{"id":1940,"date":"2023-07-02T11:56:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T11:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picklebumps.org\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2023-07-02T11:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T11:56:42","slug":"giving-you-child-a-good-head-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picklebumps.org\/index.php\/2023\/07\/02\/giving-you-child-a-good-head-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving you child a good head start!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1940\" class=\"elementor elementor-1940\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d8dbaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d8dbaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-990ac85\" data-id=\"990ac85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24de14a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24de14a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Deciding on a preschool for your child is no easy task, especially when considering higher education. But, we need to realise that a child\u2019s preschool will have more of an effect on their success than their later schooling years?<\/p><p>The reality is if your child attends a strong preschool they are more likely to perform well in any high school than sending a child with a poor grounding to a good high school.<\/p><p>A child will learn continuously, even throughout their adult life, but never at the volume and rate that they learn in the first six years of life.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/empoweredparents.co\/importance-of-early-childhood-development\/\">Early childhood development<\/a> is crucial for a child\u2019s future.Well, ironically, the first few years are just for play, but that play is serious business and children learn just about everything through play.<\/p><p>All the <a href=\"https:\/\/empoweredparents.co\/is-your-preschooler-missing-any-of-these-vital-skills\/\">foundational skills<\/a> learned in the early years will have an impact on a child\u2019s entire schooling career and life. Children who have a good grounding cope better in their future schools.<\/p><p>Here are just a few examples of how foundational skills impact a child\u2019s entire schooling career:<\/p><p>If a child does not develop their <a href=\"https:\/\/empoweredparents.co\/fine-motor-skills-for-preschoolers\/\">fine motor skills<\/a> they will struggle with <a href=\"https:\/\/empoweredparents.co\/tripod-grasp\/\">pencil grip<\/a>, control and handwriting throughout school.<\/p><p>When auditory perception is underdeveloped, a child will struggle with reading and comprehension throughout school.<\/p><p>A child with poor <a href=\"https:\/\/empoweredparents.co\/8-games-to-improve-your-childs-listening-skills\/\">listening skills<\/a> will seldom develop these at a later stage.<\/p><p>Children with poor <a href=\"https:\/\/empoweredparents.co\/gross-motor-skills-for-preschoolers\/\">gross motor skills<\/a> will struggle with posture, tiredness, playing sports, sitting upright at a desk, concentration difficulties etc.<\/p><p>The preschool years are the golden years when children learn effortlessly and this is the time to make sure they are properly educated and stimulated.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deciding on a preschool for your child is no easy task, especially when considering higher education. 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