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Preschool is a place where you send your toddlers or 3-4 year olds to help them attain primary learning. They learn the first lessons of life from here. Preschools do not necessarily put pressure on education. It takes premiere care in shaping the kids into good human beings. The way in which chanting prayers, having food while sharing with your friends, sanitary steps, basic manners etc are imparted to the children, moulds the child into an effective individual for the society. It’s the basic building block, I would say in a human’s life.

Now, coming onto why it is important in your child’s life, the best answer would be they would know for the first time how the outside world is for them. They would know how to exist or survive among other kids. As far as the preschool is concerned, all kids will be of more or less the same age. Their needs would be the same. Now here is where, they learn to share things be it naturally, after pampering or after a scolding; they would come to know that things should be shared. This will prove helpful to the parents if they are planning for another kid in a year or two. Moreover, if your kid finds no problem in going to his/her preschool, then that would be a hectic job over for the parents who send them to kindergarten the next year. You see the child becomes accustomed to going to school on time, having lunch, coming back etc.

What the children learn?

Nowadays, kids learn a lot after going to preschool. They learn to count numbers, recognize letters, shapes and recite simple rhymes. They learn sharing. They tend to have a sense of responsibility which is very useful in any human being. They learn how to respect others and their feelings, compromise and solve small problems. You will be quite surprised to see your prince/ princess handling things all by him/her. They become capable of doing things themselves such as drinking their milk, having their food, going to toilet, cleaning their shoes etc. Children in this age have a lot of doubts to be asked. They start their day with a doubt in their mouth and may be go to bed with another question in their lips. It’s because they are trying to explore the world all by themselves. But, while teaching them all of these, one should keep in mind that they hate to just sit down and study. That’s not their age to sit and do nothing. They are at their best when we leave them like butterflies.

What is the age to be left at preschool?

Generally, the appropriate age to leave your kid at preschool is 3 years or above. But nowadays, working moms tend to leave their kids by almost 2 ½ years for their convenience. But, that is so small an age to be left there. They may have a sense of insecurity in such cases. Anyhow, if your kid is short tempered, this may prove helpful for you because they will learn to control their anger when they are in a group.

Anyways, as a conclusion, I would add up that Home is the best school for every child. However, in this fast world, where both parents would be working, it is very brilliant if you leave your kid at preschool.

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Conflicts will always exist as long as we interact with one another. Being social being, sociologists have tried to define conflict as one of human interaction norms. They even came up with theories, one of them being the Conflict theory. This theory asserts that human beings are directed and led by forces in the society. Forces of politics, wants and fulfillment make people to live in struggles. These struggles are not ending any sooner as long as we live together.

It is only natural then that children are affected by conflict. In a home care where there are many children, there will always be conflict and this is even worse because children have no capacity to solve them right. This is therefore very dangerous and care should be taken to put things in control.

The following are some ways of detecting and reducing conflict among in a home care:

Have enough equipment and facilities

It should be understood that children fight over things that we adults think are stupid like swings, balls and furniture. If possible, try so hard to equip a home care with these facilities. It is also painful for a parent to realize that their kid cried the whole day because they lacked a seat and ended up standing.
Encourage Team work

Let children know and live as family. While playing let them be in close supervision of a home care giver. This way, children will learn to share things and therefore reduce conflict and fighting.

Avoid being Partial

Children are observant. They will notice when you unfairly favor other children and will trigger reaction. They will either direct their anger towards you or the favored child. Even if you as a home care giver like one kid more than another which is practical, express it mildly and prudently.

You would love to imagine that parents send their children to home cares because they love them but for one reason or another they are not able to spend a lot of time with them. Wee< this is a wish of many home care givers. It is however, the opposite in some cases. Kids can be a thorn in the flesh. You might even say that some of these belong in the prison.
Being a home care provider, you should however be able to adjust this behavior by dealing with it appropriately. You ought to know and understand that all children will not behave the same and some behave badly because of varied reason. The worse thing about the whole thing is that you should not hit children because parent will sue you knowing well that their child is a disaster in waiting. So, here are some advices for you:

Be a Role Model

Children like copying things from parents and other kids. If you show a child that you are not always angry. They will also do the same. It is stress that makes children stubborn. This stress might arise when you yell at them and they therefore become angry and look for ways to release their stress. Unfortunately the available option is becoming stubborn.

Do not argue

Make it a habit of talking to the children rather than arguing with them. Kids have not yet conformed to socially dictated methods of solving their conflicts and they settle for the one’s that they deem convenient. Do not therefore scold, argue or yell at them.

Make Friend with stubborn Children

As I mentioned, children are stubborn because of different reason. It is possible though to be stubborn naturally. Talking, listening and being friends with these children will make them win your trust and therefore conform.