Child Care Director Reveals the Best Ways to Communicate with Preschoolers
Announcement posted by Cuddles Childcare Centre 01 Aug 2017
Child care professional in Baldivis provides a blueprint for parents to communicate with their children.
Perth, WA, 31 July 2017 - According to a child care professional in Baldivis, the preschool years are extremely important to a child’s development. Parents sometimes dismiss a preschooler’s incessant talking as irrelevant, but in many ways this can be the most important time of a child's life.
Between the ages of three and five, children are often excited about everything around them. They want to know as much as they can about everything and they see their surroundings as new and beautiful.
How Preschoolers Interact with Their Environment
Preschoolers tend to ask a lot of questions. This can sometimes irritate or concern parents, but it is a natural and essential stage in their development. They are at an age where they have just learned new skills in the form of sounds and words. They are also beginning to develop a better sense of self. They are curious about what is happening around them. The most convenient way for them to get answers is to ask for them from their parents.
Preschoolers are not confined to merely speaking for communication. They also tend to communicate a lot physically with gestures and body language. They also communicate by making what can sometimes seem like unintelligible noises. Any artistic expression such as singing, painting, storytelling or even building a fort out of cardboard boxes is another form of communication.
When children reach the preschool age, they become more able to hold longer conversations because they know more words and they understand more. Because they are more advanced, they are better able to communicate what they want to say to parents. One of the more beneficial ways children communicate to their parents with their newfound development is that they are able to tell their parents they are angry as opposed to throwing Tantrums.
The Importance of Talking and Listening
Preschoolers, despite their newfound sense of identity, are always looking for validation from their parents. One of the best ways parents can make their children feel validated and important is to listen to them and talk to them. When parents show children they are listening by doing such things as talking eye-to-eye on their physical level and responding quickly and fully, it is easier for children to know their parents are paying attention.
Staying on a Child’s Level
While many parents believe it is best to talk to their children as if they are adults, it is also important to remember that children have smaller vocabularies than their parents. In addition, they may not understand subtleties such as jokes, irony or exaggeration. Consequently, it is important to make sure communication with children is straightforward and on their comprehension level.
A Child Care Professional’s Point of View
Michelle Coleski is the director for Cuddles Childcare Centres, who provide child care in Baldivis and other Perth suburbs. According to Ms Coleski:
“In our experience, children whose parents communicate with them well are better adjusted and tend to do better later in life. It can be difficult sometimes, but it is more than worth the effort.”
Cuddles Childcare Centres provide child care to Baldivis and other Perth suburbs. Their child care centres are conveniently located to cover most suburbs while providing easy access to the Perth CBD via trains and freeways. They are well-known for their professionalism, safety and dedication to child care. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.cuddleschildcare.com.au/.
Between the ages of three and five, children are often excited about everything around them. They want to know as much as they can about everything and they see their surroundings as new and beautiful.
How Preschoolers Interact with Their Environment
Preschoolers tend to ask a lot of questions. This can sometimes irritate or concern parents, but it is a natural and essential stage in their development. They are at an age where they have just learned new skills in the form of sounds and words. They are also beginning to develop a better sense of self. They are curious about what is happening around them. The most convenient way for them to get answers is to ask for them from their parents.
Preschoolers are not confined to merely speaking for communication. They also tend to communicate a lot physically with gestures and body language. They also communicate by making what can sometimes seem like unintelligible noises. Any artistic expression such as singing, painting, storytelling or even building a fort out of cardboard boxes is another form of communication.
When children reach the preschool age, they become more able to hold longer conversations because they know more words and they understand more. Because they are more advanced, they are better able to communicate what they want to say to parents. One of the more beneficial ways children communicate to their parents with their newfound development is that they are able to tell their parents they are angry as opposed to throwing Tantrums.
The Importance of Talking and Listening
Preschoolers, despite their newfound sense of identity, are always looking for validation from their parents. One of the best ways parents can make their children feel validated and important is to listen to them and talk to them. When parents show children they are listening by doing such things as talking eye-to-eye on their physical level and responding quickly and fully, it is easier for children to know their parents are paying attention.
Staying on a Child’s Level
While many parents believe it is best to talk to their children as if they are adults, it is also important to remember that children have smaller vocabularies than their parents. In addition, they may not understand subtleties such as jokes, irony or exaggeration. Consequently, it is important to make sure communication with children is straightforward and on their comprehension level.
A Child Care Professional’s Point of View
Michelle Coleski is the director for Cuddles Childcare Centres, who provide child care in Baldivis and other Perth suburbs. According to Ms Coleski:
“In our experience, children whose parents communicate with them well are better adjusted and tend to do better later in life. It can be difficult sometimes, but it is more than worth the effort.”
Cuddles Childcare Centres provide child care to Baldivis and other Perth suburbs. Their child care centres are conveniently located to cover most suburbs while providing easy access to the Perth CBD via trains and freeways. They are well-known for their professionalism, safety and dedication to child care. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.cuddleschildcare.com.au/.