Your Preschooler This Week😉

Your child is 4 years old.  Wrong age? Sorting It Out Your child is becoming a master sorter — which is great news, because sorting helps him learn about math, colors, and opposites. Many 4-year-olds sort spontaneously. They might separate out the trucks from the cars or line stuffed animals up from biggest to smallest. You can also encourage sorting around the house — pretty much anything is sortable. And if helping your child practice sorting also gets the silverware put away or the socks paired up, well, so much the better! Read more about your 4-year-old » Quick Clicks • A walk in the woods need not be spoiled by poison ivy, oak, and sumac • Your Birth Club: Connect with other parents of preschoolers • Signs your preschooler might have an eye problem Nutrition Know-hows Preschoolers are so active, it's important they get all the nutrients they need to power through the day. • Help your child meet her nutritional needs • Find out what foods your child needs with our food pyramid • Is a daily multivitamin part of your preschooler's daily menu? • for your child Who says chickens can't fly? At least one chicken flapped through the air for 13 whole seconds. Share your own fun fact! »   Advertisement Parent Tip When I phased out afternoon snacks, I noticed my kids ate better at dinner. Now I don't automatically offer a snack. If they're really starved at around 4, I'll still give them something, but if it's after 4, I just give them something to drink so they'll save their appetite for dinner. — Diane