ParentTips

Ready At Five's ParentTips series is designed especially for parents of young children. ParentTips provide information for building your child's skills and abilities. Just a few minutes every day will help your child be ready to succeed in school. Click on the links below to explore our ParentTips selection:

• Social and Emotional Development

• Scientific Thinking

• Mathematical Thinking

• Healthy Development

• Language & Literacy Development

• A Year's Worth of Ways to Help Your Child Learn

• The Early Years Matter!

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Do you have an older child? If so, PARENTS COUNT can help. PARENTS COUNT provides easy-to-use information and pointers for parents to help their school-aged children.

Social and Emotional Development

Help Your Child Learn to Make Choices

Encouraging Independent Behavior

Play and Talk with Your Child

Understanding and Talking about Feelings

Help Your Child Learn Friendship Skills

Having Successful Play Dates

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Scientific Thinking

Discovering Science

Asking Questions and Making Guesses

Using Our Senses

Practicing Science

Learning about People

Living Things

Everything Grows

Exploring Our Earth

Saving Our Environment

Wondering About Weather

Exploring Space

Everything Moves

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Mathematical Thinking

Involve Your Child in "Doing Mathematics"

Using Mathematical Words and Phrases

Learning about Numbers and Value

Learning how to Identify Shapes

Comparing or Contrasting: Are They the Same or Different?

Seeing Patterns

Learning to Sort

Children Can Classify

Fun with Sequencing: Putting Things in Order

Fun with Measuring

Introducing Mathematical Tools

Making Math Fun

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Healthy Development

Health Care for Your Child

Working with Your Child's Doctor

Keeping Your Child Healthy

Helping Your Child Grow

Getting Along

Healthy Eating

Getting Ready for School

Choosing Good Child Care

Healthy Habits for Your Child

Keeping Your Child Safe

A Safe Home for Your Child

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Language & Literacy Development

Help Your Child Learn to Listen

Talking with Your Child

Learning about Sounds: Rhyming and Singing

Learning about Books and Print

Learning New Words

Understanding Books and Stories

Learning about Letters and Words

Learning to Love Books

Expressing Ideas through Writing

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A Year's Worth of Ways to Help Your Child Learn

A Year's Worth of Ways to Help Your Child Learn

Help Your Child Learn to Listen

Help Your Child Learn to Talk

Help Your Child Learn to Read

Help Your Child Learn to Write

Help Your Child Understand Numbers

Help Your Child See Shapes and Patterns

Help Your Child Figure Things Out

Help Your Child Measure and Compare

Help Your Child Observe and Explore

Help Your Child Use Tools to Discover

Help Your Child Discover and Compare

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The Early Years Matter!

Your Child Learns First from You

Build Your Child's Brainpower

What Does "Ready for School" Mean?

Know how Your Child Grows

Help Your Child to Grow Healthy and Strong

Help Your Child Get Along with Others

Support Your Child's Physical Changes

Help Your Child Learn to Communicate

Help Your Child Learn about People

Help Your Child Learn about Numbers and Patterns

Help Your Child Learn to Discover

Help Your Child Be Creative

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