by Deidra Romero posted in Parenting

We are gearing up for my son?s last year of preschool. As we quickly approach kindergarten, I?m grasping for ways I can better prepare him. So I reached out to a few friends who are preschool teachers and I asked them: What do you wish the parents of your preschoolers knew" What unfiltered advice can you give me" I want to know!
Here?s what they said.

Ask them to try again three times.
Preschoolers learn by practicing and trial and error. You should ask them to button their coat three times before you intervene. Give them a chance to learn instead of jumping in and doing it for them.
Don?t make excuses for your child?s bad behavior.
Sometimes parents write off a child?s rude or disruptive behavior. But that behavior can create long-term behavioral problems in the classroom, which can affect their education. When one child disrupts a teacher, it disrupts the entire classroom. The consequences are much bigger than they are at home. Raise your expectations.
Most parents underestimate what their little kids can do. At school, kids will be expected to put their coats on, unpack their lunches, and pack their bags at the end of the day -- all things parents should expect them to do at home too.
Don?t linger at drop off.
If you seem timid or anxious dropping your child off at school, they will absorb those feelings. Be excited for your child. Encourage him or her that they are going to have a great time. Let them know they are safe...