{"id":3157,"date":"2015-07-08T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2015-07-06T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T22:23:11","slug":"podcast-what-should-i-do-with-a-kindergartener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/podcast-what-should-i-do-with-a-kindergartener\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: What Should I Do With a Kindergartener?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"What Should I Do With a Kindergartener?\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/405\/19278186788_862195b591_n.jpg\" alt=\"What Should I Do With a Kindergartener?\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Donna Reish, author of character quality language arts and meaningful composition, answers a couple of readers questions about kindergarten. In this podcast episode, she specifically talks about what types of behaviors parents should expect from a four to six\u00a0year-old child before starting formal academics and the six most important things to focus on first, including obedience, morning routines, chore times, and informal learning. She describes the optimum learning environment and gives insight as to what to look for in readiness to learn to read. Join Donna as she describes some of the best years of parenting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B7uMzTn1z4JeQnhGVnotZ0xmWkU\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong> <\/a>to download the printable handout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wondering-wednesday\/id969801076?mt=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3054 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/link-badge-itunes.png\" alt=\"Subscribe to Character Ink! in iTunes\" width=\"110\" height=\"40\" data-wp-pid=\"3054\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wondering-wednesday\/id969801076?mt=2\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wondering-wednesday\/id969801076?mt=2\">Subscribe<\/a> to our Wondering Wednesday podcasts in iTunes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong> <\/a>to see our previous podcasts!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/characterinklady.audello.com\/player\/cmVjb3JkaW5nLTIyLm1wMw==\/?container=audello-652EEYR4DD\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"audello-652EEYR4DD\" class=\"audello-player audello-file\" data-role=\"audello-file\" data-audello-id=\"cmVjb3JkaW5nLTIyLm1wMw==\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donna Reish, author of character quality language arts and meaningful composition, answers a couple of readers questions about kindergarten. 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