Comments for The Ultimate Montessori Blog http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog A resource for Montessorians, and Parents, or just about any body interested in Child education Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on The significance of ‘Play’ during early childhood. by neha_c http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/2008/07/the-significance-of-play-during-early-childhood/#comment-2430 neha_c Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:02:28 +0000 http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/?p=33#comment-2430 i agree with the professor and the other member's comments. i have a 18 year old down syndorme afected sis in law. my mother in law and relatives had a hard time teaching her anything normal like table setting and stuff early on when i got married, 7 years ago. i had some friends who were teachers and they encouraged me to teach her able setting, serving food, etc but all the time making it like a game. and it worked. what our elders could not do with the traditional approcah, i ws ablr to teach in 4 days bec it felt like a game..today despite being a down syndrome child, she beats her mother at table setting.... i feel more and more people should understand the importance of play in the upbringing of a child. it helps them develop and in lots of ways, i have seen it also opens their minds..... i agree with the professor and the other member’s comments. i have a 18 year old down syndorme afected sis in law. my mother in law and relatives had a hard time teaching her anything normal like table setting and stuff early on when i got married, 7 years ago. i had some friends who were teachers and they encouraged me to teach her able setting, serving food, etc but all the time making it like a game. and it worked. what our elders could not do with the traditional approcah, i ws ablr to teach in 4 days bec it felt like a game..today despite being a down syndrome child, she beats her mother at table setting….
i feel more and more people should understand the importance of play in the upbringing of a child. it helps them develop and in lots of ways, i have seen it also opens their minds…..

]]> Comment on The significance of ‘Play’ during early childhood. by Bookmarks about Cell http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/2008/07/the-significance-of-play-during-early-childhood/#comment-2429 Bookmarks about Cell Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:15:16 +0000 http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/?p=33#comment-2429 [...] - bookmarked by 1 members originally found by Jordanizfoine on 2008-08-19 The significance of ‘Play’ during early chi... [...] [...] - bookmarked by 1 members originally found by Jordanizfoine on 2008-08-19 The significance of ‘Play’ during early chi… [...]

]]> Comment on The significance of ‘Play’ during early childhood. by rajita_m http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/2008/07/the-significance-of-play-during-early-childhood/#comment-2428 rajita_m Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:22:19 +0000 http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/?p=33#comment-2428 I totally agree with the professor about the significance of playing. I think that is the best way to teach and when u teach a particular think in a playful manner the children will listen attentively. I think in early childhood, most of the children have an IMAGINERY FRIEND with whom they talk and share everything. I totally agree with the professor about the significance of playing.
I think that is the best way to teach and when u teach a particular think in a playful manner the children will listen attentively.

I think in early childhood, most of the children have an IMAGINERY FRIEND
with whom they talk and share everything.

]]> Comment on What are the activities which a child of two-and-a-half, or so, would like to do on his own? 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

]]> Comment on What are the activities which a child of two-and-a-half, or so, would like to do on his own? 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.

]]> Comment on Development of Movements and its importance in the Life of a Child by Don't you think the amount of freedom given in a Montessori House of Children complicate life for adults at home? | The Ultimate Montessori Blog http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/development-of-movements-and-its-importance-in-the-life-of-a-child/#comment-2425 Don't you think the amount of freedom given in a Montessori House of Children complicate life for adults at home? | The Ultimate Montessori Blog Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:06:04 +0000 http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/?page_id=13#comment-2425 [...] is true that it will not be possible to create conditions at home to provide as much freedom of movement and choice for the child as it is done in a Montessori House of Children. This is one of the [...] [...] is true that it will not be possible to create conditions at home to provide as much freedom of movement and choice for the child as it is done in a Montessori House of Children. This is one of the [...]

]]> Comment on What is RSS? How is it useful to me? And how do I use it? by sheela_s http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/2008/06/what-is-rss-how-is-it-useful-to-me-and-how-do-i-use-it/#comment-2422 sheela_s Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:08:12 +0000 http://www.indianmontessoricentre.org/tsep.0942/blog/?p=25#comment-2422 The information was very useful. The information was very useful.

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