Preschool Development

If children are required to attend preschool, you are exposing your child to many different skills that are going to be needed for the rest of your life. Don’t you want your child to be getting an education about life while making friends and having fun at the same time? There are three different areas of development that your child will grow in when attending an early childhood education program. Those three areas of development are physical, social and emotional, and intellectual. Your child will also develop motor skills as well academic learning skills. The development of your preschooler will differ for ages 3 and 4. At the age of 3, your skills are just beginning to develop. When they reach the age of 4, they will still develop new skills but they will also be continuing to grow on the skills they already have. By the age of 3, your child will …show more content…
It is not something you can get by being on your own. There are 3 different types of self-regulation. Those types are emotional, behavioral and cognitive. Emotional self-regulation is when your child will learn how to manage their emotions. It will eventually lead them to interacting with other children and adults. Behavioral self-regulation is when you can remember the rules while following them at the same time. This isn’t a skill that can be picked up fast. It takes repeating the skill several times to be able to pick us behavioral self-regulation. The last to develop, which is also the hardest, is cognitive self-regulation. It is when you start to plan and utilize proper things. This skill usually develops in 4 year olds. Regulation skills require being focused, being on task, ignoring distractions, planning actions and reflecting on someone’s opinion. The classroom is where many opportunities for your child will take place. It is a good place for them to practice their self-regulation