Early Childhood Education is just that. It was designed to help children who would otherwise not get a ‘jump start’ on their education.
As parents you should do whatever you can to get your child into a preschool program, even if it’s only for a few days a week. Why? Because your child needs to know how to play appropriately and interact appropriately with their peers. Sharing is a big issue for some children, understanding how to interact through play and work is important for everyone. If your child qualifies for a special service such as speech therapy or ECE services, you qualify for preschool through the public schools. Some students qualify according to income.
Parenting your child means giving them every advantage for a bright future! As parents we should always want our children to achieve more than what we have been able to achieve. It’s our job to push them in the right direction.
Discipline does not being at school! Discipline begins as soon as your child is mobile!
As soon as your child reaches for an electric plug or any object which can cause them injury….It’s up to you to say, “NO!”. That is discipline. It’s your job to teach them to share, listen to adults, require them do things for themselves. (dressing, undressing, brushing teeth, feeding…etc)
Unless your child is physically disabled…..Your child should be potty trained before they are 3, they should NOT have a pacifier or bottle in their mouth past age 1, they should be able to feed themselves holding utensils and they should be able to listen to adults in charge and do what is asked without a tantrum. Being told NO should not throw your child into a tantrum. If it does, you have work to do!
It is not the responsibility of the teacher to raise the children in their classroom. It’s the responsibility of the teacher to teach your child. Your child’s behavior is reflective of how YOU raised them.
It’s your job to raise your child! If your child is hitting, kicking, biting, throwing major tantrums at age 3-5, you need to get your child under control! When your child is at age 15 you could have a terrible mess on your hands if they don’t understand respect, rules, routines and who is in charge.
Seven counties is a program which is helpful with parenting skills. The public school system sometimes offers parenting classes for people who are struggling with what to do with a disrespectful child.
You should never feel comfortable saying, “He/she only acts this way with me, he/she behaves with their mother/father”. If you are a parent with an ‘out of control’ child, you need to get busy.
Set house rules:
· You child should listen and do what the parents say, clean up toys…etc
· Give only two choices (either the child does what you’re asking or it’s a time out)
· Set a specific bed time
· Set a specific ‘closed kitchen’ time. (your child doesn’t need to eat at 10pm the energy from the intake of food will keep them going!)
· Make sure your child knows the consequences for breaking any ‘house rules’.
If you say NO, feel free to tell your child why (because you could get hurt, because it’s bedtime…etc)
By the way, time out means time out. The child is required to sit for the duration you set, if they get up without permission when the time is up, the time starts over. (1 minute per year of life= 2yrs old they sit for 2 minutes) This means you are responsible for staying in the room, keeping an eye on them to reinforce that they need to listen and follow rules. If you leave the room and the child gets up, you have wasted your time. Your child needs to see that you are in charge, you are the parent and they need to follow your directives.
Be a good parent. Giving birth is not being a parent. Being available to your children, their needs and helping them understand, grow and learn are just a few aspects of being a REAL PARENT.
Give them your time and your LOVE!
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