Home > Family & Home > Family > Parenting > Young Children > Give Books To Preschoolers For The Holidays [Image: little girl reading a book] Books make great holiday gifts for your preschooler. They can be fun and engage your child’s developing mind. Encourage Children To Help With Meals During Holidays, All Year Long [Image: Girl and woman working in kitchen] (Distributed 12/18/06) When children help prepare holiday meals, they can develop a healthy self-concept and an appreciation for food safety. Changing Classes Can Be Stressful For Children Think you have fear of the unknown? Some of the most stressful times for children are moving from one classroom to another, according to LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. Families and the Internet Accessibility to computers has provided children with resources for homework or for hobbies and other interests. Parents should be aware of the capabilities and the potential for problems when children use the Internet as a resource.  more articles... Age Groups React Differently To Calamity Children's reactions to disaster depend on their age and maturity. Their responses also are affected by how close they are to the event, their level of exposure to it through TV and how they see their parents react. Rediscover Fun by Playing with Your Kids [Image: mom swinging daughter] Two key qualities of strong families are that they spend positive time together and share fun and laughter. What better way to combine these qualities than by playing with your children? Parents Can Help Kids Become More Active [Image: small child swinging] Television, movies, video games all increasingly vie for our children's time. But they rarely allow children the luxury of burning some of their pent-up energy. Parents can make a big difference in the amount of physical activity children experience. Preparing Young Children for School Parents can help their children experience school success by fostering social and emotional maturity, language skills, creative thinking skills, good health, problem-solving abilities and a general knowledge of the world. Is Your Child Socially and Emotionally Ready for School? [Image: Parents reading to child] A combination of qualities and skills is required for children to be ready for school. These qualities and skills include social and emotional maturity, language skills, good health and physical well-being, problem-solving abilities, creative thinking skills and general knowledge about the world.