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in focus: infant
The best The Personality Type more capable adapting to the mother, baby & child April 2011
time for world around them.
nursery Children often enter nursery
school at the age of three; Research
For parents deciding however children as young as
when the best time two may enter nursery school, According to AbuAli, there
to put their toddler says Alaa AbuAli, Counselling is mixed research regarding
into nursery can be Psychologist in Synergy the age of a child and type of
fraught with anxiety Integrated Medical Centre. nursery that is appropriate.
and fear of the “Some nursery schools have age “Some research suggests
child not adjusting, restrictions and parents must that younger children may do
however most decide if their child is ready to better in less academically
children fortunately enter,” she says, stressing that focused nursery schools,” she
thrive in nursery... the ideal age is often dependent says, and programs that focus
on the temperament of the on helping children develop
child and the type of nursery. healthy relationships with
“For example, a nursery school others can help build a child’s
with a more rigorous academic self esteem and social skills.
program may not be ideal for However some researchers, she
children that are two years old,” adds, believe that academically
she says while by age three, focused nursery schools can
a child may be more ready to better prepare children for
separate from parents on a the future and enhance their
short term basis and begin the learning capabilities. “Overall,
process of socialising with other research indicates that the
children on a more intimate most important factor is the
level. At this age, AbuAli asserts temperament and type of
that children have gained a nursery school rather than age
higher level of trust and are alone,” she reiterates.
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