Learn all about Getting Ready for Kindergarten

A Little Separation is a Good Thing
...One of the things about a child going to kindergarten that is so new is the feeling of being apart from mom and dad for the first time ...

But I Dont Want to go to Kindergarten!
...That phrase is the one we least want to hear either the day of or the night before the big moment when your child is going off to kindergarten ...



Computers for Kiddos
...Going to kindergarten in this new age is a lot different than it was when we were children ...

Dads Role in Making Kindergarten Great
...In the traditional family structure, the role of father is clearly unique ...

Day One of Kindergarten and No Surprises
...Getting prepared for any big new event is all about eliminating the element of surprise ...

Doing Your Part in the Classroom
...For many moms the idea of driving up to a big scary elementary school and dropping off their child for kindergarten can be pretty frightening ...

Dont Sweat Out Kindergarten
...Preparations for Kindergarten can get pretty involved ...

Facing Kindergarten with a Little Help from Her Friends
...For a young child, making friends with children her age is probably the most important step in developing relationships outside the family that your little one can do ...

Getting MOM Ready for Kindergarten
...When that first day of kindergarten is approaching, every effort is put against getting the youngster heading out on his or her first big adventure out of the home ...

Getting Used to People
...A child between the age of zero and five lives in a protective bubble ...

Health Needs and Kindergarten
...One of the fears parents often have of sending their children off to kindergarten is the exposure to a public place where the protection of the home is no longer possible ...

Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
...When we think of going into the preparation mode as that first day of kindergarten approaches, the two areas we most focus on are the academic and the emotional ...

Kindergartners With Cell Phones
...As your child gets ready to go out in the world, maybe for the first time when you send her off to kindergarten, one of the top concerns any worried mom or dad has will be about security ...

Making Kindergarten Fun
...A preschool child takes his or her signals from people around them, and most of the times that is mom and dad ...

Making a Game of Getting Ready for Kindergarten
...If you have a child under five, you have already watched many amateur productions of plays that were composed entirely in that sweet little mind ...

Making Kindergarten Normal
...Each year when a child makes that transition from months at home to going back to school, there is always a transition ...

Making Kindergarten Safe
...Sometimes we are not even aware how much we do to protect our kids when they are living at home ...

Making the First Day at Kindergarten a Big Event
...Going off to kindergarten is a big deal to your child ...

Making the Kindergarten Teacher a Friend and not an Enemy
...One of the most natural reactions your child may have to meeting the kindergarten teacher on that first day at school is to be intimidated and afraid ...

Ready for the Worst
...If you are the kind of parent that plans ahead, then the first day of kindergarten will not take you by surprise ...

Separation Anxiety and Your Kindergartner
...Separation anxiety is an emotional response that is so common when people are removed from the familiar that it has a medical category for it ...

The Basic Skills of Kindergarten
...Children love to learn ...

The Purpose of Kindergarten
...Its pretty common when you are starting to prepare your preschool child for that first day of kindergarten for her to ask you, probably with tears in her eyes, But Daddy, why do I have to go? And while you have your parent answers to give her and you will obviously refocus her attention on how fun it will be and how it will be her next step toward being a big girl, you might ask yourself that question as well ...

When in Doubt, Go Shopping
...For some reason in our culture, one of the best ways to create excitement and fun around an upcoming event is to go shopping ...