Nate’s First Day of Preschool
There has always been a huge debate among parents on whether or not it is necessary to send your children to preschool. Some think it is essential to prepare their kids for Kindergarten and the school years ahead, some think it is completely unnecessary and you are able to prepare your kids for school at home. Either can be the right option, it all just depends on what is right for your family and your child. However, today I am going to be talking with you on some really great benefits if you do choose to put your child into preschool.
Benefits of Preschool for Your Kids
Advancing Skills: Although you are able to work with your kids on the proper things they should be knowing at home, when they go to preschool they are working with a professional who knows just what to do to teach these things to your little ones. Sometimes if you are a working parent you are unable to take the proper time to work one on one with your kiddos to teach them these things, in preschool they are able to get that proper attention needed for learning.
Making Friends: This is probably the biggest tip I can give you, putting your kids into preschool gives them the opportunity to meet other kids and interact with them. They will learn how to work properly with other children around as well as how to learn in groups and work together on certain projects. This will give your kids that proper interaction with people their age that really helps a child to grow.
Learning the “School” Schedule: Sending your children to preschool prepares them for the schedule that they will have when they do go off to school. Attending preschool will get them into the rhythm of getting ready and going to school and going to a class to learn new things each day. That is exactly why it is called “preschool” because it prepares them before they go off to school.
Understanding the Environment: When you send your children to preschool it really helps them to adapt to their surroundings and get used to their new environment. They will learn to take authority from their teachers instead of just mommy and daddy, they will learn how to work on their assignments before they are able to play, and simply get used to what they will be doing when they head off to Kindergarten.
Although I don’t think it is 100% necessary to send your kids to preschool and I believe that is totally up to you as a parent on making that decision, I do think that there are some really great opportunities and benefits of preschool. If you were on the fence about this decision, I hope that this helped you to make the best decision for your family.
I love your point that preschool will teach kids to do homework before playing and so forth. Other than just advancing skills as you mentioned, most of the time preschool can teach your child lots of new fun things to do. This can include crafts and games that you don’t know about.