{"id":990438,"date":"2025-03-01T22:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T15:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/th.smiledigital.agency\/?p=990438"},"modified":"2025-03-02T01:00:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:00:56","slug":"preparing-for-school-what-your-child-needs-to-know-before-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/th.smiledigital.agency\/?p=990438","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for School: What Your Child Needs to Know Before Kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"990438\" class=\"elementor elementor-990438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f10a9d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f10a9d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2e797c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a2e797c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing your little one for school is extremely important. Parents play a crucial role in supporting and promoting their child&#8217;s development to ensure they are ready physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually. Good preparation will help your child adapt smoothly to the new school environment and be happy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c063f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c063f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Topics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d430ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d430ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essential skills for preschoolers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical preparation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotional and social preparation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intellectual preparation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities that promote preschool child development<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents&#8217; role in preparing their little ones<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e84f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e84f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Essential Skills for Preschoolers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709953b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"709953b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preschoolers should have basic skills necessary for living and learning. These skills include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Communication<\/b>: <\/span><\/span>Ability to talk, express needs, and understand language spoken by others.<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research by Hart &amp; Risley (1995) found that children who are spoken to and read to from an early age develop better language skills than children who do not receive such stimulation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication is a crucial skill for socializing and learning. Children who can communicate well have more self-confidence and can adapt to others more easily.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Self-help<\/b>: Ability to perform daily routines independently, such as dressing, eating, and using the toilet.<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training children to help themselves builds confidence and self-pride (Erikson, 1968).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children who can help themselves will have responsibility and self-reliance, which are important life skills.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><b><b>Motor skills: <\/b><\/b>Ability to move their bodies skillfully, such as walking, running, and jumping.<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercise and free play help develop children&#8217;s movement skills (Gallahue &amp; Ozmun, 2012).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good motor skills will help children perform various activities smoothly and maintain good health.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><b>Social skills:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ability to play and coexist happily with others.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing with friends helps children learn social skills such as sharing, waiting, and problem-solving (Piaget, 1962).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good social skills help children adapt to others and build good relationships with friends.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><b><\/b><\/li><li><p><b>Thinking skills:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ability to solve problems and think logically.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing games that require thinking, such as building blocks or role-play, helps develop children&#8217;s thinking skills (Vygotsky, 1978).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good thinking skills help children analyze problems and find reasonable solutions<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b990849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b990849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physical Preparation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0dd5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0dd5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical preparation is important to ensure your little one is healthy and ready to learn. Parents should take care of diet, ensuring their child receives complete nutrition, exercises regularly, and gets enough rest.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4a45c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e4a45c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University found that proper nutrition and regular exercise are important for a child&#8217;s brain development.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating nutritious and complete meals helps children have strong bodies and sufficient energy for various activities.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular exercise helps strengthen children&#8217;s muscles and bones.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting enough rest helps children&#8217;s bodies and brains recover and be ready to learn new things.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3c9e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a3c9e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emotional and Social Preparation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b4ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b4ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotional and social preparation will help your little one adapt to the new school environment happily. Parents should teach their children to control emotions, share, and play with others.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0783445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0783445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies by Denham (2006) found that children with good emotional and social skills are more likely to succeed in learning and life.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching children to control emotions helps them manage their feelings appropriately.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching children to share and play with others helps them build good relationships with friends and adapt to society.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14de85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f14de85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intellectual Preparation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9a20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd9a20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intellectual preparation will help your little one be ready to learn. Parents should encourage their children to learn new things through play, reading stories, and engaging in interesting activities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e4b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68e4b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading to children from an early age helps develop language skills and imagination (Chomsky, 1965).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play is an important activity for children&#8217;s intellectual development. Play helps children learn new things and develop various skills such as problem-solving, creative thinking, and working with others.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2c2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c2c2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activities that Promote Preschool Child Development<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-809fd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"809fd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many activities that parents can do with their little ones to promote various aspects of development, such as<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a759bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a759bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Play:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Play is the most important activity for preschoolers. Parents should play with their children regularly.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reading stories:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reading stories to children helps develop language skills and imagination.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Art activities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Art activities such as drawing and coloring help develop creativity.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Music activities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Music activities such as singing and dancing help develop musical skills.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208cd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"208cd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parents' Role in Preparing Their Little Ones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985f563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985f563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents play an important role in preparing their little ones for preschool. Parents should provide love, warmth, and support to help their children learn and develop to their full potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad43f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ad43f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Advice<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4d039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c4d039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Start early:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Preparation for your little one should start early.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be consistent:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Activities that promote your child&#8217;s development should be done regularly.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Create a warm atmosphere:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Creating a warm and safe atmosphere will help your little one be happy and ready to learn.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Consult experts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you have questions or need additional advice, consult experts such as teachers or child development specialists.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91771f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91771f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing your little one for preschool is the greatest gift parents can give their child. Good preparation will help your little one be happy and successful in learning throughout life. \ud83d\udc95<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8f997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e8f997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cbf58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8cbf58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The science of early childhood development: Closing the gap between what we know and what we do<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chomsky, N. (1965). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aspects of the theory of syntax<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. MIT press.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denham, S. A. (2006). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social and emotional learning: A framework for promoting school readiness and early school success<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Guilford Press.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erikson, E. H. (1968). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identity: Youth and crisis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. WW Norton &amp; Company.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallahue, D. L., &amp; Ozmun, J. C. (2012). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding motor development: Infants, children, adolescents, adults<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. McGraw-Hill.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hart, B., &amp; Risley, T. R. (1995). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meaningful differences in the everyday experience of young American children<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Brookes Publishing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piaget, J. (1962). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play, dreams and imitation in childhood<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. WW Norton &amp; Company.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Harvard University Press1.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b99252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26b99252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need more information about any parenting topic? 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