These children are also developing their imagination and nurturing this imagination would help them explore things in detail. They need to have simple and clear rules as code of conduct. It is important to understand their growth and developmental stages which includes aspects like physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. However, different children reach different stages of development at varied times. Preschoolers like to make decisions for themselves because it makes them feel important. There are also times when they can get carried away and become rather bossy. Preschoolers have lots of energy, they will wake up at a dead run and play non-stop. They play hard, fast and furious; then they tire suddenly and get cranky and irri

In terms of physical development, these preschoolers grow about 3 inches tall every year. They are able to do basic activities like jumping, walking on tip toes, ride a tricycle, catch a ball and do school activities like color, drawing along with handling simple and small objects. They also start to have more small muscle control and are able to make representative pictures. They are also very active and aggressive while playing. [Powell, J. and Smith, C.A. (1994)]

table, which are signs that the importance of getting the required amount of sleep is so important at this stage. Preschoolers spend a lot of time learning how to get along with others. "Best friends" are very important, but such friendships are brief and may only last a few minutes. Hurt feelings (and sometimes swift kicks) are part of the learning process too. [Author Unknown1, http://www.nap.edu/netsafekids/protect_und.html]

By the time children reach three to four years, they have a pretty good language knowledge base. They have a large vocabulary and they understand the relation of words to things. They also become conversationalists with a variety of topics with their peers as well as adults. As children interact with their playmates as well as society, they learn about sharing, taking turns, what is right and wrong, consequences, and increased physical dexterity and balance. All of these achievements will continue to grow and become more organized as they grow into adolescence and adulthood. Parents and caretakers should provide children with appropriate activities to stimulate physical capabilities, encourage and honor creativity and independence, provide a stable environment for children to succeed, and offer plenty of emotional nourishment to grow into adulthood.

Preschoolers need to have healthy self-esteem to develop into self-confident adults. This cannot be provided by parents or teachers but should be developed from within. However, they can enhance it by providing encouragement, acceptance, affection, limits and appropriate expectations. Some ways of developing the child self-esteem would be to encourage the child. Encouragement should not be mistaken for praising the child. Encouragement to do something and a

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