Nurturing Learning in your Preschooler

Nurturing Learning in Preschoolers
by Ronald Thomas

From the freedom and security of one's own home, to the chores of learning and tutoring in a school, it can be a 'cultural' shock for many a toddler who first gets introduced into the atmosphere of a kindergarten.

No wonder, the child cries inconsolably and wishes to go back to his/her parents every single moment. But a year of preschool learning could change things dramatically.

The preschool experience teaches the toddler how to cope with the school atmosphere and it inculcates in him/her the necessary social and language skills to manage the new world surrounded with the wails,chatter and laughter of other like-aged children.

But, taking your child to a preschool does not mean the answer to all the problems.One must also get him/her to adapt to the new system as quickly as possible.

In other words, it is important to get the toddler to like the learning process before he/she leaves preschool for kindergarten. This is something that needs some real effort, but is possibble through some selective and creative teaching and a few simple but innovative training methodologies.

As a first step, the preschool must have a loving environment crafted around the child's gift of nature-innocence,wonder and excitment-and an atmosphere reminiscent of his/her home in which the child will feel safe and protected. Let there not be anything that induces anxiety, stress and unhappiness of any sort.

In the young age, children learn language and vocabularly with staggering pace. In order to exploit this talent, provide the toddler with interesting, pictorial books and stories and read it out to them with all the required expressions and intonations that could convey the meaning and scene as a whole.

In between show them the pictures and let them comprehend what it is meant in the given context. If the child has understood the story, if asked he/she will tell it back to you. This excercise not only stirs up the learning instincts in the child more, but also improves the communication and listening abilities as well.

Lethim/her indulge in innovative and thinking games because, for a child, playing is also learning. Individual and group games tremendously improves his/her motor skills, cognitive thinking abilities and language and reasoning abilities.

Here, it must be kept in mind that a child would play only the game he/she really likes to play. So the playschool authorities must see to it that the games they have provided are indeed liked and enjoyed by all the children.

Further, foster creativity in them through crafts, puzzles and drawing sessions, encourage their innate interests-drawing, painting, music etc-teach them to learn from 'failures'and above all, treat them with love and care.

Remember, emotional support is something a toddler requires the most at this phase of their lives. if there is someone to boost their confidence and pacify them in their need, that will go a long way in consolidating their emotional health as well as character formation.

For any parent,the biggest trouble will be to get his/her child accustomed to the school atmosphere, but a stint in a preschool could solve this problem by more than half.

A good preschool learning inculcates in the child the interest to learn and removes any sort of mental block towards socialising or an atmosphire away from the comforts of his/her home.

As a result, the child feels the transition to kindergarten, smooth and easy. And that is relief for both the parents and the child.

Thomas Hobbs gives excellent tipson how to nurture creative, thinking and confident children. He is also the author of The Powerful Preschool Handbook. For a free report visit http://mykidspreschool.com now

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