Submitted by Mike, Santa Fe

Should I push my preschooler to learn how to read?

Resist the inclination to focus too soon and too intensely on letters and consonant sounds. Trust me that if your child's early years are rich in age-appropriate, play-based activities, there'll be lots of time and opportunity when he's at just the right point of readiness to learn the basics of reading. After all, that's what Kindergarten will be

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Answered by Jacque Grillo by Director, Lone Mountain Children's Center

Submitted by Alicia, Toronto  ON

My child and I like to read together, but what else can we do to work on his early language skills?

Of course read, read, read to your child but be sure to also make up your own stories together. Everyone has a story -- the story of how you and your partner got together; the unique story of your child during the pregnancy and birth; the story of your child's growing up; or just the story of what happened that day. Or make up fantasy stories and

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Answered by Jacque Grillo by Director, Lone Mountain Children's Center