I found a blog I enjoyed for her emphasis on caring for our preschoolers.  They are such important little people and are in an exciting stage of development.  Let's keep them busy also.  A book with lots of ideas on this is Montessori From The Start, by Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen.  Although I don't agree with many of her ideas for infants(not pro breastfeeding and not enough mother child contact) the ideas for toddlers and preschoolers are excellent.  Here are just a few.

1.  Don't over buy toys and be sure that what you do buy is lovely, orderly and developmentally appropriate.  Avoid plastic which will never biodegrade and is not usually lovely, avoid overfull messy toyboxes which discourage orderliness in children.

2.  Teach them while little to care for their hygiene.  Give them a little facecloth and take turns washing their face, give them a turn to brush their teeth and teach them where to put their clothes when soiled.

3.  Give them child sized tools for cleaning.  Most little children would be delighted to sweep up with a small broom, and having a small child organize silverware or socks is a great exercise in categorizing as well as teaching them to help.

4. Teach them to be orderly.  When finished with crayons, they can place them back on a low shelf, give them a place to put finished drawings and have toys sorted into bins or baskets so that cleanup is streamlined.

Hope these are helpful ideas for encouraging and training our special little ones.