【3 year olds (First half of the year)】
What children are like at nursery school andHow teachers should interact with children at

How parents should interact with children atkindergarten

nursery school/kindergarten

homeThe restroom・Show the children how to use the toilet.

・Create opportunities for your child to use a・Potty-trained.

・Take them to the bathroom regularly, orbathroom outside the home.

remind them to go in a timely manner, so they・Give approval for going to the bathroom

can go by themselves.

alone to help build confidence, even if he orshe has an accident.

Eating・ Repeatedlyshow

・Children can eat by themselves.

procedures from preparation to clearing up.

without help.

・ Help them enjoy eating, while showing

・Set clear meal time rules such as no leaving

them table manners and how to eat without

the table and no playing while eating.

spilling their food.

thechildren

the・ Respect your child’s motivation to eat

Tidying up

・ Prepare personalized marks, illustrations

・Check if your child’s belongings are easy to・Children can put things away with help fromand pictures to show where to put the playfind and handle.

teachers.

items, etc, so the children can change clothes

・Have a place to put the things that your・They understand what to bring to nursery

and put things away by themselves.

child takes to nursery school/kindergarten.

school/kindergarten.

・Organize the room for your child to put
away play items easily, to help him or her
understand how good it feels to tidy up.

Handwashing and gargling

・ Repeatedly remind them to wash their

・It is a good idea that you and your child wash

・Children can rinse their mouths and gargle.

hands and gargle, so they can make it a habit.

your hands and gargle together when coming
home to make it a habit.
・ Show your child there are two types ofgargling: rinsing the mouth after meals andgargling for when getting home.

Source: Minato city [What is important at home Parents’ Handbook] [ How teachers should interact with children at nursery school and kindergarten, and how parents should interact withchildren at home.3 year olds P.14,15], Illustration position replacement【3 year olds (Second half of the year)】
What children are like at nursery school andHow teachers should interact with children at

How parents should interact with children atkindergarten

nursery school/kindergarten

homeThe restroom

・ Show the children how to wipe their・Repeatedly show your child how to wipe

・Children can wipe their bottoms and flush.

bottoms, and see if they have wiped properly

his/her bottom at home too.

after each time they use the bathroom.
you did it !!

Eating・ Show the children how to hold and use

・Help your child try using chopsticks when・Children can eat with chopsticks.

chopsticks every meal time.

they become good at holding a fork or aspoon. Let them use both chopsticks and aspoon or a fork until they can use chopsticks
comfortably.

Tidying up

・Give children approval when they try to do

・Give your child approval when he/she tries

・Children understand what to do at nursery

things by themselves.

to do things by themselves. They will be ableschool/kindergarten. They start to do things

・ Show them the ropes and give them ato do more things by themselves.

such as tidying up voluntarily.

helping hand if necessary, so they can feel the・Organize the room for your child to put

joy of accomplishment.

things away easily, in accordance with thekind and size of the items, to form the habit oftidying up.

Handwashing and gargling

・Wait and watch how they try to do it by・Give your child a lot of praise when they do

・ Children acquire the habit of washingthemselves, and give them a lot of praise when

it without being told.

hands, gargling, and blowing their nose.

they do it to help them build confidence.

・It is a good idea to do it together with yourchild or repeatedly remind him/her to do it,
to make it a habit.

Source: Minato city [What is important at home Parents’ Handbook] [ How teachers should interact with children at nursery school and kindergarten, and how parents should interact withchildren at home.3 year olds P.18,19], Illustration position replacement

【4 year olds (First half of the year)】
What children are like at nursery school andHow teachers should interact with children atHow parents should interact with children atkindergarten

nursery school/kindergarten

homeThe restroom

・ Show the children how to wipe their・ Check if they have wiped their bottom

・Children can wipe their bottoms and flush.

bottoms and how to use toilet paper.

properly after each time they use thebathroom. If not, show how to wipe and how
to use the toilet paper.

Eating・Give the children a lot of praise when they・ Instead of mincing the ingredients your・Children at this stage can partially eat things

eat even a little bit of the food they don’t like,child doesn’t like, encourage him/her to havethey don’t like.

to help them build confidence.

at least one bite.

Tidying up

・Help the children know how and where to・Define where to put the items to take to・Children understand how to put things away

put things away by using visual aids. Also,

nursery school/ kindergarten so your childand start to do it voluntarily.

consider making it easy for the children to put

can prepare for the next day by themselves.

things away when tidying up by thinking
about the room arrangement.

・Let your child know or decide with him/her
where to put the items they can use, as well as
toys and tools such as scissors.

Handwashing and gargling

・Have them take a look in the mirror to see

・First, have your child brush their teeth by・ Children try to brush their teeth by

if they have something around their mouths

themselves in front of a mirror. After he/shethemselves

or noses, and let them know how good it feels

does, you should finish it up for him/herto be clean.

Source: Minato city [What is important at home Parents’ Handbook] [ How teachers should interact with children at nursery school and kindergarten, and how parents should interact withchildren at home.4 year olds P.28,29], Illustration position replacement

【4 year olds (Second half of the year)】
What children are like at nursery school andHow teachers should interact with children at

How parents should interact with children at

kindergarten

nursery school/kindergarten

homeThe restroom・Show the children it is good manners to use

・Encourage your child to tell you when they・ Children can use the bathroom without

the bathroom without making a mess.

have made a mess in the bathroom. When theymaking a mess.

do, show them kindly how to use the toilet
without making a mess for the next user.

Eating・Encourage the children to feel thankful for

・It is a good idea to eat with your child in a・ Children understand table manners andthose who prepare meals for them, as well as

cheerful atmosphere, while showing them howform good eating habits.

show them the table manners and how toto hold chopsticks, sit still at the table, and eat.

hold and use chopsticks.
・Create opportunities for them to practiceusing chopsticks, through a game of picking
up beans using chopsticks, and/or playing
house.

Tidying up

・Give the children approval for the way they・Give your child a lot of praise when they do

・ Children voluntarily put away their

try to keep the room tidy and let them know

things by themselves. Show them that you arepersonal belongings.

how good it feels to have everything in place,

happy for their growth.

to encourage them to form a habit of tidyingup.

Handwashing and gargling

・Show the children how to lead a healthy

・Review the habits that your child has formed

・Children become interested in their own

lifestyle according to the season and how to

before they go into the next grade, andhealth and growth, and voluntarily wash theirprevent a cold when the opportunity arises,

acknowledge

hands and gargle.

and see if they can wash their hands andbecoming older.

his/herexcitement

about

gargle properly.

Source: Minato city [What is important at home Parents’ Handbook] [ How teachers should interact with children at nursery school and kindergarten, and how parents should interact withchildren at home.4 year olds P.34,35], Illustration position replacement