The award-winning creator of Blueâs Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tigerâs Neighborhood shares the secret sauce behind her showsâ powerful, transformative results in the form of eleven research-based, foundational âcluesâ to ensure that preschoolers flourish academically, socially, and emotionally during this critical time.
The preschool yearsâwhen children are between the ages of two and fiveâare the most influential, important years in a childâs life. Studies show that pausing to interact, playing to solve problems, diffusing with humor, and using repetition are the hidden clues conscious parents use to raise successful kids and help them learn critical thinking skills, foster empathy, and nurture their sense of self-worth.
Angela C. Santomero, MA, the award-winning creator of childrenâs television phenomena knows this better than anyone and has spent decades working to instill confidence in her young viewers. In Preschool Clues, she breaks down the philosophy behind her showsâeducating, inspiring, and empowering kidsâinto concrete strategies that parents and educators can incorporate into their family and classroom to set their preschoolers up for success, such as:
-Intentionally pausing to foster bonding, independence, and resilience
-Developing empathy and confidence through soliciting preschoolersâ help
-Becoming âfluentâ in the language of preschoolers: Play
-Igniting your preschoolerâs curiosity
-Being an involved co-player everyday
-Designing a healthy media diet
In Preschool Clues, Angela shares the latest research from top thinkers in child development and education. Through her practical, straightforward advice and inspiring, conversational approach, you will not only understand exactly what your children are learning from the shows they watch and why these shows are so effective, youâll know exactly how to apply these same proven approaches in your daily life and with the same powerful results.