It’s so difficult to manage young children separation from their parents. When it’s time for them to attend some nursery class, most children of this age will have a hard time letting go from their parents care. Since this is a new phase to a child’s world an effective preschool discipline should be developed and carried out.

Preparing your child for this new stage in his life is a must. Expose your child to different sorts of educational activities, this way it will encourage your children to go to school. Help him explore his interests by giving him different materials that would enhance his curiosity about school. If you have the chance to visit some preschool centers, tour him around the different facilities and give some overview background about the uses of each facility. Make your tour enjoyable and interesting that he may be encouraged to join other children. Preschool discipline can be made easy if you know the basics of discipline.It’s not easy to handle children in their very young age. A lot of preparation is needed to get them ready to adapt into their new world. Getting your child ready would mean that as early as one year old children should be exposed to some educational activities, these can be coloring, counting number and lots of plays. Let them know that schooling can be fun and enjoyable.

Some preschools allow parents to stay in the classroom for first two sessions. If you have enrolled your child to schools who are not that lenient you should explain to your child ahead of time that you will not be allowed to go inside his room for you not to distract other children and the teacher. Assure him that you are just outside the room in case he needed you.

Encourage your child to display a brave behavior of independence. Tell your child that he will meet a lot of new friends inside and can be his playmates soon. A little bribery can work. But do not bribe him all the time. Parents know how to handle their children in situation like this. It may be a difficult transition for both parent and the child but eventually independence will sink in to both of them. Preschool discipline is not as easy as counting numbers. You need to adjust a lot to learn how to deal with your preschool child.

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When talking about child discipline everyone seems to talk about the importance of limits.

The problem is, many parents don’t really know the what limits are and often give soft limits instead of good firm limits.

Does no sometimes mean yes in your home? does it mean sometimes or even maybe? Do you have rules in theory but not in practice?

Below are some examples of child disciplining that falls under the soft limits heading.

1. Ignoring misbehavior: That may be more like no limits than soft limits.
2. Giving unclear directions: “Don’t stay out too late”, “You’re playing too rough” are common examples where the adult had a clear picture in her/his mind of what it means but is not giving that over to the child.
3. Ineffective role modelling. When you yell and hit children to get them to stop the behaviour that you don’t want them to engage in, you are in effect saying “Do as I say not as I do”.
4. Bargaining: When you let children engage you in bargaining,they do not see you as the leader in control but as someone they can manipulate.
5. Arguing and debating: When rules are not set firmly, children feel there is room to debate and argue and often feel that they are above the rules.
6. Bribes and special rewards: Even though bribes and special rewards have their place at times, it is not a good idea to use them all the time.
7. Inconsistency between parents: Children learn very quickly how to manipulate the situation when they see that their parents do not agree with each other.
8. Ineffective follow through: If you tell your child not to eat cookies before dinner and then leave the jar around in plain sight unattended, it is quite difficult to follow through on your rule.

If you allow children to walk away from their messes and clean up after them and dress them if they can dress themselves these are also included in soft limits.

Firm limits are when No really means No and below are some guidelines how to enforce firm limits.

1. Keep the focus of your message on their behaviour, not on them.
2. Be direct, and specific, not “I hope you can do a better job cleaning your room”.
3. Use a normal tone of voice as raised voices show a lack of control.
4. Specify consequences if necessary but not as threats. “If you don’t clean up your toys, you will not have them to play with tomorrow”
5. Support your words with actions

If you tell your child they can only eat their ices at the kitchen table and they leave, then take it way or turn the T.V. off if they refuse to turn it down.

The best way to carry out these firm limits is calmly without threatening punitive damages. This way the children will get your message and know that you mean business.

Faige Kobre a former preschool teacher and director for many years is a graduate of Bank Street College Of Education probably the foremost graduate school in the area of progressive education. Aside from her teaching and directing experience she also runs workshops for teachers specializing in non crafts art for the preschool classroom. http://www.educationalartsandcrafts.com. She also has a blog specifically for preschool teachers at http://www.preschoolmusings.com

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Money serves as decision making opportunities for many people both for young and old. Motivating kids on how to become regular money savers and investors at a young age will teach them how to spend and earn money in the future. Spending decisions is quite a challenging task for kids and it also has a great impact on their financial futures and investments. Here are simple tips on how to effectively teach kids regarding money matters.

1. Parents should introduce money to their kids as soon as they already know how to count. It is the responsibility of parents to provide the needed information to their kids by observation and repetitions method so that their children will learn from it.

2. Parents should also communicate with their children regarding the values they impose of financial matters from saving, spending and investing it.

3. Children must be taught on what is the difference between needs, wants and wishes.

4. Teach children to set goals to learn the value of money. When children ask a toy to buy from their parents is already a goal setting for them and eventually makes them responsible for themselves.

5. Children should learn the value of saving against spending as well as the concept of earning interest on savings should be explained to them.

Allowance and spending decisions is a necessary lesson that must be taught to kids in order for them to learn in managing their own money. When these things are effectively taught in the children, then they can already say that money grows on trees by their own effort. At a young age they will know how to save and spent money wisely and they won’t find it hard to look for money when they need it in the future. They will know what the important things to buy first are rather than favoring their whims and wants.

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I am a proud stay-at-home Dad and it is one the greatest privileges in my life. However, this opportunity comes with much responsibility and sacrifice. Just making the decision to abandon the traditional work force (voluntarily or otherwise) to stay at home with your child is the ultimate of sacrifices.

As stay at home Dad’s we are faced with many challenges. First and foremost, we must adapt to our new role in the house hold. In addition to caring for and nurturing our child throughout the day, we are now responsible for all things domestic in the home (laundry, meal planning, cooking, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc.). This, in and of itself, can be a huge shock to the system (let’s face it; many of us just aren’t geared for this!). In addition, for those of us that exercise or endeavor to run a home based business, we have to find a way to include these additional responsibilities in our daily routine as well.

Fortunately, after almost one full year ‘on the job’, I can say, with confidence, that my days run smoothly and as planned about 60% of the time. I know, that is only 3 out of 5 working days. Trust me, this is huge progress! Over the course of the last year, I have learned to successfully manage my time. I have learned little tricks and techniques that have enabled me to achieve relative harmony in our household on a daily basis. Again, this is huge! So, without further or due, I would like to share with you my time management tips for stay-at-home Dad’s…

• Always put your kid’s daily needs (physical, emotional and educational) first. If you take care of these needs, they will allow you time ‘opportunities’.
• Have a daily routine and stick to it. Parenting 101 folks!
• Be consistent with discipline. Again, parenting 101.
• Do the household chores with your child. My two year old boy loves to "help out". This is quality time with your child. It takes a little longer, but you accomplish two priorities at the same time.
• Learn your child’s patterns. Every child has certain times of the day when they are more amiable (less needy). These are opportunities for your kid to engage in independent play and for you to accomplish some of your tasks. This is also important from a developmental standpoint.
• Never let them fall asleep in the car. A ten minute snooze in the car can jeopardize the productivity of your entire day. My boy usually goes down after lunch at about 1 or 1:30. So, if I am out and about anytime after 11 a.m., we are in the danger zone. I avoid this.
• Use every single minute of nap time to accomplish your tasks. Be organized and ready to launch into whatever project you have on tap as soon as his or her head hits the pillow.
• Join a play group and find parents with whom you can do ‘exchanges’. Ironically, I have had some very productive days when I am on ‘duty’. The kiddos tend to entertain themselves. In fact, as I write this, I have four kids playing in my living room.
• Join a gym with day care. My gym allows me three hours a day of care as long as I am in the building. I usually work out, clear my mind and leave, but if I am pressed for time, I will sit in the lobby with my laptop and work. Incidentally, my boy loves the gym. He plays harder than I work out and he naps especially long on the days that we go. Bonus!
• Last, but not least, make daily/weekly schedules and ‘to do’ lists. This is critical!

That’s it! In short, I approach it like a job (a very rewarding one). I stay organized, I make lists and I try to follow the same routine every day. One last parting thought, you must actively manage and structure your day and never let your kid run the show. Understand that children have needs, lots of them. Consequently, the development and wellbeing of your child should always be the number one priority in your day, but your life should not revolve around your kid (this is not healthy or productive). I know, it is a fine line, but I believe that this subtle distinction is the key to my success as a happy and productive stay at home Dad.

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