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  • Parenting the Preschooler - How does your child use good manners?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    Manners are important because the way a child acts affects how other children and adults feel about them. It is your job as a parent to decide what is important to you and how you expect your child to act.

  • Parenting the Preschooler - How do you teach your child to be a good listener?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    Being a good listener is hard work – it takes a lot of time and practice. Teach your child how to listen, and they will have this valuable skill forever.

  • Parenting the Preschooler: How have you seen your child use self-control?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    A fact sheet encouraging parents to examine how their child uses self-control.

  • Parenting the Preschooler: What does your child to to join in with others?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    A fact sheet asking parents how their child engages with other kids and what they do to join in.

  • Parenting the Preschooler: How do you make good rules for your child?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    A fact sheet teaching parents how to make good rules for their child.

  • Parenting the Preschooler - How are you consistent with your preschooler?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    A fact sheet teaching parents how to be consistent with their preschoolers

  • Parenting the Preschooler - How do you talk with your child?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    Preschool-aged children learn by talking. It helps them understand what is happening, who and what is important, and why. How you talk to your child makes a difference in how they feel about themselves, too.

  • Parenting the Preschooler: How do you teach your child to be a good friend?

    Published on March 28, 2024
    A fact sheet showing parents how to teach their child to be a good friend.

  • Parenting the Preschooler - How do you help your child learn to make choices?

    Published on March 27, 2024
    Letting children make choices helps them think things through and teaches them about what happens next, as well as builds their self-confidence.

  • Parenting the Preschooler - How have you seen your child make compromises?

    Published on March 27, 2024
    Learning how to compromise is hard for young children. To compromise, children need to be able to share, take turns, solve problems, and make choices.

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