Parent & Teacher Meetings: 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 ...
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 4 Year Old Son Tells Me His Pre-school Teacher Is Calling Him a Bad Boy
Asked by L.E. from Chicago
on September 18, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
We just moved here and I started my 4 year old at a new pre-school. Last wednesday he told me that his teacher called him a bad boy. Yesterday he didn't...
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- that would piss me off, too and you have every right to be angry! i was initially going to suggest that you talk to the director, but i guess that's not an option. i...
- Trust your gut. It will never let you down. If something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't. In my experience, 4-year-olds do not lie about stuff like that. I w...
- In my opinion the teacher calling your son a bad boy is horrible. You need to find out why she is telling your son he is a bad boy? Perhaps her teaching is different ...
Preschool Good for Our 3 Year-old?
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on April 7, 2010
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Our daughter just turned 3 years of age. She's been in a part-time preschool (~2.5 hours three times a week), since last November. Of all the preschools we looked at, ...
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- I'd strongly encourage you to keep her in the program or to perhaps look for another one if you collectively feel this one isn't the best. We've always been workin...
- I don't know if this is the case with your family or not, but if your husband expresses his dissatisfaction with preschool, your daughter is probably picking up on tha...
- My 2.5-yr-old only daughter is in a similar type of preschool 1.5 days/wk. She started in Mid-January, so she's been at it for about 3 months. She's very attached to...
Having a Hard Time Trying to Teach My 4 Year Old!!!!
Asked by E.B. from Las Vegas
on November 4, 2008
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Hello wonderful moms! I need your help. My 4 year old is having a hard time focusing. Since I'm a SAHM and we don't really have the funds to send him to a preschool, I...
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- Try using a timer (egg timer with the sand). Don't spend 45 minutes on anything. Try teaching in an active way. He doesnt' have to do worksheets to show he knows the m...
- Hi, Your son is only 4, now is the time to play and have fun!!! I have twin first grade boys who are also full of energy. There are so many things you can do if you wa...
- Your son doesn't have ADD/ADHD. He is normal! I work with kids who have these sorts of "symptoms" and it has to do with misunderstood words. If you have something t...
Energetic, Willful and Stubborn 4 Year Old
Asked by C.W. from Jacksonville
on September 16, 2006
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Hello Ladies...
I have three children. Ages 17, 15 and 4. My 4 year old is so attached to me and I seem to be the only one in the family that plays with her. The te...
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- C., I know exactly what you are going through minus the teens I have an only child too a 3 yearold girl she will be 4 in feb and she is the exact same way as soon as ...
- Hello C., How long is your 4 yr old in school/daycare for each day and how many days a week? I know it is hard when you get home to try to get dinner ready and en...
- Hi, I am a PP Doula and the mother of 5 and grandmother of almost 5...I also had two close and then a 7 year span so I know how it is....I use to tell the younger one...
3-Year Old Bedroom Disaster Area
Asked by C.M. from Chico
on February 25, 2008
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My 3-year old DD's bedroom is a disaster area!! She has a shelf unit for books and in the bottom is two pink see through totes, two baskets and a toy box. It does no...
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- oh C. you were singing my song you know what I did I had my girls go to a friends house next door for the day and guess what I did I cleaned out and took out a lot...
- Hi C., I have two suggestions. The first is to pare down her possessions by giving some away to a Goodwill type place. This will teach her the good value or helping o...
- For the stuffed animals. I bought one of those nets that hang in the corner of the room. I arranged them all so that my daughtor could see them. they wernt all over th...
A Proper Nighttime Prayer for a 3 Year Old
Asked by S.S. from Jacksonville
on September 10, 2008
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Hi, my husband and I say the prayer "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" with my 3 year old son every night before we go to bed. He loves saying prayers before each meal and b...
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- Hi Stef, I have said the same prayer with my now 9 yr old and 5 yr old children since they were both very small. I changed the part in question to "Angels watch me th...
- We say the following prayers with our boys: (with our 3 year old because this is the way my husband was taught) Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul t...
- My daughter has a little prayer angel and it has a different version which I like better. "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. The Angels w...
How to Throw a 3 Year Old a Birthday Party?
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on September 25, 2008
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I don't know how to throw my daughter her 3 year party (October 25th). The last two years have been close family only, and I was fine with that. But since my B-day i...
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- You may feel pressure to throw a big party, but you obviously want to buck the trend. Any of the kids parties that my group holds are 2 hrs., snacks for the kids and ...
- I have two boys, 7 and 4. We always have their bday parties on the weekend during the day at our house or at the park, with snacks (pretzels, cheese sticks, etc.) or p...
- K., I went to 2 parties on the same weekend for friends/neighbors kids. Each was different, but they both focused on the child. 1. had chairs set up around the p...
Seeking Suggestions for Battles with 4-Year-old
Asked by A.W. from Springfield
on March 17, 2008
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When we tell our 4-year-old son to get dressed, brush his teeth, etc., he is so slow to respond and obey. You have to practically sit on him while he dresses or it wou...
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- Go on line and check out Growing Child. It is excellent, objective, talks about the range of healthy - not just this or that, but these - has been around over 30 years...
- We are having similar issues with my 3+ year old. I too believe it is all about control. At this age they start to understand that a lot of people have the power of co...
- I have found that children love timers. You may want to try setting a timer (like a digital kitchen timer), and making a "game" out of getting ready. He may find it ...
