We all know how important it is to be surrounded by good people as we grow up. Having caring, supportive and encouraging friends going through childhood and beyond makes a huge difference to our development, and as parents, we do all we can to encourage this. While it’s not a great idea to pick your child's friends for them, it is possible to teach them all you can about being a good friend themselves, which in turn will attract the sort of friends they want to have around them.

Not sure of the benefits of preschool? Maybe this blog post can help!

Early childhood is an important phase of life in every child’s emotional, social and intellectual development. As from birth to the age of six, the growth of physical and mental capacity advances at a fast rate. This is a time when your child needs quality learning sessions and great personal care.

Research has shown that children who enrolled in preschool were well behaved and had higher IQ levels after they enrolled in kindergarten than their counterparts who didn’t have formal education. If you’re a parent to a toddler, here are reasons why preschool is important for your child’s development.

Nothing warms a parent's heart more than hearing from their Kids Konnect preschool teacher that their child is very thoughtful and grateful. Learning thankfulness is an important part of growing up. Do you sometimes feel your children are not as thankful as you wish? Give them opportunities this season to explore and express their thanks with these 3 thankfulness activities for preschoolers:

Although you probably enjoy hearing from others that their child is good at math, reading or sports, even better is hearing that your child has shown kindness or compassion to someone else. Every parent wants to know that their child was the one that helped stand up to a bully, made friends with the child who felt left out or had compassion on the person who lost the contest. While some children naturally have more empathetic temperaments, with positive parenting, you can teach your child to be more compassionate. Here are three ideas for building kindness in your preschooler: