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What Are the Four Phases of Early Childhood Development?

Having children in one's life can be the most rewarding and the scariest prospect all at the same time. Not only are you to make sure that this little being has all the necessities of life, like food, shelter and clothing, but you must also safeguard that this little person grows into a well-rounded, well-adjusted contributing member of society.

Ok, so what does that mean? How do we make sure that our children turn into well-rounded and well-adjusted contributing members of society?

Well-Being

By nurturing their well-being, you will be developing their self-confidence, which will lead to Happy, Healthy kids. Play is one way of achieving this.


When choosing toys consider how they will be used, and the effect they will have on various developmental areas (gross motor, fine motor, speech, vision, sensory processing, social-emotional). Children use toys to learn about their surroundings. They achieve success after discovering what will or not work and this ultimately influences their self-confidence and well-being.

Identity and belonging

One's sense of identity and belonging are a vital part of one's personality. Children strive to find their niche. They need to feel they belong and have something to give to their social circle including their family. When healthy and positive paths to realizing their sense of self do not exist, children may develop a distorted or deviant sense of self. This may manifest itself in disruptive behaviours that have a negative impact in their personal world. A sense of family togetherness and social skills is fostered with family interaction toys such as board games, playing dress up and sports activities.

Communicating

Communication skills are a vital for all children and include speech and language. Without these skills, they will never reach their full potential. Studies have shown that 1 in 10 children have some form of difficulty with communication. Early identification of these issues is crucial so that proper aid be put into place to ensure that they can overcome these obstacles and reach their full potential.

Playing with your child is the most important thing you can do to help them develop their language and communication skills. Toys are great as a way of starting the interaction-but it's what you do with it that's important. No matter what age your child is, make sure the toys involve an interaction!

Exploring and thinking

In order to make sense out of what they see, feel and experience in the world around them, children use their senses, their minds and bodies. They gather info and develop new skills, which enable them to form ideas and theories and test these out. Interacting with adults and other children, and exploration of their surroundings allows them to cultivate these ideas. Play is one of the vehicles that allow children to be creative, to take risks, and to make discoveries. As they learn more their ideas and theories are adjusted to take on more discoveries and new experiences.

Toys are the tools of childhood and as such, it a great privilege to look at and explore the available toys that are best suited and which are multi-faceted in assisting children to grow and thrive in an environment of love, wonderment, and discovery.


Article Source: Renee Webster

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