Parenting Tips for Your 45-46 Month Old Child
Reading to preschoolers can be a quiet time of fun and discovery. Find a special place and time for reading. The place may be the sofa in your living room or a special chair on the front porch. A regular time reserved for story hour might be just before supper or before bedtime. Reading can help children wind down before they go to bed or when they become overexcited.
When reading, let your child:
- Help pick out the book to read.
- Sit close to you.
- Talk about the book cover.
- Guess what happens next.
- Name or point to something on the page and see the pictures.
- Hear you change your voice from soft to loud.
- Learn new words or names for things.
- Connect things in the story to real life.
- Ask questions and chime in.
- Tell you what happens at the end of the book.
- Tell the story or pretend to read.
Take preschoolers to the local library. Show them where the picture books for young children are. Let them check out some books to take home and read. Borrowing books from the library can become a good lifetime habit.
Learn more about Your Child: 45-46 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.
