What kindergarten teachers know

Countless parents have imagined how much easierlife would be if they could get their children to listenand cooperate at home just as they do with theirfavorite teachers.This book offers creative tips and activities fromaward-winning teachers nationwide, detailing thesimple techniques they use, why they work, andhow to adapt them for use at home. For example,good teachers would never demand their students'attention by instructing them to "Listen!"—but theymight say, "Put on your elephant ears." And insteadof telling them to "Walk quietly," they might remindthem to "Wear your marshmallow feet."The book also helps parents of 3- to 6-year-oldssupport their child's development the way thebest early childhood teachers do—by fosteringindependence and self-reliance. Parents learn to:• Understand how children grow and develop• Realize the importance of rules and controllingfrustration• Organize their household and create routines• Handle transitions smoothly• Give children tools to resolve problems themselves

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Nonfiction, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.