olds. My daughter is a screamer too. My best advice is to ignore her when she's shrieking in time out. She's only doing it because she knows it ...
Unruly 3 Year Old
Asked by D.D. from Syracuse
on July 24, 2008
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I wrote a couple of weeks ago and i really need some advise. My 3 year old girl is completely out of control. She does not listen to anyone, she is horribly bratty, ...
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- Some days I can really relate to that with my 3 year old. I have been really scrutinizing what causes a bad day vs. a good day... Bad days involve poorly schedule...
- D., maybe that is why she's acting out, because she's not going to be the only one in your life anymore. when she rips toys out of other kids hands, do you see ...
- It will be tough for a while, but have you tried recognizing and praising good behaviour when it happens and ignoring the bad behaviour as long as no one is hurt or in...
4 Year Old Needs to Go to Preschool...
Asked by L.N. from Benton Harbor
on July 24, 2008
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Hi Moms~
I am having trouble deciding about preschool and I could use some advice, particularly from those of you with a background in child development! My 4 year...
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- L., I don't have a child development degree but I do have many years of experience in running a daycare. I would say to send him to preschool and let him deal with h...
- L. ~ Have you thought about co-op preschool? What's nice is that it's only a couple days a week, and you go in to work there a time or two a month (each program has ...
- I would send him. I have a 9 year old son who has social phobia. In preschool he mainly played by himself but he would do some stuff with the other kids as well. Ever...
My 3 Year Old Doesn't Sleep
Asked by D.C. from Los Angeles
on October 16, 2010
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Please help, I'm so frustrated, I just want to cry. My 3 year old doesn't seem to sleep more than 8-9 hours in a 24 hour period. Aren't kids this age supposed to get...
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- DO NOT LOCK THAT DOOR! Not only is it a safety issue, it's a serious emotionally-crippling issue too! My gut feeling on this is that you are starting the bedtime r...
- Try starting the wind-down routine earlier, like at 7pm. If she has a difficult time with transition, the routine is going to be on the "long" side no matter what. ...
- I have three girls in school. Two in elementary and one in highschool. The two in elementary, I call "Medium Fries". While in elementary, they follow a pretty tight...
I Have a 3 Year old...enough Said :)
Asked by J.L. from Portland
on July 11, 2008
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OK, mainly I'm just venting, but of course would love any ideas, input, etc. from those who have or have had 3 year old boys. My biggest frustration is...why in the wo...
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- Hi, I know you were just thanking the group and already had a lot of ideas, but the potty training...I wanted to let you know what my son did. He didn't want to s...
- Hi Jackie, I got your post late but I can't help responding. Seems you are not alone by all the responses. I was right there with you a few years back.My first born da...
- I feel exactly the same way! We had a behaviorist come for evaluation and her report said he would not listen 90% of the time. He kicked me when I had to change his n...
3 Year Old Cries All Day at Preschool
Asked by T.K. from Philadelphia
on October 10, 2009
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My 3 year old daughter cries all day in preschool saying that she misses her Mommy. It has been 4 weeks now -(she goes twice a week for 2 1/2 hrs a day), and it's not...
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- Hi, Maybe your daughter just isn't ready. I don't think she will necessarily do the same thing next year. A year is a long time to a child that age. I doubt she's try...
- Lots of great inisight here already, but one other suggestion . . . Ask the teacher for a quick run-down of what they did that day and what they will do the next day (...
- Dear T., When my daughter cried in school, I gave her a locket with my picture on one side and hers on the other. That way I was always with her and when she missed ...
3 Year Old Doesn't like Preschool
Asked by N.V. from Boston
on December 24, 2011
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Sorry if this is long...
My son, born June 24, 2008 has been going to a lovely Catholic preschool, the school is pre-k-8th grade. The atmosphere at the school is w...
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- of course you make him go, if he can get away with that now he will do it over and over, stick with it. 3 is young tho is this a half day thing a few days a week if no...
- Why would you have him repeat something he obviously doesn't like? There is no need for preschool. It is a silly concept, if you ask me. Let kids play, and play wit...
- Well, your post leaves out a few things that make it kind of hard to answer. First, does he really just lie there all day not doing anything? Or is he lying down bu...
My 4-Year-old Constantly Wants Me to Play with Her: Advice?
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on April 7, 2009
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Hi,
Just wondering how other moms have responded to their young kids when they want you to play with them. Lately my 4-year-old daughter is constantly asking me to ...
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- How about she "help" you with the chores? While you sweep the kitchen floor, she can be washing the plastic dishes in the sink. Put on some music nice and loud, ...
- Find a neighbor with a 4 year old and have the neighbor's child over to your house to play with...at the beginning, observe to make sure that things are harmonious...
- What's more important? The 4 year old or the housework that can be done at night or during her nap???? She'll be in school in less than a year. Be with her while you c...
Question About Whether to Repeat the 3 Yo Program in Preschool
Asked by C.W. from Washington DC
on January 10, 2010
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The preschool director has asked for a meeting to discuss placement for next year for my son. Currently he is in their 3 yo room three mornings a week. He also attend...
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- It sounds like a much longer, franker discussion's needed here. Have you asked the preschool teacher/director the questions the way you have asked them here? "I don't ...
- If he doesn't turn 4 until July, I don't see why they would be talking to you now about keeping him back. The school that my son went to transitioned the younger kids...
- C. - my best friend is going through this with her little boy, except in the 4 year old class. Her son is also immature in comparison to the other children and had de...
