Over
the last fifteen years (since Teach Me Mommy was first published),
we've received hundreds of letters, comments, and questions about
the book, about how to start your own home preschool, about how to
use Teach Me Mommy. The Question
Board is an attempt to post answers to the most common questions about
the book, about the author, about starting home preschools, and about
raising children.
If you have a question you'd like us to answer, email the Question
Board! questionboard@teachmemommy.com
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How old should a child be to begin
home preschool? |
| A good time to start is age three or
two years before the child begins school. That doesn't
mean you shouldn't spend activity time with younger children.
Reading to children should start when they are babies,
and there should always be time spent in finger plays,
painting, playing with play dough, etc. However, by age
three, most children have a long enough attention span
to appreciate and enjoy a more structured learning situation. |
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We live in an area with very few
children for my son to play with. Don't I need to send
him to a preschool, so he can have interaction with other
children before he begins kindergarten? |
| The answer to this depends upon how old
the child is. If he is three or under, I would say, "No!"
He can become just as autonomous on his own at this time
alone with you than with others. This can be the time
to build his skills-listening, drawing, thinking, counting-then
he will have the self-confidence he needs when he is with
other children more. If he will be starting school in
a year, short periods of time two or three times a week
are a good way to introduce him to situations involving
other children and social experiences. You could contact
other mothers and have a play group where the children
would rotate homes and spend a morning or two a week together. |
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