Comments on: What are the activities which a child of two-and-a-half, or so, would like to do on his own? http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/2008/07/what-are-the-activities-which-a-child-of-two-and-a-half-or-so-would-like-to-do-on-his-own/ A resource for Montessorians, and Parents, or just about any body interested in Child education Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jyotsna_n http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/2008/07/what-are-the-activities-which-a-child-of-two-and-a-half-or-so-would-like-to-do-on-his-own/#comment-2427 jyotsna_n Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:09:16 +0000 http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/?p=31#comment-2427 children start showing an interest in what adults do the moment they learn to walk and talk. Of course adults have to maintain certain boundaries taking a childs age physique and mental development into account but this does not mean that the child is totally incapable of any kind of reasoning. Children in todays generation are far ahead of their years in their thinking and reasoning than us simply because they are exposed to much more. therefore adult caregivers have a far greater responsibility of providing age appropriate stimulants to the child. One activity can be mixing dough for baking. the parent can also teach him to cut vegetables and fruits with child friendly knives. this helps the child to gain confidence to eat on his own and develops his fine motor skills. parents often complain that children have poor handwriting. this is because of two reasons 1)they are being forced to write before their time2)they are not being encouraged to develop fine motor skills. Rolling out chapattis and puris is also an excellent way to make children develop their grip and finger muscles. it is up to us adults to make kids feel responsible and confident enough to carry themselves well. If adults are encouraging about a child helping it boosts his self esteem and makes him feel wanted. If parents are always dismissive and say that they do not have enough patience to make a child do something the child feels rejected and will probably turn into an adult with little or no self esteem children start showing an interest in what adults do the moment they learn to walk and talk. Of course adults have to maintain certain boundaries taking a childs age physique and mental development into account but this does not mean that the child is totally incapable of any kind of reasoning. Children in todays generation are far ahead of their years in their thinking and reasoning than us simply because they are exposed to much more. therefore adult caregivers have a far greater responsibility of providing age appropriate stimulants to the child. One activity can be mixing dough for baking. the parent can also teach him to cut vegetables and fruits with child friendly knives. this helps the child to gain confidence to eat on his own and develops his fine motor skills. parents often complain that children have poor handwriting. this is because of two reasons 1)they are being forced to write before their time2)they are not being encouraged to develop fine motor skills. Rolling out chapattis and puris is also an excellent way to make children develop their grip and finger muscles.

it is up to us adults to make kids feel responsible and confident enough to carry themselves well. If adults are encouraging about a child helping it boosts his self esteem and makes him feel wanted. If parents are always dismissive and say that they do not have enough patience to make a child do something the child feels rejected and will probably turn into an adult with little or no self esteem

]]> By: maya_r http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/2008/07/what-are-the-activities-which-a-child-of-two-and-a-half-or-so-would-like-to-do-on-his-own/#comment-2426 maya_r Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:01:29 +0000 http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/?p=31#comment-2426 Yes, surely kids are misinterpreted, thinking that they will mess up the work. But if we try and teach the child how to do a particular job, for eg: folding clothes, may be his/her first trials will be not neat, but then they will learn how to perfect their task. Watching us only they will learn. Yes, surely kids are misinterpreted, thinking that they will mess up the work. But if we try and teach the child how to do a particular job, for eg: folding clothes, may be his/her first trials will be not neat, but then they will learn how to perfect their task. Watching us only they will learn.

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