The healthy development of your child, who tries to adapt to the new world from the moment he is born, is very important. It is necessary to follow children's development in all five areas. These; physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social areas. Children's skills and experiences, which differ with each passing year, should be handled according to these areas.
Preschool education is also an important and valuable stage for children, who begin to gain more of a place in social life as they grow and develop. Children; Preschool education is started in order for them to get used to social life, learn to share, improve their skills and become ready for school education, and to avoid adaptation problems at school. However, in the last 10 years, pre-school education institutions have become more necessary for economic reasons as well as for pedagogical reasons. Because families may need to send their young children to nursery so that the mother can find the opportunity to work and contribute to the family budget while their children get used to school life. Sometimes, in order to take better and more comfortable care of a second newborn baby, the older child may be sent to preschool education institutions at an unsuitably early age.
Unless there is an extraordinary situation; Children should not be separated from their family environment before the age of 2.5 (or even before the age of 3), and the decision to enroll them in pre-school institutions should not be made hastily. Because what a little child, who is not yet ready for such a new and crowded life, needs is primarily a family environment, not a nursery environment. A child who is sent to a nursery before gaining sufficient physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social maturity may be harmed by this, and the traces of this harmful choice may continue to negatively affect him for years. Therefore, the child must be mature enough to be sent to nursery.
From another perspective; If your child is 2.5 - 3 years old but cannot demonstrate age-appropriate skills and has not reached age-appropriate maturity in five aspects, it is important to investigate and evaluate the reasons for this. For example, it may be necessary to investigate why he cannot express himself, to understand how difficult he is having separation from his mother, and to evaluate the attitudes of his parents. Shows developmental delay It would be appropriate for designated children to benefit from appropriate and effective special education opportunities as quickly as possible.
What characteristics should a nursery child have?
The nursery child is expected to be able to say 'goodbye' or 'goodbye' to his parents or caregiver, that is, to be ready to leave them, without feeling deep anxiety and worry. Of course, they may be a little restless in the first days of nursery. However, a child who cries all day long may not be ready for nursery life yet.
Important developments that the nursery child experiences while away from his/her parents and the wrong behaviors done to him/her; He should be able to convey it to his parents in outline, if not in detail. Such as 'He beat me', 'The teacher was angry with me', 'Auntie didn't give me food' and 'I was cold at school'. This feature; It gains special importance when some very inadequate nursery environments in Turkey are considered.
The nursery child's ability to say that he or she has to pee or poop, or at least say 'I peed' or 'I pooped' is expected. He is also expected to be able to express his basic wants, needs and emotions. A child who cannot verbally express very simple needs such as 'I'm hungry', 'I want water', 'I have a stomach ache' may have problems if sent to nursery.
The nursery child must be able to eat on his/her own. It is expected.
The nursery childmay not be successful enough to make friends on his own. But the child must be willing to go to nursery and make new friends.
The nursery child must have a lot of physical strength and energy. As a clue, you can review your child's sleep patterns. A child who needs to sleep for long periods of time before noon and afternoon may not be ready for nursery life and schedule yet.
The nursery child must be independent enough to choose an activity without the help of a teacher. It is expected that the child will be able to continue the activity successfully for 10-20 minutes.
The nursery child; For the most part, he/she must be able to follow rules and focus on assigned tasks without getting distracted. Example It is expected that the nursery child should be at a level where he can pay attention to the book while reading a picture book.
The nursery child should be able to know that other children have feelings and thoughts, understand them, know how to take turns and be ready to share toys. It is expected.
The nursery child is expected to be able to stay away from his parents for a few hours and to enjoy doing things on his own.
The nursery child Strong> is expected to recognize some shapes, know some colors, count to 5, express his thoughts and needs in simple words, say his name fully, and use crayons and pencils.
Nursery child. The dog must be sufficiently durable and have improved balance. He/she must be able to jump on the spot, stand on one leg, run, kick the ball, pass around obstacles and ride a 3-wheeled bicycle.
A young child should be able to enter the nursery before being assessed whether he/she is ready. If sent:
*The child may think that his parents neglect him, take him away from home, or even punish him.
*Since his listening skills may not be fully developed, he may not be able to follow the teacher's instructions and the rules of the classroom.
*He may lose his self-confidence.
*He may become alienated from education. . He may not be very successful in his future educational life.
*Doubt, anxiety and even fear may develop towards society and educational institutions.
* His psychological structure may be negatively affected. He may even become very irritable or very wimpy.
*His personality structure may be negatively affected.
For the reasons we have summarized only some of the above, it is best not to send a very young child to school. First, parents should think long and hard with a very calm mind. The family should not endanger the child for its own economic expectations and well-being. Because even if the mistake is noticed later and the mistake is rectified, its negative effects may not be completely erased. Therefore, before starting your child under the age of 3 in preschool education; readiness for nursery life It would be very appropriate and guiding to consult your child's doctor or a child psychologist to evaluate the child's health.
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