Preschool Age Children Development

Children ages between 3 to 5 years old will be preparing for preschool.

Movement milestones

• Hops and stands on one foot up to five seconds
• Goes upstairs and downstairs without support
• Kicks ball forward
• Throws ball overhand

Milestones in hand and finger skills

• Copies square shapes
• Draws a person with two to four body parts
• Uses scissors
• Draws circles and squares
• Begins to copy some capital letters

Language milestones

• Understands the concepts of “same” and “different”
• Has mastered some basic rules of grammar
• Speaks in sentences of five to six words
• Speaks clearly enough for strangers to understand
• Tells stories

Cognitive milestones

• Correctly names some colors
• Understands the concept of counting and may know a few numbers
• Approaches problems from a single point of view
• Begins to have a clearer sense of time
• Recalls parts of a story
• Understands the concept of same/different
• Engages in fantasy play

Social and emotional milestones

• Interested in new experiences
• Cooperates with other children
• Increasingly inventive in fantasy play
• Dresses and undresses
• Negotiates solutions to conflicts
• More independent

Parenting Tips

•    Continue to read to your child. Nurture her love for books by taking her to the library or bookstore
•    Let your child help with simple chores.
•  Encourage your child to play with other children. This helps him to learn the value of sharing and friendship.

• Be clear and consistent when disciplining your child. Explain and show the behavior that you expect from her. Whenever you tell her no, follow up with what he should be doing instead.

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References:

http://http://momentousmoms.com

http://https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-4yr.html