Preparing Your Child for Full-Day Kindergarten 🎒

Social/Emotional Tips for Families to

Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten

Welcome aboard!

Each week you will receive tips and resources to help your child prepare for this amazing journey! The North Penn School District is still currently planning what school will look like in the fall. Further information will be provided to families as we move into the summer. We are honored to partner with you and your child as they begin this school adventure at North Penn!

Today, we will discuss growing problem solvers...

In life, it’s inevitable that conflicts will arise. One of the greatest gifts we can give a child is the ability to resolve these challenges peacefully and respectfully. As a child grows, it’s important that adults take a step back and give them time and space to solve problems, coaching them in how to share, take turns, collaborate and compromise.

Here are some tips:

Children’s books can play an important role in helping young children gain social skills. While reading a story, pause when the character faces a problem. Talk with your child about how the character might solve the problem.
Model appropriate problem-solving techniques. Talk through ways you resolve social problems so your child can learn from you.

Helpful Resources

10 Simple Activities to Teach Your Preschooler Problem Solving

During the first years of a child’s life, an important set of skills known as problem-solving abilities are developed. These skills are used throughout childhood and into adulthood. In this article, I delve into what problem solving is, why it is so important for your young child to have this ability and how parents can harness this skill with the simplest of activities.