I'm sure many parents have asked this question at one time or another. Those who have travelled the preschool journey know that it is not an easy one. What can we expect from going through this process ? How do kids and parents cope separately ? Will this preschool option work for some parents / kids and not for others ? What are the implications of holding a kid back ? These are the new critical questions to ask.
Preschool education provides certain key benefits which are critical to a child's development.
For a strt they learn to adopt to a routine. Waking up early and sending kids to school is a good routineto adopt. In one sense parents are educating their children to get ready for school, and they are also getting ready for their day (work or otherwise)
While some parents would like their children to adopt early, social and academic skills, for other preschool education serves as a welcome break especially if there is no immediate family support.
Next, social expectation or intersaction is something that is difficult for us to assimilate for our children in the home environment. We rely on the preschool to teach our children these early skills.
Finally, most parents tend to do everything for the child but we know that preschool encourage children to be independant.
Nowadays, parents send their children topreschool earlier as they recognise the benefits. These days, children from 18 months to 6 years old attend prescchool, and they are enrolled in full or part time programme.
