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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWHY TEACHING THESE BASIC SKILLS TO CHILDREN IS SO IMPORTANT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Many of us (myself included), jump into a new school year with an eager list of fun crafts and activities for the kids. We set out the necessary supplies and give preschoolers the green light to create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This approach comes with the assumption that the 3 or 4 year olds in front of us have a clear understanding of how to use the materials needed. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I always like to remind myself of a little tip I learned from Dr. Pam Schiller<\/a>, author and trainer in the field of education, who said to think of a child’s age in months instead of years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Schiller had me scribbling in my notebook, “A 3 year old has only been on the planet for 36 months!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, when we think of a child as ‘x’ <\/strong>months<\/strong><\/em>-old instead of ‘x’ <\/strong>years<\/strong><\/em>-old, it can shift our perspective in regards to the expectations we put upon young children.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Personally, this theory had me marveling at all of the things a 3 year old HAS figured out how to do in 36 short months. That is to say, I would focus on all of the things they still need to learn as a ‘3-year-old’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"young](\"https://theempoweredprovider.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eye-for-ebony-OWi1sIWiCAI-unsplash-400x300.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTHREE REASONS WHY TEACHING DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS TO PRESCHOOLERS WILL HELP YOU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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