It's pretty common when you are starting to prepare your preschool child for that first day of kindergarten for her to ask you, probably with tears in her eyes, "But Daddy, why do I have to go?" And while you have your parent answers to give her and you will obviously refocus her attention on how fun it will be and how it will be her next step toward "being a big girl", you might ask yourself that question as well. (…)

Children love to learn. (…)

"Separation anxiety" is an emotional response that is so common when people are removed from the familiar that it has a medical category for it. (…)

If you are the kind of parent that plans ahead, then the first day of kindergarten will not take you by surprise. (…)

One of the most natural reactions your child may have to meeting the kindergarten teacher on that first day at school is to be intimidated and afraid. (…)

Going off to kindergarten is a big deal to your child. For parents who already have kids, big transitions in the lives of the kids is often taken for granted. (…)

Sometimes we are not even aware how much we do to protect our kids when they are living at home. (…)

Each year when a child makes that transition from months at home to going back to school, there is always a transition. (…)

If you have a child under five, you have already watched many amateur productions of plays that were composed entirely in that sweet little mind. (…)

A preschool child takes his or her signals from people around them, and most of the times that is mom and dad. (…)

As your child gets ready to go out in the world, maybe for the first time when you send her off to kindergarten, one of the top concerns any worried mom or dad has will be about security. (…)

There are certain big events in everyone's life that we take the time to really celebrate and even get others involved so create spectacle and ceremony for the commemoration of that event. (…)

When we think of going into the "preparation mode" as that first day of kindergarten approaches, the two areas we most focus on are the academic and the emotional. (…)

One of the fears parents often have of sending their children off to kindergarten is the exposure to a public place where the protection of the home is no longer possible. (…)

A child between the age of zero and five lives in a protective bubble. (…)

When that first day of kindergarten is approaching, every effort is put against getting the youngster heading out on his or her first big adventure out of the home. There is a lot to do. (…)

For a young child, making friends with children her age is probably the most important step in developing relationships outside the family that your little one can do. (…)

Preparations for Kindergarten can get pretty involved. (…)

For many moms the idea of driving up to a big scary elementary school and dropping off their child for kindergarten can be pretty frightening. (…)

Getting prepared for any big new event is all about eliminating the element of surprise. (…)