CHILD DEVELOPMENT

In continuation with  the last blog i would like to share some more information regarding childs development.

Which aspect of child development is more important?

All aspects of child development are equally important. A child who is groomed with respect to all aspects of development does not require personality development courses  afterwards. Most of the parents are unaware of child brain development and growth pattern. 

People bothered little about overall development of a child. Importance is more given to physical and intellectual development (learning concepts and fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic) only, rest all other aspects are left to time to develop. Parents  preferred spending huge amounts of  money for personality development during teenage rather then sending them to a good pre - primary school during pre - primary age. Which is the right  time. As i said previously, the brain development in child takes place very fast during childhood(0-6yrs).This is the age when a child's brain works as an antenna and receives every thing, exposed to the child.

In this current generation scenario in India, because of  privatization, globalization and migration of people the challenges are very high. Which demands and emphasizes on other talents also. Ex: fast and brief communication,  time management etc.we can say that for getting qualified in a job requires marks or ranks and to sustain that job i.e., getting promotions  in that job depends upon peer group interactions, managing relations with the management , keeping ourselves  abreast with  new generation, showcasing creative talents etc. Which generates in a child through  the other  developmental aspects such as social ,emotional, moral aspects.

I would like to share social and emotional developmental aspects first.

Social development:  Fostering  Social development in a child   means teaching them  mannerisms(way  of behaving with others), cooperation, sharing, teaching  them  to wait for there turn, teaching them to learn,taking responsibility/care of there belongings and others belongings also.

Activities:

 It can be implemented  through   group games, group activities like stage shows, group collage works, festival celebrations, field trips, picnics, class parties, birthday parties etc. with the peer group. Participation by the child in above all activities,without reluctance, is more important than winning the game.

Emotional development/Emotional maturity: A child who does not get love, feels irritated and unhappy, which leads to various emotional imbalances.A child requires security and discipline.

 A child is emotionally  matured if he/she should be helped/trained in expressing, understanding, accepting and controlling his/her negative emotions like fear, anger ,jealousy, worry, anxiety, grief and develop positive emotions like building self confidence, self control, tolerating frustrations, overcoming inhibitions,which in turn develops concentration. An emotionally well balanced child can lead a successful  life.

Activities:

A child can be  emotionally matured if child gets sufficient affection and appriciation from parents. Children can develop self-control by listening to stories sitting still. Role play’s teaches child   to display  there emotions. Role plays should be intelligently  selected from the short moral stories or from mythological stories, as they build the character of the child.

One such story which is simple and practical to be  understandable  for a  pre primary child, is a story of a puppet Teddy. This story depicts a daily life of a nursery child with all practical instances and common emotions  (happy , cry, angry, frightened)which a child encounters in his own daily life.

                                     TEDDY the baby bear

In the morning the sun came out with broad smile and the rays of sun fall upon Teddy the baby bear. The Teddy woke up “Happily” as the morning alarm also rang. He got ready for school. Mama  bear gave him fruits and milk  for the breakfast. Teddy “cried” as he  wanted to eat chocolates,biscuits,cake and chips for his breakfast. Mama bear  got “angry”  on Teddy for his demand of junkfood. She promised Teddy for biscuits in the evening. Teddy became “Happy” and he ate full plate of fruits and drank full big glass of milk. Mama bear  and Teddy started to school by walk. On there way they met a big furious dog, who started barking on both of them “bow”,”bow”,”bow”. Mama bear and Teddy got “frightened” and started screaming for help. Soon Tiger uncle came and shooed off the dog. They both thanked Tiger uncle and soon reached school. Teddy enjoyed  at school. After coming home mama bear gave Teddy biscuits to eat. Teddy is now really “Happy”.

After listening to this story , the child can  be asked for dramatization.

Learning outcomes from the story are:

1.     A child has to wake up early in the morning.

2.     child has to go to school.

3.     Nutritious breakfast is compulsory.

And many more...........