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...........
