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Parent-Teacher Meeting For Our Kindergartener – How Important Is It?

As a parent of a small child you have a full schedule and there isnt that much free time for you to do a lot of things like meeting with your childs kindergarten teacher. So, many parents wonder how important this meeting actually is and whether they should really make the time for it. Some [...]

Our Child Is Too Advanced For Kindergarten – What Can We Do?

Many parents believe their child is too advanced for kindergarten simply because their child can read and write. However, this is not necessarily the case. In order to determine if your child is too advanced for kindergarten you will need to assess his motor skills, socialization skills, and even his IQ. Many smart children who [...]

Making Friends in Kindergarten – Encouraging Lasting Friendships

Parents worry about their children, in fact that is what parents do best! When your child is approaching kindergarten age your anxieties and worries will probably skyrocket because your childs life is about to change drastically. You want her to do well in school, make new friends, and stand up for herself. However, you worry [...]

Learning To Use the Computer in Kindergarten

Believe it or not but kindergarten classrooms across the nation are outfitted with computers for the students use. This is amazing to many parents who remember their own kindergarten days that were full of story time and recess. Today, however, students are learning to use the computer as early as kindergarten and for many they [...]

Kindergarten Teachers – How Strict Should They Be?

Many parents send their children to kindergarten and then are shocked by how strict the teacher is. Then there are other parents who send their child to kindergarten and are surprised at how lax the teacher is. The interesting thing is that parents who have children in the same classrooms can have these exact same [...]

Is There A Set Curriculum In Kindergarten?

Many parents believe kindergarten is just an introduction to school. Kids enjoy playtime, art, story time, and maybe even learn their colors and alphabet while they are at it. However, today there are many expectations for kindergarteners that are much stricter than when you probably attended kindergarten. In fact, today there is actually a set [...]

Is It Important To Stay In The Same School From Kindergarten on?

You are in a dilemma. There is an outstanding kindergarten teacher at one school that you would love for your child to attend his first year. However, the other grades arent that great in the school and you want to switch your child to a different school right after kindergarten. But, you are wondering if [...]

How Much Home-Work Is Expected of My Kindergartener?

Kindergarten used to be about play time and having fun. In fact, it was like a glorified babysitting service where you dropped your child off, they had fun, maybe learned a little bit, and eventually made it to first grade where they actually started to learn. Well, these days kindergarten is a lot different and [...]

How Is 1st Grade Different to Kindergarten?

In most states kindergarten is not mandatory and children may enter first grade as long as they are prepared to do so. However, most parents dont realize that kindergarten is a starting point for socialization, becoming accustomed to the school day, and learning the basics of reading, writing, math, and science. Some parents ask what [...]


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