Independent learning

"Let me learn with no disturbance. But mummy be sure that I am in a secure environment."

Don't force your children

The activities or play give give to our children should interest the children. We should not force the children to do an activity thought it is good for them. And the activities, which we allow the children to do, should be able to be completed by the children successfully. If the children complete the activity successfully, self-esteem will be developed in them. On the other hand if they are unable to complete, their self-esteem will be damaged, they will be frustrated and they start to misbehave themselves.

Some parents put their unfulfilled childhood wishes on their children's head like a burden. These parents don't think whether their children have interest or they can do it.

To undrestand this fact through a story click here: Don't Force Your Children

A wonderful afternoon

School children like team work. And they also practice things in their life, what they learn in the school. Before doing this exercise click here ( A Wonderful Afternoon) to read a story

What are the talent and knowledge the children got through activity.

1. Their team working skill has improved.
2. Their gross motor (hand and leg muscle movement) skills developed.
3. Their music skills developed.
4. They got some knowledge about re-cycling and non re-cycling products.
5. Their self esteem developed.
6. Their maths skills developed.

You know the answers written in thick letters are wrong.

Feeding time

Which one of the feeding method gives the needed human contact to an infant?

1. Anika is sitting on the bed. her baby is also on the bed. She hold the bottle and feed the baby. She is talking to the baby while feeding.
2. Anika is siting on an arm chair. She is holding her baby in her arms and feeding it. she is watching the TV at the same time.
3. Anika is comfortably siting on an arm chair. her baby is in her arms. She is looking at the baby and talking to the baby while feeding the baby.

You are correct. The method written in dark letters is the correct answer.

To read more about infant feeding click here: Feeding an Infant

Choice giving

Children like to be given choices. That is good for them. here you can see how children are given choices.

1. "What do you like to drink, Orange juice or apple juice?"
2. "Jill after the dinner I can read a story for you. What do you like to hear, a fantacy or a science fiction?"
3. "Kathi, it is raining outside. Do you want to take an umbrella?"
4. "Tim, it is lunch time. Do you want to have lunch?"
5. "Alex, with what colour you are going to paint this picture?"
6. "Tobias, I have not enough money. Do you want to buy this toy?"

All of you can understand the sentences in blue colour are not suitable give as choices. If it is raining outside Kathi should take the umbrella. There is nothing to choose. If it is lunch time Tim should have lunch with others. If the mother has not enough money to buy the toy, it is not a good idea to ask Tobias whether he likes the toy.

To know more about choice giving click here: Giving Choices

Role model

Being a role model is a good technic to guide your children. Children imitate adults who are warm to them and whom they respect.

"Kevin, it is eight O'clock. You should get up early," told kevin's father who was still on bed on a Saturday morning.

What is wrong here. kevin's father only advise kevin but, fail to be a good role model.

"Sare, come here quickly. look, how did I tidy up my room. Now look at your room. Go and tidy up your room right now. If not you can't have your snack," shouted Sara's mother.

What is wrong here? Though Sara's mother was a good role model, she had failed to be warm to Sara.

"Oh! these carrots are very tasty. Lena come and try these carrots. These are good for your skin and eyes," told Lena's mother who was eating carrots.

Lena's mother was a good role model. At the same time she was warm also. Lena always respect her mother as she is always warm to lena. So lena hapily imitats her mother. It is easy for Lena's mother to guide Lena through being a good role model.

To know further about ROLE MODEL click here. Guidance and role model

Guide with consistent approach

Every child must be guide by an appropriate adult. So the person who has contact with must his guiding skill. Now here I would like to write a problem which I notice every where. Mainly I see this problem in houses where, there are more than one adult to guide the child. The adults give importance to their own opinion and use their own method. So the child finds it difficult to understand which is the correct way. The adults must speak together and select a consistent method to guide the child.

Four year old Tim had finished cutting papers and painting them. Now he was tired. he came out of the room and cried, "mummy, I am hungry." Sara,his mother peeped into his room and started to shout, " Tim, how many times I told you to tidy up your room after cutting papers." "Oh! Mummy, I do it later. Now I am hungry," begged Tim. "No, you must tidy it up it right now," cried the mother.

"Oh, Sara don't be so rude. He is so small to tidy up his room. Let him have his lunch," told Tim's grand father.

"Don't get angry Sara. I tidy up his room instead of him,"Told Tim's grand mother.

"Tim, come. We'll tidy up the room together," Tim's father held Tim's finger and brought Tim to his room. Then he started to tidy up the room. Tim join with him to tidy up the room. The room was tidied up very quickly. Then Tim and his father went happily to the dining table.

There are four people try to guide Tim. What is missing here? The consistent approach is missing here. The adults are using their own method to guide Tim. Though Tim's father has selected the correct way to guide Tim, it may not be more effective because, there is no consistent approach.

For further reading click here: Guidance and consistent approach

HANDS AND FINGERS

Pre school children can use pencil and caryons. They can use scissors also. They like to draw, colour and paste. With these skills they are eager to do some art and craft activities. They need help when doing craft activities.

* Help them only when they need.
* Encourage them to talk about their works (drawing or craft work).
* Hang their works in their room, kitchen or in the living room.

PUZZLES AND BUILDING BLOGS
As they develop short term memories provide them age appropriate puzzles and building blogs.Puzzles and blogs also help them to develop their hand and finger muscles.
* When a child starts to use puzzle or building blog the activity should be finished.
* If your child finds it difficult to finish help it to finish but don't do the whole thing.