But good social skills do not come naturally to most children. Here's how you can help your preschooler learn the basics. Whether they actually attend preschool or are still at home, everything they do and learn now helps to prepare them for real school later on. But now is not the time to teach the three Rs. What really counts, at this early stage of her life, is learning some basic social, cognitive, and motor skills.
Social development is especially important right now.
In order to thrive in school, your child needs to know how to get along with others, make friends, act responsibly, maintain self-control, share, empathize, and cooperate. All rights reserved.