Preschool Friendships

Studies have shown that some friendships formed in the early childhood years are second only to family relationships in importance. By being enrolled in the early childhood program at BYU, your child will have unique experiences that can only occur in a friend relationship. When your child is with many friends his or her age, he or she will have opportunities to negotiate and compromise. Your child will be encouraged to express opinions and ideas as well as respect others.

While some children easily join a group at play, others may have difficulty. If your child does not seem to have any special friendships at school, he may benefit from one-on-one time with other children outside of preschool class. By playing together a few times outside of the classroom, the two children will build a level of comfort with each other that carries over to their time at school.