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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here and I’m coming back to say how much I appreciate the support for this post!!!

To a pp: you are right that I’m not teaching children with severe special needs. When I have had children in my classroom recently diagnosed with high functioning autism, or on the road to be diagnosed with ADHD (note: I never have and never will be one who diagnoses—this is coming from the parents and their therapy teams), I have absolutely adjusted to their developmental needs, requiring different things from them as their classmates, but yes expecting them to learn along the way and working with them over and over to get there.

And to the pp who suggested this approach isn’t nurturing. I simply disagree that doing everything for your kids is nurturing. Being nurturing means listening to their feelings when they are upset, even if they are upset because they are the ones that took a toy out of another students hand or pushed someone else’s tower. Nurturing is noticing when they are feeling off, sad, angry, and stopping everything to make sure they are okay. Nurturing is knowing that there are no “bad” preschool students and knowing that bad choices are often a communication of a need. Nurturing is developing empathy skills in the classroom so that they are in an environment where everyone is kind. My students love me and give me hugs constantly—and none of them are upset at having to put their own coat or shoes on. They aren’t mad when I don’t throw their snack trash away. They aren’t feeling less-cared for in those moments. They are going along with the rules and boundaries and norms of the classroom and children love knowing clear routine and boundaries. It makes them feel proud, safe, and capable. [/quote]

Could you give your good suggestions without being so sanctimonious?

I found my preschooler learned  from watching other kids. That is rge advantage you have in a classroom -- peer models-- that parents often don't have. [/quote]

I got no sanctimony from the OP.  I got valuable information that all parents who are sending their children into preschool should know --> your kids can, if given the opportunity, a lot more than you think they can.  Where's the sanctimony in that lesson?

And yes, absolutely your kid is going to learn from others, but he's learning from you, too.  Set good examples, PP.  He'll follow them.  My kids (3 and 5) know to put their plate in the kitchen sink, to throw away napkins, to wipe the table, even to help me sweep crumbs from under the table.  I don't have to hound them to do these things, it's just what we do in our family.[/quote]

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