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2 Years 6 Months Boy

August 26, 2026 By Diane Constantine Leave a Comment

Opposites

Two-and-a-half is the most unpredictable preschool age. He will shift from one extreme to the other without warning. This is not because he purposely wants to confuse you or irritate you or defy you. The reason for this changeability lies in a giant step he is taking in decision making.

He is discovering opposites and alternate choices. He understands yes and no, run and stop, take and give, come and go, etc. But now he cannot sort out the relative merits of these opposites for any situation. He is not yet capable of thinking of only one to the exclusion of the other.

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Filed Under: Month-by-Month Boy Tagged With: music, preschool, self esteem

2 Years 6 Months Girl

August 26, 2026 By Diane Constantine Leave a Comment

Opposites

Two-and-a-half is the most unpredictable preschool age. She will shift from one extreme to the other without warning. This is not because she purposely wants to confuse you or irritate you or defy you. The reason for this changeability lies in a giant step she is taking in decision making.

She is discovering opposites and alternate choices. She understands yes and no, run and stop, take and give, come and go, etc. But now she cannot sort out the relative merits of these opposites for any situation. She is not yet capable of thinking of only one to the exclusion of the other.

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Filed Under: Month-by-Month Girl Tagged With: music, preschool, self esteem

2 Years 4 Months Boy

August 26, 2026 By Diane Constantine Leave a Comment

“Again!”

The key word for this age is “Again!” He may want to follow the same routine day in and day out or wear the same clothes every day or eat the same foods. As irritating as this can be to live with, the repetition is providing your little one with a sense of stability and control. He is trying to make sense of his world. Once he figures out how something is supposed to work, he wants to do it repeatedly to make sure it happens that way every time. When he sees the same result, he is reassured and gains confidence. Rituals provide comfort.

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Filed Under: Month-by-Month Boy Tagged With: gender identity, pacifier, potty training, preschool, sharing

2 Years 4 Months Girl

August 26, 2026 By Diane Constantine Leave a Comment

“Again!”

The key word for this age is “Again!” She may want to follow the same routine day in and day out or wear the same clothes every day or eat the same foods. As irritating as this can be to live with, the repetition is providing your little one with a sense of stability and control. She is trying to make sense of her world. Once she figures out how something is supposed to work, she wants to do it repeatedly to make sure it happens that way every time. When she sees the same result, she is reassured and gains confidence. Rituals provide comfort.

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Filed Under: Month-by-Month Girl Tagged With: gender identity, pacifier, potty training, preschool, sharing

Teaching Math Concepts to Your Preschooler

April 16, 2026 By Diane Constantine Leave a Comment

Great Schools.com has a great article on what your child should be learning about math in preschool.

For this post I will just extract the things you, as a parent, can do at home to reinforce math learning in preschool. Have fun and teach at the same time!

  1. Show how math relates to daily life. Involve them in measuring ingredients when you cook or in figuring out if a container is big enough to hold their toy cars and trucks.
  2. Play board games using dice or play money. Help your child count out the spaces to move his piece on the board. Play simple card games like Go Fish.
  3. Count things at home and on the street: cars, books, toys, silverware. Count objects in book illustrations.
  4. Call attention to different patterns and shapes: plaids, polka dots, paisleys, and triangular and rectangular shapes in the sidewalk.
  5. Use terms such as above, beneath, level, larger, smaller, and equal, and words such as horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, and parallel, to describe things you see. You might ask your child to bring you the smallest cookie or to find the book beneath the large table in the living room.
  6. Take your child to the supermarket with you and involve her in comparing prices.
  7. When you balance your checkbook or pay bills, explain to your child what you are doing.
  8. Take your child to the bank with you and let him watch you count money from the ATM.
  9. Weigh and measure your child and make a chart to record her growth.
  10. Buy a set of hardwood blocks for your children to build with (look for a secondhand one if new ones are too pricey). The educational benefits of blocks are unlimited; they will be one of the best investments you make.
 Read the entire article at: GreatSchools.com

 

Filed Under: Preschooler Tagged With: math, preschool

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