preschool
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Ease Anxiety Around Preschool Drop-Off With A Dress Rehearsal
We know what we’re supposed to do at preschool drop-off. Leave them at the door (don’t enter the classroom!), give a swift and cheery goodbye (“Have a great time! I’ll be back to pick you up in a few hours!”), and leave. Even if they’re crying, every preschool teacher will tell you, you will only…
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Get Your Kid To Stay In Bed With ‘The Bedtime Pass’
Unless you’re one of those lucky few parents whose young kids live to sleep, you’re probably in the same boat as the rest of us — staggering through your days in a fog of fatigue, yet dreading sunset when the clock starts ticking closer and closer towards [cue ominous music] bedtime. Even if your kids…
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These Videos Help Parents Teach Sex Ed To Preschoolers
Is it OK to put a boy and a girl in the bathtub together? What should you do if a classmate from your kid’s preschool comes over for a play date and you find the two of them “playing doctor” from the waist down? And what if your child asks to examine your private parts…
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14 Really Good Chapter Books For Preschoolers That Librarians Keep Recommending
There comes a time when the long-suffering parent just can’t read The Little Blue Truck any more. Or My First Farm Book, with its disturbing implication that there will be more farm books to come. Or even Blueberries for Sal, my favourite for the preschool crowd, but one I’ve now read so many times I…