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Child development chart: Preschool milestones

By Mayo Clinic staff Every child grows and develops at his or her own pace. Still, child development tends to follow a fairly predictable path. Check out these general child development milestones for ages 2 to 5. If your child’s development seems to be lagging behind in certain areas, share your concerns with your child’s doctor. Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Age 5 Language skills Links two words together Identifies most common objects Describes the uses of common objects...

Tips on Avoiding the Hurried Child

This is another interesting topic from the parenting course I am taking from a local community college. It is about the hurried child. Hurried children are basically the ones missing out on play time during their younger years. Instead, they are hurried by having strict and busy schedules, they are pressured to perform well (excelling in academics and sports), and they are exposed to things that their young minds cannot yet understand (drugs and sex). Some parents feel pressured to...

How to avoid sibling rivalry?

I am taking an online early childhood credit at my local community college. This fortnight, we are learning about sibling rivalry. I found my notes on this topic helpful to parents with more than one kid. Why do siblings fight? Siblings tend to fight about: toys, parents attention, sharing food, calling names, TV to name a few. I found the following solutions from the articles I read really helpful: describing the feeling of the children during the conflict not comparing...

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Jim Fay and Charles Fay

Love and Logic Book Summary and Notes By Lily Talley There are so many parenting books out there and the Love and Logic book is one of the good ones. It is filled with practical advise on parenting. It also makes the techniques fun. Some parenting books, after reading it, makes you feel inadequate. Although it gave you some good advice, you feel that you are not capable of implanting them. The Love and Logic book however is filled with...

HOW CAN EXERCISE IMPROVE LEARNING?

How Can Exercise Improve Learning? a book summary of Spark: A Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey by Lily Talley Dear Parents, We send our children to preschool to prepare their minds for learning more complex concepts in school. However, we should also take account that preparing them to be physically fit right now can also greatly help them succeed in academics. Physical exercise has some of the following benefits: Kids are more prepared to...