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What is Well Rounded Child?

Have you heard of the term “Well Rounded Child”?

I learnt this term from a parenting book. Here is my understanding on the term.

In today society, we need to nurture our child to be able to carry themselves well and taking good care of themselves when they growth up one day.

In oldest time, some of the parents are so proud if their child receives all “A” in their report card and exam. But, that doesn’t means a total success.

The growth in technology and internet, challenging lifestyle and competitive opportunity are all awaiting them in front of their growth journey. Thus, today child must equip themselves not only strong in academic but emotional, ethical and self-carry.

A well rounded child should be giving opportunity to learn:

1. Mathematical Logical (numeracy, logic, patterns, science)
2. Linguistic (speaking, reading, writing)
3. Bodily Physical (dance, exercise, movement)
4. Musical (singing, playing, poetry)
5. Memory (concentration, visualization, attention & focus)
6. Thinking Skills (creativity, common sense, scientific, logic)
7. Values (honesty, self-control, respect, courage)
8. Intrapersonal (Goal-setting, spirituality, intuition, sensitivity)
9. Interpersonal (co-operation, teamwork, sharing, helping, mixing with others)
10. Self Esteem (sense of identity/belonging/purpose, confidence, self-worth)
11. Visual / Spatial (Color sense, visual arts)

I am wishing all the parents to have a great success in nurture a well-rounded child. Your hard-work & effort will contributes to the success of a child in our society tomorrow.

Do you have anything to share on this topic?

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Children quote

Your Children

 

Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you,

Yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love

But not your thoughts

For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies

But not their souls, for their souls dwell in the House of Tomorrow.

Which you cannot visit,

Not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,

But seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward

Nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children, as living arrows, are sent forth.

-Kahih Gibran in The Prophet-

 

 

             

Kids’ Memory experiment

I read about this from a Parenting article:

A mobile experiment tested by Rovee-Collier’s on child memory development. This is how the experiment goes:

“In this experiment Rovee-Collier hangs a mobile in a crib and watches to see if the baby responds to this mobile by either kicking his legs or other attention responses. After 3 minutes of observing the baby with the static mobile, she then attaches a string to the baby’s leg and to the mobile. The purpose being that when the baby kicks, the mobile will move.

Days later, if the baby kicks upon sight of the mobile, we know that the baby has remembered that kicking produces the desired effect. The infant has already learned the bahavior; now he has just proven his memory of this behaviour.

The study goes on to say that:

a) A two month old can remember this for a day;

b) A three month old, over a week;

c) A six month old can remember the desired behaviour without having done it for over two weeks.”

Interesting observation and experiment to test on child’s memory and behaviour. You can try this experiment on your little baby and see what his/her response. 

I have try this on my 3 months old nephew, and he is very smart. Whenever we placed an objects nearby his legs, he will sure raise his legs up and kick upon the object. Guess, he knew when he kick, the object response back to him and kinda playing with him. Interesting!

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