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What to expect from preschoolers:

Much of the behaviour of the preschool child that is annoying to adults is normal to young children and is part of their learning process and growth. Parents can save themselves much worry and trouble if they know what to expect from them at different stages of development.
A study of 555 children of preschool age showed that these 2, 3 and 4 year olds tended to behave in the following way:

Most 2, 3 and 4 year olds-
-Pay no attention to what they are asked to do
-Say "no", refuse refuse to do what is expected or asked
-Are pokey, waste time eating, dressing, washing
-Leave tasks undone, start but don't finish
-Wriggle around, don't sit still
-Laugh, squeal jump around most of the time
-Grab toys, shove, hit, scratch others
-Refuse to share things with other children
-Ask unnecessary help
-Cry easily, sulk
-Pick nose, play with fingers
-Stay close to adults
-Seek attention by showing off, look for praise
-Go to adults with criticism if other, boss others
-Stay awake at nap time, don't want to rest, refuse to eat
-Speak indistinctly
-Are hard to reason with

One-third to one-half -
-Grumble, whine
-Chew objects, suck thumb, lisp, twist hair
-Are shy, fear strangers
-Tell fanciful stories, as real or untrue
-Won't play with others
-Are jealous

More than one-fourth-
-Bite nails, twitch, handle genitals
-Break toys, tear books, mark walls or furniture
-Have temper tantrums
-Wet self during the day
-Fear animals and loud noises
-Secretly take things that belong to others

Of course none of the 555 children did any of these things ALL the time, but ALL of the children did some of these things some of the time. Large percentages did some of them almost daily.

(Credit to : Extension Agriculture and Home economics. University of Wisconsin)


When I read this last year I felt SOOO MUCH BETTER !!!