Buttoning a shirt, crunching a snack or dancing with Elmo … life with your preschooler is filled with wonderful, everyday moments. Childtime has partnered with Sprout, the 24-hour preschool channel, to support children in developing the life skills they need to live, play and work alongside others.

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Parents can develop and support literacy by sharing words with their children. Studies have shown that those who go into Kindergarten with a wider vocabulary are much more likely to be successful. Learn how important it is to your child to eat dinner together and talk about your days, lives, memories and dreams.

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Learn from Dr. Heather how good teachers can leverage the positive power of students to create a family-like community. Specifically, she shows they make child-driven solutions possible by applying very specific research about empathy, character development and emotional regulation — aka kindness.

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What do children need to know as preschoolers to set them on the path toward high academic achievement? Do the children who know the most letters and letter sounds when they start kindergarten excel in reading later on, or are other kinds of early knowledge more important? Newly published findings from the first nationally representative study reveal some surprising answers.

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How did your Kindergartner enjoy his/her first day? Did he run out the door excitedly without even a glance back? Or couldn’t she stop talking about all the new friends at school? We want to hear your story!

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Positive uses of today’s technology can play a meaningful role in shaping your child’s future learning potential. Because a young child's brain makes new connections each day, the experts at Discovery Kids Puterbugs share interesting information on why there is no better time to start introducing technology, effectively, as part of your child's everyday world.

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