{"id":138000000079,"date":"2018-11-16T18:21:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T18:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.bvbeta.comwest-mckinney\/?p=138000000079"},"modified":"2018-12-08T18:04:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T18:04:13","slug":"creative-ways-to-support-your-childs-learning-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.bvbeta.com\/west-mckinney\/2018\/11\/16\/creative-ways-to-support-your-childs-learning-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Ways to Support Your Child\u2019s Learning and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138000000081 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.bvbeta.com\/west-mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2018\/11\/mother-and-daughter.jpg\" alt=\"learning and development\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.3px\">How a child grows and develops is an amazing process! From birth most children automatically know many simple yet life sustaining skills like swallowing, crying, and eventually smiling. It\u2019s not long before the toddler is mobile and busy exploring the environment. Although some learning is natural like eating, walking, and laughing, most of your child\u2019s early learning will be the result of deliberate, well-planned educational experiences, usually in daycare, childcare, preschool, or at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While a formal learning experience is crucial for your child\u2019s development, there are many informal ways to learn that will also support your child.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some valuable ways that parents can support their child\u2019s learning experience:<\/p>\n<p>Talk to your child\u2019s daycare, childcare, or preschool about the curriculum they are using.\u00a0Ask what you can do at home to support the learning experience. If your child is learning a\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.3px\">foreign language or new skill, create opportunities for your child to demonstrate and practice what is being learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 7\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Have engaging conversations with your child that gives your child an opportunity to tell you how she feels or what she thinks. Ask questions like, \u201cWhat did you learn in preschool today? Why do you think he did that? How do you like this?\u201d The goal is to help your child create a pattern of thinking, communicating, and reasoning during normal activities and events.<\/p>\n<p>Learn through everyday activities. Informal learning can happen in many different ways. If you are preparing a meal, show your preschooler how to measure the ingredients. If you are planning a trip, let your child look at pictures, hear you talk about where to go and what to do when you arrive. If you attend a sporting event, talk about what\u2019s happening in the game, discuss the rules of good sportsmanship and the history of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Your child learns at home in school, from the environment, and many other ways. With informal learning and the well-planned strategies of an accredited preschool program, infants, toddlers, and preschool children have an advantage that continues throughout their educational experience. When parents support the educational process learning becomes a positive experience that children enjoy. With parental support, your child\u2019s educational experience can become fun and exciting, creating a roadmap for ongoing educational excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How a child grows and develops is an amazing process! 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