Benefits of kindergartenThe main advantage of kindergarten is that your child will communicate and interact with peers. While playing together, your child will lay the foundations for relationships with other people, he will learn to interact with others, show various social feelings towards them, develop basic life values, quarrel, make peace, be surprised, and make friends. For this reason, going to kindergarten will be especially important for a child who is the only one in the family and who is deprived of daily communication with peers. There is an undoubted advantage for the parents themselves - finally, the baby is in good hands, and the mother will be able to breathe easy, get busy including yourself, or return to your work duties. But remember that when sending your child to kindergarten, you should not count on the fact that you have successfully “dumped” him into the hands of experienced professionals, and this is the procedure for the entire educational process and will be limited. Your child will continue to primarily need the attention and care of his mom and dad. Don’t forget about this, please! And one more subtle nuance: if possible, do not send your first-born to kindergarten immediately after the second baby is born: the older one may feel that he has been betrayed, that he has now become an unnecessary child for his parents. Yes There are a number of other advantages to kindergarten education. Kindergarten is an excellent preparatory environment for long and responsible schooling. Children get used to a certain daily routine, learn to be disciplined and efficient. It is much easier for kindergarten children to adapt to all new school developments than for “greenhouse children”, because the younger the child, the easier it is for him to adapt to new conditions. In addition, kindergarten, like As a rule, the pleasure is much more acceptable than the services of a private nanny. And one more secret: if you suddenly prefer “home-based” education to kindergarten, try to at least take your baby for walks in the yard more often, enroll him in various clubs to compensate for the lack of communication with peers. At what age can you send your child to kindergarten? Why do you think children under three years old react so strongly to entering kindergarten, and why is it so difficult for them to stay there? The answer is simple. Until this age, the main objects of emotional attachment for him are mom and dad. Communication with peers during this period interests him quite little. And only after passing the three-year threshold does your baby begin to pay attention to other children. Moreover, communication with peers becomes an urgent need. This is the right moment for him to begin his adaptation to kindergarten. The other side of the coin Of course, there are a number of disadvantages. Young visitors to the kindergarten get sick much more often, their immunity becomes less strong. However, as a rule, the frequency of diseases decreases significantly over time, in addition, the child has a chance to get sick from all necessary childhood diseases in a timely manner. In a “motley” children's team, the baby can learn not only good things, but also adopt something bad: bad behavior or swear words that are so uncharacteristic of your family. These are, perhaps, all the main disadvantages. Afterword And, finally, one more piece of advice for those who have already decided to send your child to kindergarten. Be sure to prepare your baby for this event in advance: tell him fairy tales about how children visit this institution, if possible, show him in advance the kindergarten he will go to in the future. In all fairy tales and stories, be sure to emphasize that parents will certainly return for their baby and take him home every day to reduce children’s anxiety about the fact that their parents are gone forever. The adaptation period in kindergarten can be quite difficult and painful, but believe me, your baby’s stay there will definitely have a positive effect! With great sympathy and)