Do you think there are better options than preschool for socialization?
8 December 2009 6 Responses
A Parent asks, Most people say that they put their children in preschool to help them “socialize” or “prepare them for school.” Do you feel that 3 and 4 is too early to put a child into a school-like environment? Do you think that there are better alternatives to introduce a child into the social world, or is preschool the best option?
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Well, there are always play groups, but since ages 0-5 are when a child is absorbing most of their information about the world, it’s a great time to get the basics taught. So preschool is great to teach them all the things they are going to need to know going into kindergarten.
I don’t think so.
Remember that good preschools are not really a ‘school like environment’ if by that you mean sitting at desks doing worksheets. Good preschools include SOME basic academics, but taught in a fun way, and lots of games and crafts and stories. And they teach kids to take turns and share and interact with non-parent adults and children from a wide range of backgrounds.
And sure, you might find that it other preschool programs (YMCA or daycamp or mother’s day out programs ….), but the basic idea is still the same whatever the program is called.
my son is almost 4 and he just started preschool. I knew he was ready. He has always been home with me. I take him places all the time and teach him things at home but it’s nothing like preschool. He LOVES it. Which means I love it also…He acts a lot different at school. He listens so well and he’s so sweet and mature. He is learnign things all kind of things you would forget to try to teach them..also, remember there’s a huge differnce in daycare and preschool. The teachers arn’t really teachers at daycare and the envirnoment is totally different.
Preschool is the best option since they learn to be in a classroom environment that is somewhat more flexible then it will be when they start school. They also learn like they are at school so they know most of the stuff then would learn in kindergarden in preschool. They are ahead of the game so to say. Most people start preschool at 4 yrs old but now days they have classes for the 3 yrs old and its only a couple hours a day for a couple of days a week. If your nervous about leaving them at first they will let you stay and watch but its better if you don’t. They will pay more attention to the class and teachers if your not around.
theres a program called head start.its like preschool but more hours.they interact with other kids,have play time and also learn what they will need to for kindergarten
We’ve decided to put our soon to be 18 month old to toddler pre-school but only couple of days a week for 2-3 hrs. Want him to get used it – socialization is a plus (not very social at this age).
But 3-4 yrs is definitely not early. That is when most parents put their kids to pre-school. Other alternatives are playdates, and other free toddler programs around your neighbourhood – we have these as well but prefer pre-school or something that is more structured.
Good luck.
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