Preschoolers are just plain fun. They know enough about life to enjoy it with enthusiasm and gusto, but not enough to survive very long without supervision. They are an independent lot, but would never want to be left home alone. They live on praise and encouragement, but a single stern look could bring them to tears. They can be shy and timid one moment, yet confidently insist "I can do it!" the next. They possess a ferocious appetite for play and order their lives according to the single principle that nothing is too difficult "for me." Play is their world and play is their tutor, taking them to the land of discovery that only ceases each night when they close their eyes in peaceful slumber. Above all else, preschoolers are learners and On Becoming Preschoolwise is the teaching tool for parents.