tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251450222024-11-26T23:11:19.112-08:00Bringing up KIDS is a Herculean task. Giving KIDS the right education, the exposure to culture and tradition, meeting their incessant demands, inculcating the best of values in them are all part of it. The author, an eminent educationist with 35 years of experience in the field follows the subject of kids' psychology with fiery passion. Having worked with Kids for 30 years in different schools, this blog is born out of the fountainhead of experience that the author embodies.Prakash Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726436570690902047noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25145022.post-1152782155438273642006-07-13T01:53:00.000-07:002007-03-17T02:10:38.616-07:00

Leonardo-da-vinci, Newton, Marconi, Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers - they were all giants of scientific invention. They all came from different backgrounds. But they all had one thing in common. Happy or sad, rich or poor, they were all inquisitive kids.Children always need an environment where there is much encouragement for them to pursue intellectual interests to investigate whatever

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I see lots of parents who do not let their child play cricket or join scouting for the mere reason that their child may not do well in studies. For them any extracurricular activity is a distraction from studies.Mr. Krishnan, an officer in a commercial bank told me, ''I want my kid to do well in English and Maths right from now. Only then would he do well as he comes to higher classes. See, the

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As parents, try to find adequate time for your kids and provide them with first hand experiences. Certain experiences can be taken for granted depending on the community where you live. For example, children with a rural background will have a fairly good knowledge of seeds being planted and fertilizers spread. Never assume that your kids will get access to all sorts of life experiences in school

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For Gandhiji, a great philosopher and freedom fighter who led Indian freedom struggle, education meant, "The drawing out of the best in child and man - body, mind and spirit." For him literacy was no education. He wanted the child to be treated as a whole and imparted knowledge to. He emphasized the development of head, heart and hands. For him, education had its essence in practical work. He

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Yes, make it a habit to narrate stories to your children everyday. The best time slot is one after dinner. Stories stimulate thought processes in your children. They enable children develop their listening ability. Besides they enable children turn communicative. Children listen to stories and appreciate the good actions of the characters there in. The stories format the values and imbibe

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As parents, let us not forget that science thrives on experiments and activities. Science is the how and why of things.Young children should have scope for innumerable activites. Adults should never have the temptation to give out all the information before its pertinence ever occurs to children.Science ought to be fun, adventure. Once while I was teaching in highschool, we had an opportunity to

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I see lots of children not performing well. Many parents feel that it is the heredity or the genes children inherit that count. When I underwent teachers' training in the seventies, my psychology professor did say, "Talent without training is ability lost, Training without talent is labour lost" I remember, we debated on this issue over days. Ultimately we concluded that both heredity and

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The math teacher of class VI handed over the marks sheet of the periodical test to me. As usual the teacher's comment was that the children are not putting in the required efforts. No doubt, she was a duty bound lady ! A superficial study of the score sheet did not reveal much. It needed a diagnostic study. I discussed the issue with the teacher and pinned down the problem to a few specific areas

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Do you know 40% of the children are shy by nature? Shyness in adults can be traced to their childhood.Shy children do not like to participate in co-curricular activities and group discussions. They like to stay aloof. They try to remain on the fringes whenever they have to join others at play.It is not that easy to identify shy children. Often their parents and teachers may be unaware of it.

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Talented children are a challenge as well as a mystery. They give their parents and teachers a taste of genius. Such children need to be seen in a fresh light. Whatever be the talent - sports, maths, art, dance, music, oratory - they deserve to be nurtured well.If the schools fail to recognise their special talent, they may begin to hate the school. Give them tasks in fields where they are strong

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Children are the future of our families. They are the flag bearers of tomorrow's world. We forget our kids in our busy schedule. Parents should be prepared to devote quite an amount of time for the upbringing of their kids. Some of the major responsibilities of the parents have been detailed out here below for a quick reference :Meet all the basic needs of your children.Make home and school a

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It is fun seeing kids grow up. One day, I asked the nursery teacher of my institution whether they could spot out leaders among the four year olds in the class. "Of course", she replied. I spent next one hour watching 30 odd children who were busy then in a variety of activities. I discussed with the teacher as to what made leadership in kids evident. They were self confident and knew well what

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The Author is an eminent educationist who has hands-on experience in the field for 35 years. This blog is his endevour to present the best of his ideas on the upbringing of children during their crucial formative years between the ages of 4 and 15. Keep following the blog to reap the best of the knowledge nuggets that pour out from his wisdom.

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