Preschoolers Being With Others

Preschoolers Being With Others

• Sharing, playing, talking, playing games, saying their names and saying goodbye are all things preschool children learn to do and like to do with others.
• At this age they need the company of other children. They care what their friends think and often have one or two special friends at different times.
• Preschoolers accept differences in others. They make all sorts of friends, of all different ages, backgrounds and abilities.
• Playing with others can help a child work out roles for themselves, solve problems and work together.
• You can help your child's friendships and play develop by:
  • providing opportunities for them to be with others
  • encouraging them to share
  • listening to and then answering your children, encouraging them to do the same with others
  • giving them choices - 'You have three friends and only two spades to play with so you could share', 'You could find something else to use', 'You could change the game', 'What do you think?'
  • encouraging your child to say 'hello'.
• Remember, how you behave with others will affect how your child relates to others

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