Who can understand the mind of a preschooler? You can! Know that above all else, a preschooler is a learner. His amazing powers of reasoning and discrimination are awakened through a world of play and imagination. Through home relationships, he learns about love, trust, comfort, and security; through friends he learns to measure himself against a world of peers; and through unconditional love, a child establishes his own unique selfhood. The growth period between ages three and five years is all about learning, and On Becoming Preschoolwise is all about helping parents create the right opportunities and best environment to optimize their child's learning potential. Now influencing over two million homes worldwide, trusted parenting authors Gary Ezzo and Dr. Robert Bucknam once again bring their collective wisdom, experience, and insight to bear on this critical phase of preschool training. From teaching about the importance of play to learning how to prepare a preschooler for the first day of school, from organizing your child's week to understanding childhood fears and calming parental anxiety, sound advice and practical application await the reader. You will find this resource as practical as it is informative, curative as much as it is encouraging.
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Good Old Fashioned Advice for the 21st Century,
This review is from: On Becoming Preschool Wise: Optimizing Educational Outcomes What Preschoolers Need to Learn (Paperback)
On Becoming Preschool Wise is a guide for teaching preschoolers moral values, good manners, and good behavior. It is a collaborative effort of not only Mr. Ezzo and Dr. Bucknam, but also of several other educational consultants.
One thing that stands out in this book is the need to limit a child's choices. Too many choices can be overwhelming for a child. Parents who give their children this kind of freedom need to regain control. Doing so will mean that the child will be more secure and happier. The other thing that is emphasized is the need for structure in a preschooler's day. This means not only scheduling mealtimes, naptimes, and bedtimes, but also "roomtime," "free playtime," "structured playtime," "structured playtime with siblings," "playtime with mommy," etc. It may take a little extra effort on the parent's part to do this, but it will be worth it, according to contributor, Carla Link. Children will know exactly what is expected and be better-behaved. Other topics covered include play and toys for preschoolers, "laws of correction" for preschoolers, and kindergarten readiness. One of the most useful chapters was the one entitled, "Odds and Ends and helpful Tools." This chapter contained helpful hints on how to quiet a high energy child who's about to lose control, how to get a child to move a little faster when there are places to go and things to do, and how to eliminate whining. There are also ideas for chore cards and "positive action" charts. I felt that this book had a lot of good advise for encouraging good behavior and developing good character in preschoolers. Some parents may find it difficult to follow the scheduling examples used in the book. Others who are proponents of giving children a lot of choices may find some of the ideas old fashioned. My only real complaint with the book was that there were a lot of references to previous books in the series. This made me feel that I missed something, and that I had some "catching up" to do. That aside, I would say that this book is certainly worth reading.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old world parenting meets the 21st century,
By Happy mom (Seattle, Wa.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On Becoming Preschool Wise: Optimizing Educational Outcomes What Preschoolers Need to Learn (Paperback)
We have raised all three of our children based on Ezzo (and Biblical) principles and they are wonderfully well-adjusted happy children. If you want your child to throw tantrums, scream at you, demand their own ways, and are basically just little animals then don't buy this book - it just might change them. Imagine, children that are self-controlled, polite and enjoyable - that is what you will have based on their basic guidelines.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
still good advice, but more of the same,
By Professor Mom (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On Becoming Preschool Wise: Optimizing Educational Outcomes What Preschoolers Need to Learn (Paperback)
I loved Babywise (have no idea what those critics are reading, but they certainly are enthusiastic). My kids are great sleepers and eaters and are happy and people comment about their manners all the time.
The preschoolWise has many of the same tips from the toddlerwise and didn't really add much. I suggest that you buy one or the other, but not both.
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