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Prepare Your Child for School

Prepare Your Child for School

  • How to make sure your child gets off to a flying start

Prepare Your Child for School answers the questions every parent asks when their child is about to leave their exclusive care and go out into the world of school:
- Is my child ready for this challenge?
- Will the teacher bring out the best in my child?
- What can I do to help my child cope with the stresses, demands and expectations of school life?
- Will other children play with my child?
- Does my child know enough?
- Can my child communicate well?
- Is my child ready to learn to read and write?

Aimed both at parents of pre-school children (3 to 6 years old) and at teachers and carers, this practical book, including numerous charts, checklists, questionnaires and structured activities for developing children's skills as well as promoting their emotional well-being, will act as a blueprint for action.

Reviews

  • an easy read and practical guide

    Junior

  • It's to do with sharing, listening, speaking, playing: just getting on with others. That's why the advice in this book is useful and necessary

    Times Educational supplement

  • excellent advice for parents of first time pupils

    Woman's Own

  • covers the full range of early skills that are necessary for a successful start to a child's school career

    The Times

  • A calm and helpful book for parents keen to get their child ready to tackle the school experience

    www.talktoyourbaby.org.uk

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About the Author

Dr Helen Likierman

Dr Helen Likierman is a school counsellor and a clinical psychologist in private practice. She is a parent of two teenage children and so has hands-on experience as a parent. www.psykidz.co.uk

Dr Helen Likierman

Dr Valerie Muter

Dr Valerie Muter is a clinical and research psychologist with a special interest in children's early cognitive development, particularly in relation to language and literacy. www.psykidz.co.uk

Dr Valerie Muter

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