Child development experts tell us that preschoolers best carry-out tasks when you are near to guide them through.
For example, I can’t tell my three-and-a-half-year-old to go clean her room and expect results. I must be there, assigning straightfoward tasks: put all the dress up clothes in the pink tote, find all the socks and put them in the laundry bag, put all the crayons in the tray of the easel.
Same goes for getting ready in the morning. However, every once in awhile it’s fun to say, “Nora, go get dressed for school,” and see what she comes up with…
