Today’s generation is technology driven & there are many ways they socialize as compared to what we used to do. For them it’s least important to go out & play which looks & feels very dis-appointing to us but with changing times habits, attitudes and behavior has changed and we need to be adept with this changes. Today's parents are facing a great challenge growing up the kids with so many new changes happening around all the time.
What are the best ways to raise the child, are there any guidelines, checklist or any rules? You will never find any such thing.
I am not a expert writer, what i am trying to put it down is my own experience raising my kid.
Reading books with your kids.
Reading is a very important task that every parent should do on a daily basis with your child, this will help expand their imagination and expose wide range of words. Their is no specific age when to start, it can be done from day one. Over a period of time it will build their vocabulary and increase their understanding about what they are listening. The listening & language skills will develop very quickly by doing this. It also makes the child more interactive with you and others are they are hearing many new words everyday & they want to use it in whichever way it’s possible. It’s also good if you make a small library at home & keep updating them with new books, this will encourage kids to look for new books on their own. Reading doesn’t mean only story books it can be anything for example biscuit cover, newspaper, magazine, cereal box and so on. The primary objective of reading with your kid is to develop his listening & learning skills and improve his vocabulary. Interact with your kid, discuss story from the book, character, highlight special words, use different voices, tones to make it more interesting for the child to listen. Keep a track of the child's activity while reading its not necessary to complete the story in one session, if the child has lost interest stop reading & indulge in some other activity which they will like more than reading.
Dancing & Singing with your kids.
This again a very interesting way to interact with your kid as they get attracted very quickly to singing & dancing. You can choose anything from rhymes, songs to chorals to start interacting with your child. In this way the child learns to listen well & react to various movements of the body which in turn helps good control over the body (balancing). Children’s learn language, alphabet's, numbers and many other things very easily with song & dance. It keeps them active while learning & energetic during the whole process. Singing & dancing has a lot of benefits for the child’s growth & development. Singing & dancing together with your kids improves behavior & adds a special bond to your relationship. Its also a good exercise for respiratory organs & increases oxygen levels in the body. Its also beneficial to develop the lip & tongue movement of the child. Dancing helps in physical development of the child's movements, balance, co-ordination, emotions, expression.
Singing & Dancing should not be done alone, doing it together will help them learn a sense of togetherness, create interest.
I hope you like the contents & look forward for your valuable feedback.
More about Parenting Styles & Child Development in the next blog.
very nice blog. Keep writing.
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