| Parents must continually be interested in preschool | | | | to ten, recognize letters of the alphabet, and be |
| developmental milestones, because these can | | | | able to remember his phone number and address. |
| present significant indications as to the | | | | 5 Years |
| development of your child in a variety of areas | | | | At this age you can expect your child to dress |
| and how they measure up to to other children of | | | | himself, brush his teeth without help, play |
| comparable age. | | | | agreeably with other children, play board and card |
| This is not calculated to concern parents, but to | | | | games and follow the rules, name colors, hop, |
| act as an early warning technique to permit them | | | | walk down stairs alternating feet, skip, talk in 4-5 |
| to intervene early to enhance development in | | | | word sentences, sing songs, listen to stories, |
| preschoolers in areas such as vision, speech and | | | | shares things on impulse, recognize some letters |
| language, gross and fine motor, sequencing and so | | | | of the alphabet, print letters, recognize his phone |
| on. | | | | number and address and his speech must be fully |
| The genuine quandary is that, if you find that | | | | discernible. |
| your child is struggling in development in a given | | | | This is a time of growing self-sufficiency and |
| area, the methods of enhancing and encouraging | | | | children at this age require to be thought of as |
| these areas are few and far between! My chief | | | | more responsible. To help promote this sense of |
| emphasis is to impart a positive, cheap and | | | | responsibility, now is a good time to begin giving |
| effective method of training any deficiencies in | | | | your child an allowance. The amount is not very |
| preschool visual development, and given that | | | | important, but is usually 50¢ to $1.00 per |
| vision is the leading sense in learning, I can almost | | | | year in age and must be used for particular things |
| certainly ensure that I can provide targeted | | | | that your child desires. Managing an allowance will |
| therapies to assist any child who shows any | | | | assist to instruct your child about the value of |
| deficiencies in these developmental milestones. | | | | money and the significance of saving. |
| Anyway, here are some wide-ranging milestones | | | | Although it is also essential that your child begin to |
| which could impart you useful information as to | | | | have regular age appropriate household tasks |
| how your child is developing. | | | | (setting or clearing the table, taking out the |
| Three Years | | | | garbage, cleaning their room, etc.) around the |
| At this age your child is becoming more | | | | house, these must probably not be locked to their |
| autonomous and you can be expecting him to | | | | allowance. Positive support is essential for |
| dress himself, button clothes, brush his teeth with | | | | completed chores, and failure to complete chores |
| assistance, stack 9-10 blocks, draw circles and | | | | can be punished by loss of a privilege (TV, video |
| squares, use scissors, walk up steps by alternating | | | | games, etc.). Permitting your child to have a |
| his feet, jump from a step, hop, walk on his toes, | | | | judgment of which chore to do at times helps |
| pedal a tricycle, play with imaginary friends, have | | | | with compliance. |
| a large vocabulary and use 3-4 word sentences | | | | Encourage self esteem and a positive self image |
| and his speech should be 3/4 comprehensible. | | | | in your child by using encouraging reinforcement |
| Over the coming year his speech will become fully | | | | and frequent praise for things that he has |
| understandable. | | | | achieved. Encourage your child to be curious, |
| Other developmental milestones include starting to | | | | explore and undertake new challenges. |
| ask 'why' questions, telling stories, remembering | | | | The Task Of Vision |
| nursery rhymes, appreciating special events, and | | | | All through the above mentioned developmental |
| understanding every day routines. | | | | milestones vision plays a chief role, even for skills |
| Your three year old will now start to play | | | | like gross motor development, counting and |
| considerately with other children in small groups, | | | | recognizing letters. Vision development requires |
| share his toys and develop friendships. Playtime | | | | developing visual skills, and if a child displays any |
| will include structured games and fantasy activities. | | | | deficiencies in these areas, their learning future |
| Most children take one nap during the afternoon | | | | could be massively affected, and yet teachers |
| of about 1 hour in length (he will cease taking naps | | | | and parents are frequently at a loss to recognize |
| between 3-6 years of age) at this age and are | | | | what to do to help. |
| able to sleep all night. If not make certain that | | | | As a Behavioral Optometrist for over 20 years, I |
| your child has a good bedtime schedule and has | | | | have developed a special program of therapies |
| developed the correct sleep associations. | | | | which will significantly advance your child's learning |
| 4 Years | | | | ability, whether they are behind their peers or not. |
| At this age you can anticipate your child to dress | | | | Generally such therapies would cost thousands of |
| himself, brush his teeth without help, play board | | | | dollars, but I have decided to publish them in a |
| and card games and follow uncomplicated rules, | | | | layout you can do at home for a tiny proportion |
| name 4 colors, hop, walk down stairs alternating | | | | of the cost you would generally pay. |
| feet, talk in 4-5 word sentences, sing songs, listen | | | | So, don't leave your child struggling with preschool |
| to stories, shares things spontaneously, count to | | | | developmental delays. Check out preschool vision |
| 4, and his speech should be fully understandable. | | | | and find out how uncomplicated it is to help your |
| Over the next few years he will be able to count | | | | child in their preschool development. |