The first years of life are behind, the baby formed into a tiny man with his own character and temperament. It’s time for parents to decide whether to take the child to kindergarten or give preference to home schooling. Contrary to the opinion that the garden is needed first of all to the mother, who needs to go to work, the kindergarten is more necessary for the child. Only interaction with peers is able to instill in the baby the necessary communication skills, without which it will be difficult for him in later life.
What can and cannot a kindergarten?
In addition to the ability to communicate and interact in a team, the kindergarten will teach the child the basics of discipline and safety, and will help to become more independent and organized. At home, under the constant care of parents or a nanny, the child will be deprived of an important stage of socialization. This milestone of development will still have to go through, but only later, at school, which will create an additional burden on the kid adapting to school.
Attention! If you decide to send your child to kindergarten only for the reason that he became uncontrollable, and you hope that the teachers will correct your omissions in education, you are mistaken. The primary principles of discipline will be instilled in the child, but they will not be re-educated. If at home you ignore the bad behavior of your own son or daughter, then the child will behave just as bad in the garden, and you will constantly listen to complaints from teachers.
It is a mistake to assume that kindergarten is a replacement for mom and dad. From the first years of life, a child lays the foundation for behavior, a system of values, culture, and food habits that are characteristic of a family. The younger preschool institution will develop and consolidate the acquired rudiments of knowledge, but it will not be possible to replace them with others. If the baby is used to eating not soup and porridge, but fast food, is used to beating animals, and not taking care of them, then one should not hope that his habits will change. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that a child can be raised when he is placed across the bench, and then it's too late to do so.
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When you don't need a kindergarten: parental doubts
Often, parents are overcome by the question - does my child really need a kindergarten? Consider the most common parental doubts:
- Bad conditions
Every parent wants only the best for their child. Conditions in state kindergartens usually do not satisfy the wishes of mom and dad: a dilapidated building, old furniture, a lack of qualified teachers, a lack of toys and teaching materials. Such living conditions seem unacceptable to many.If this is about you, then it is reasonable to give the crumbs to a private kindergarten or look for a kindergarten, perhaps not so close to the house, but in a new building, after renovation, and with good teachers.
- Food allergy
For kids with allergic to many foodsBeing in the kindergarten is really problematic: because of one child, the administration of the kindergarten will not make changes to the menu. Moreover, the teacher may forget about an allergy to any of the products or not notice how the child eats something forbidden. In such a situation, it’s wiser to stay at home with the child, hire a babysitter or ask your grandmother to do the crumbs while mom is at work.
- Child affection
This factor has a right to exist, but it is rather doubtful. Some mothers are so “painfully” attached to the child that they are not ready to let him go on their own, even for a while. In this situation, it is important for the mother to realize that her policy is wrong and will only harm the child. If you can’t cope with this psychological illness on your own, you need to contact a psychologist.
- Weather kids
The youngest was just born, and the eldest is 2 - 3 years old, and it is time to give him to kindergarten. In such a situation, it is better to wait a bit until the baby grows up, and send the children to the kindergarten at the same time. Otherwise, the baby will constantly suffer from viral diseases, "brought" from the garden by an older child.
- "Nesadovsky child"
There are children who cannot adapt to kindergarten at all. More than once have heard stories that the child cried 2, 3, or even 4 years, while he went to kindergarten. And, of course, kindergarten for such kids is the worst memory from childhood. But such children, fortunately, are few. About one for the whole group.
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“Nesadikovsky” child - School of Dr. Komarovsky:
The decision about whether a child needs a kindergarten or not, can only be made by parents. It is they who know better than others the characteristics of the health and psychology of their child. Do not forget that pre-school education plays a significant role in development, so most children will benefit only from kindergarten.
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Of course you need, because thanks to the kindergarten, the child learns to communicate with the outside world, because the house is a house, there only communication with mom and dad is basically, and here is a completely different world, in general, a kind of training before entering the world around. Kindergarten for me is a necessity.