4-year-old growth & development
Help your 4-year-old develop their confidence, skills, and sense of self as they prepare for preschool, kindergarten, and beyond with information and tips from our experts.
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Kindergarten readiness checklist: skills experts say to practice now
Discover the social, thinking, and academic skills your child needs to thrive in school —plus ways for them to practice now.
Cooperative play: how young children build friendships
Discover tips to support your child as they practice important friendship skills like navigating conflict and working toward a shared goal.
Teaching empathy: games, books, and activities for preschoolers
Research shows you can help your child recognize how other people think and feel so they learn to respond in more compassionate ways.
Welcome to The Persister Play Kit for 4-year olds
The setbacks and challenges that come with learning are frustrating. See how The Persister Play Kit offers helpful tips and activities on managing frustration and ways to extend learning.
Welcome to The Examiner Play Kit for 4-year olds
The playthings in The Examiner Play Kit are designed to facilitate critical thinking by making abstract concepts more concrete. Through games and useful tools, harder-to-grasp ideas like empathy, time, and math are broken down in ways that make these tough concepts fun to learn.
Welcome to The Connector Play Kit for 4-year olds
The Connector Play Kit focuses on flexible thinking, an executive function skill that allows your child to investigate, solve problems, and adapt to change. Everything within this Kit is designed to provide fun ways for your child to practice this crucial skill.