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When does a toddler become a preschooler?

My son will be 3 in February. Does this make him a preschooler or a toddler?

I'm rather mystified by these labels--I teach school age kids, not itty-bitty ones, so I'm not familiar with the developmental milestones associated with these words. Does a preschooler have to be a kid whose going to preschool? Does a toddler stop being a toddler once he no longer toddles? Does the T on a child's clothing size (i.e. 2T) indicate 'toddler' or something else?

I keep writing about my son as a toddler, but I get the feeling he's nearing the cusp of some other definition. I look back through a years worth of pictures on Picasa, and marvel at how small and toddler-like he looked last year. Since we started recording his height on the door frame in the kitchen last November, he's grown about four inches. He can reach the light switches now, and the counter tops, and does so with the specific, direct intent of a kid who is distinctly not a toddler.

But when does the switch take place? When does a toddler become a preschooler? Seriously, I need your help.

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