Preschool Friends

From A Preschooler's Perspective

More Preschool Vocabulary:

A preschooler who had the hiccups told me, "I can't stop hicking!"

Another preschooler was describing a toy at home that "viberates".

And yet another preschooler was excited to identify a "patteren".

Preschool Friends

In our program, due to our focus on promoting positive social behavior, we don't observe too many interpersonal difficulties amongst the preschoolers. We continuously do see examples of the children being respectful of each other and playing happily together. Having been in many educational and early childcare settings over my years as an educator, I know that this level of positive social engagement is not always the case.

There are many ways that we promote positive socialization amongst the preschoolers. It all begins with the very close and caring bonds that we create and maintain with our students. Continuous modeling of considerate and empathetic behavior is also crucial in this regard. Having high expectations for how children treat each other, and consistent follow through in maintaining these expectations, is also very important.

A more in-depth look at how we promote pro-social behaviors is included in the Curriculum and Learning section of the blog. Below are some photographic illustrations of the very positive ways that the preschoolers typically engage with each other at school. When I am looking through the pictures that I have recently taken of the preschoolers, there is nothing that I enjoy seeing more than children who are genuinely enjoying each others company and treating each other in a a caring and empathetic way!