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Your Preschooler Learns By Doing

Last Updated: September 14, 2009

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Parenting Tips for Your 49-50 Month Old Child

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Children are natural learners. They are curious, interested, and enthusiastic about learning new things. The best way to teach young children is to provide many opportunities for physical play, new experiences, hands-on activities, games, and pretend play. They learn:

  • by doing
  • through movement
  • by being noticed and encouraged
  • through their senses
  • by making things
  • through language and stories
  • by playing with other children
  • through imitation
  • through pretend play


Learn more about Your Child: 49-50 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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