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4 Mistakes Parents Make In Early Childhood Education

When it comes to early childhood education there are a few critical mistakes that parents make. By not doing these mistakes, it is possible to really aid the advancement and development of your child.


Not reading to your children
If you don't read to your child, you miss out on several benefits. The first one being that you don't get the quality time that reading to your children will afford you. Irrespective of how many educational books you purchase for your child if you're not involved in reading with them, they will generally not benefit that much. Educators who have worked with children on a daily basis say that parents should be reading to their children at least twenty minutes a day. It doesn't matter what you read to your children as long as you're reading to them. The benefits of this will show later on in your child's life.

Not regulating their television use
The second mistake concerns the watching of television. Many parents let their children watch as much TV as they would like. You need to make sure that your child watches a maximum of one hour to two hours of television a day. Any more and this can negatively impact on your child in the long run. Also make sure that you make a point of watching these television programs with your child. Often programs showed on children's satellite channels or even on standard television can be completely inappropriate for children. Be sure to know what your children are watching at all times.


Not allowing your children enough unstructured play
While the benefits of early childhood education are important and deserve various structured forms of educational activities when your child is young, don't go too crazy. Making time for unstructured play in your child's life is critical to their development. There has been proof that parents who try to structure every second of their child's life can actually have a negative impact on them. Allow them to have freedom to play, discover and find out things on their own instead of just reading it up in a book or game.

Purchasing Books Beyond their age
While you might be tempted to purchase all sorts of books that can help promote early childhood education don't go too extreme. Try purchasing books with lots of pictures and bright vivid colors. These are the perfect books that can engage your child mentally.

References:
https://www.himama.com/blog
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1038319/the-biggest-mistakes-parents-make-with-pre-k-kids


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