Developing a child's potential can be done in various ways. The game is one of them, the parents just often overlooked. Though
playing in addition to having the opportunity to explore the
environment also can develop the creativity of the value, attitudes,
tolerance, and understanding.
The first three years is a golden period of brain development in children. At that time, he needs lots of stimulation. The more the stimulation provided, then the relationship between neural connections run much deeper. That is, the child will be more intelligent. One form of stimulation is a toy.
Play is a way to express feelings and emotions faster than convey a verbal expression.
The Importance of Play
Function of children's play is the essence of the learning process. Through play children can build understanding and knowledge. With
positive play activities, children can train the brain and motor
development such as training to use her body and stimulates muscle sensing.
Play
makes children are able to explore the world around them, recognize the
environment in which he lived, including knowing yourself. So that the trained children's physical abilities, as well as cognitive ability and the ability to socialize.
Each child also develop emotional skills, self-confidence in others, independence, and courage to take the initiative. So
the play activity is a means of practicing the skills they need to
become a competent individual to make children aware of the capabilities
and advantages.
5 Elements of Games
Learning fun for children should be followed with the game elements. according
to Hughes, an expert on child development in his book Children, Play,
and Development should have 5 elements in an activity called play.
First,
the purpose of playing the game itself and the actors get the
satisfaction of doing it (no target), not for example get the respect
and money.
Secondly, the game is freely chosen. Children are free to choose what to play games. So, choose your own game, do the will of its own and no one asked or forced.
Third, the child should be fun and can be enjoyed. Fourth, there is an element of imagination or fantasy in play activities.
Fifth, actively and consciously done. The child should be actively involved in the games he played.
A total of 20 contestants from 10 folklore Sintang Elementary School began on Wednesday (4/11/2012) and Thursday (4/12/2012) complained of skill in story telling or story telling that takes place at the House of Pancasila.
Chairman Panitai H.Radimin activity revealed activity that lasted for two days is intended to cultivate interest in reading among children as early as possible.
"In addition to these activities is expected to attract interest in reading of children's books about the local culture. We also look forward to this event too, will be able to foster a love of cultural treasures in the archipelago, especially Sintang area," said Radimin, to Tribunpontianak. co.id, Wednesday (04/11/2012).
He said that these activities may foster mental personality among primary school children from an early age.
"We hope this kegiayan can build and develop the talent and potential that exists within the child," he concluded.by-TRIBUNPONTIANAK.CO.ID
According to Sani B. Hermawan, psychologist and director of the Institute of Psychology of The Spirit, the first year to third-age children (read: 1-3 years old: Age Important Growth) is the golden period of life the child to grow and develop. At that age, children are in the process of establishing itself. Development of cognition and emotion at an early age to create the essential foundation of the child. The role of parents is very important here, ranging from providing a complete and balanced nutrition, to help your child achieve the mental and cognitive development of optimal (read: 5 Aspects of Child Development)
Sani continued, in the "Wall of Gain Moment", the launch of new packaging and dairy Gain Plus Gain School of Abbot some time ago at the Mall of Indonesia, Sunday, January 30, 2011, the potential can be extracted through stimulation of the child. Here are 5 ways to stimulate the potential of children, namely:
1. Motion games or game functions
That game is implemented with the objective of training functions of movement and sensory organs. For example: throwing objects, moving his legs, squeezing objects, sound identification, sound, and others.
2. Fantasy game / role
That game is influenced by the fantasy of a child. For example: a role as a father / mother, doctors, fishermen, and others.
3. Problem solving game
Games that contain intelligence / thinking skills. Which involves solving problems, for example to answer the riddle or find an answer in a problem, and others.
4. game form
Tried to establish (constructively) a work or destructive of a work because they want to know the component or want to change it.
5. Game group (team work)
Example, create slogans or building a tower. by-kompas.com
Sleeping in a bed with the child may be an option for mothers to facilitate the control and power during the night. But with the news reported by the CBC web site, you have to think back to sleep in a bed with your child for safety reasons.
Sleep together, baby's breath
Andrée Kronstrom, a coroner (a public official who investigates the death of the controls if there are deaths that occur naturally) of the Quebec Public Health Institute advises parents not to sleep with their baby in the same bed. If you have roommates, then let the baby sleep in a box or a sleeping child.
Not without reason, because for the years 2008 to 2009, all children aged one year and less than one year who died during sleep occurs when sharing bed with parents. This can be caused by Kronstrom child will have an increased risk of asphyxia (suffocation), while sleeping with parents.
Apparently this has happened for a long time. Report from the same page of 2008 states that the Ontario coroner's office reported that the f in the range 2006 to 2007 41 cases of deaths of children aged 11 days to 13 months which have died as they slept in the same bed with parents.
Dr. Bert Lauwer, an associate deputy chief coroner of Ontario told CBC News that the death of the children had had to sleep with the baby will have problems with the ability to breathe with relief, and it would be possible causes of infant mortality.
With these results, obstacle course, not easy to nursing mothers to children. Just as Kronstrom, Dr. Lauwer also give advice, even if the parents have to sleep in a room with a baby, let the baby sleep in a crib boxes are convenient and safe. Also avoid the addition of a hammock and a box of toys in cribs.-
Vemale.com
Giving orders, or have a desire that is filled with the devout could give pleasure to some people. One of the things that make it fun being a parent (the reasons are a bit 'arrogant, of course).
When infants and children, the baby cries, frowning or indifferent to forget when you disagree with your opinion. But as he began to speak fluently, you start to get a rejection that often cause you to hit him. Until one day, out of his mouth the words that you never imagined before, "I hate her!" ...
What will you do when you hear these words? Reacted strongly with anger or hit? Keep you, Mom, there are wise ways to deal with this difficult situation.
Do not put your heart
Quote
from parents, author of How to behave so your children, TOO!, Sal
Severe, Ph.D., writes that small children can not express his feelings
clearly. So they use extreme words like 'hate' to describe the sense of a receipt. In fact, they do not know how deep sense of the word 'hate' itself. So do not be taken seriously these words.
Responding to the contrary
He reacted strongly to what you are going to make your relationship with your child worse? Show your affection when he wants to let her know, ban will give nothing to do with whether or not you hate it. Say something like, 'Too bad I hate you Mom, because Mom loves you so much'.
Do not fall
Once you are hooked to the anger, hate that word, he knows that it is vulnerable. Other times he would use the same word, or worse yet a word to hurt you. Remain calm and unaltered to show control in this matter.
Explain when it disappears
When
his anger (and anger) had subsided, explain that it is better to use
the word 'angry', 'disappointed' or 'dislike' to describe the feeling of
receiving rather than 'hate' speech. Explain that although the feel angry or disappointed, someone still has to do what you should do with the truth and obedience-Vemale.com
Every parent wants the comfort and safety for your child, especially in infants. There is a drive to provide the best, ranging from comfortable clothing to comfort the child during sleep. Do you have a soft pillow and warm blanket memersiapkan for him? Pause for a minute!
Let the baby sleep with a pillow and a blanket can cause accidents in children. Put a pillow in a baby can cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or sudden infant death syndrome, the highest risk of SIDS are found in children who were younger than four months. So Heidi Murkoff described, author of What to expect when you expect.
Even after high-risk period for SIDS is the past, most experts recommend not putting on a pillow or cushion near the child until the child reaches the age of 18 to 24 months. At that age, the risk of cot death has decreased.
The same applies to the blanket. This stuff can make a baby wrapped as an active movement and make the baby fall out of bed until the worst bruising or risk death. Therefore, experts recommend putting a blanket on the baby until he arrived two years.
How to keep your child stay warm without a blanket? Put the child's pajamas or nightgowns are close to the soles, or give a very light blanket. If you still want to put a pillow for your baby, choose a pillow that is very flat and light.
A study reported in Health Day News revealed that a man's age could affect the intelligence and the resulting child health. This is due to genetic changes or mutations on chromosome men as they age. It is possible that the father inherited DNA changes that affect intelligence in children and the health of the child.
The researchers noted that the older age of the mother during pregnancy may increase the risk of intellectually handicapped children, such as Down syndrome. Apparently it is not only a risk to be concerned about women, because men with older age have the same risk level. But how the genetic mutation that occurs in men still can not be explained.
"In many cases the fathers, on average, they (the father having a child with an intellectual disability) two years older than the fathers who have children without intellectual disabilities," said Jayne Hehir-Kwa, chairman of the department of human genetic research , University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands told Health Day News.
Children with an IQ of less than 70 usually have a genetic mutation. They also tend to have congenital heart defects and other health problems. In the cases studied, 70 percent of DNA abnormalities associated with children with intellectual disability revealed by the father.-Vemale.com
What is teething?
Teething is when your baby's teeth begin to penetrate the gums and emerging. As the growth of the roots of teeth, teeth end pushed through the gums. Some people also call it 'cutting teeth'. This event is usually accompanied by teething discomfort in infants. Do not be surprised if they become fussy.
When my baby starts teething?
When your baby's first teeth appear, there was no definite benchmark. On
average, the starting age of 6 months, the baby teeth have started to
appear, but some are already starting to grow when she was 3 months.
In Indonesia, children's teeth are generally full of new age from 3 to 3.5 years. Teeth are called milk teeth, will be on one by one, to then be replaced by permanent teeth. Account for about 20 pieces, which is above ten and ten again below.
If your baby still has no teeth at the age of 12 months, talk with your doctor.Teething pain
Teething often causes babies discomfort, making them restless and irritable. Babies usually suffer most when the first tooth erupts
Therefore a new sensation, and when wisdom teeth grow because of their large size.The pain is bias followed by increasing body temperature. But not to cause a high fever.
Signs of baby teeth are not grow
• Fussy and crying more often at night.• A lot of slobber.• Always wanted a bite to reduce pain. Give teether to help negurangi itching and pain in his gums.• flushed cheeks.• The temperature is slightly raised (but not more than 39oC, which indicates a fever).• Gums are swollen and red.• More are demanding the breast, or even refuse to drink milk because their gums hurt.• Low appetite.• not sleeping well.
How to help a teething baby
• Give them plenty of water to replace fluids lost as much slobber.• Give him a teether to chew on (which can be cooled in the refrigerator is better).• Your doctor may suggest giving Mom the children pain relievers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.• Apply cream preventing irritation (barrier cream) to the chin, neck and chest to prevent skin irritation from dribbling.• Divert attention with lots of hugs or a toy.
Benefits for we can not do it baby healthy and fit, making water sports to ignore. Here are the tips for children before the swim
Make if the child relaxed and happy water
Choose an indoor swimming pool, the pool when the water was smooth and very clean. For that to be the first 10-15 minutes in water
Went with his mother and another child so that your child is more relaxed
Choose a children pool. Baby feet could reach the floor of the pool
Life buoy that holds the base model of the body or bent around the wrist if you do not touch the baby's legs up the pool. Along with safety, life jacket also helps train the baby floats
Mother's face close to your child's face when you enter the water. Make eye contact when you enter the water
Invite your child to "walk" down the pool with hands sambi
Tengkurapkan child and support the abdomen. Create a horizontal position above the water. Let the kicking leg. Keep your head still above water
Lay the baby with one hand and maternal air back support. Horizontal body position. Rest your head on the shoulders of the mother
Sit your child in the pool, the mother in the water. Keep the baby's body, singing songs, like "Lizard, lizard on the wall" and when the lyrics "Hop! Then arrested", take the child into the pool. Do it again and again.
Put the mother's face on the water, teach your child how to blow bubbles. It teaches basic ways exhale and swimming. For infants, politely blowing rubber toy that floats in water.
