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 - For a long time, people believed that children were born with a set amount of intelligence that could never really change. If a child struggled to learn, it was often assumed to be something they were simply born with. Psychologist J. McVicker Hunt changed that mindset forever. He showed the world that a young child’s brain is not set in stone—it is flexible, growing, and deeply affected by the world around them. What a child hears, sees, and experiences in their earliest years can completely shape how their mind develops. ## What Happens When Young Minds Miss Out ? Hunt paid close attention to what happens when children grow up in tough environments without enough learning tools, books, or warm, interactive attention. He discovered that children raised without these basic early opportunities fell far behind in thinking and learning skills—not because they weren't capable, but because their brains were starving for stimulation. The most vital part of his discovery, however, was ...

 -  The article discusses about proper nutrition for children aged 0-8 years, written with an Indian food context and lots of emojis: Tiny Tummies, Mighty Futures: Why Good Food is Super Important for Little Kids! (Ages 0-8) 🍎🥦🥕🥛🍚 Hey Parents👋  Imagine your little one is like a super cool building 🏗️, growing bigger and stronger every single day! To build a super strong building, you need super good materials, right? 💪 Well, for our amazing kids (from tiny babies 👶 all the way to big eight-year-olds! 👧👦), that super good material is  yummy and healthy food!  😋 Image Generated with Gemini AI  For the Littlest Heroes (0-2 years): First Bites! 🥣 Think about tiny babies. They need a good nourishment. The milk is like magic ✨, helping them grow big and strong! As they get a little older, they start trying new yummy foods – soft fruits like mashed banana 🍌 and apple puree 🍎. Think mashed veggies like smooth  dal  (lentils) 🍲 and swe...

 - Join the postgraduate course at Azim Premji University: MA ECCE :  (MA in Early Childhood Care and Education) Passionate about shaping the future of early childhood education? Join the MA in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme at Azim Premji University and develop the expertise to nurture young learners and influence early education policies.  Engage with both theory and hands-on practice, preparing to create meaningful change in the lives of children and communities. 📅 Last date to apply: 6 March 2025 🔗 Apply now: https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/postgraduate What are the benefits of studying Early Childhood Care and Education: Here are some of the benefits of studying Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE): Nurturing Children's Development:  ECCE programs focus on providing a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment for young children to grow and develop. This includes promoting their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-b...

 - Cognitive skills in preschoolers (3-5 years old) are a crucial part of their mental development. These skills enable children to think, understand, remember, solve problems, and process information. Here are the details of these cognitive skills: 1. *Focused Attention*: Children at this age can focus on an activity for a short period. They gradually improve their ability to sustain attention, such as listening to a story. 2. *Memory Development*: Children learn to remember events, objects, and faces. They can recall songs, rhymes, and simple instructions. 3. *Problem-Solving Skills*: Children learn to solve simple problems, such as arranging toys or completing a puzzle. They experiment with different approaches to find what works and what doesn't. 4. *Imagination and Creativity*: At this age, children use imagination through storytelling and role-playing. They express their ideas through "drama games," such as pretending to be a doctor or teacher. 5. *Language and Conv...

-  Internationally there is a strong push for educating children from an early age, as early years are very impactful in teaching and learning. Teaching and learning do not mean only blackboard, chalk piece, textbooks and exams, in contrast, there is more to it. In India, there are many interventions towards early literacy, but the discussion or research about how to teach reading-writing to young children need to be more focused to cater to each age group. The primary objective of reading is not to rote learn and present in the exam, but the primary objective of reading is meaning-making. Through the construction of meaning, it is also expected that the reader should think critically about the thoughts and information expressed in the text. Currently, if we look at our classrooms these aspects are completely neglected in the prevalent skill-based literacy instruction. Skills-based instruction vs. whole language: Skills-based instruction is a traditional theory of learni...

 “Please put your shoes on- we’re going out.” How we view a ‘command’: Put your shoes on.  How children’s brains perceive it: 1- Dad/Mom is saying something.  2- Stop focusing on what I’m doing.  3- Listen to my parent.  4- Now I don’t know what they said.  5- Go back to the original task.  6- Almost start the task.  7- Parent says put on shoes.  8- I need to stop doing what I’m doing.  The following steps make it seem daunting: 9- I have to get up.  10- I have to look for shoes.  11- I have to be fast.  12- What if I’m not fast enough 13- Where do I begin to look for my shoes? 14- There’s a lot of stuff everywhere. 15- There are a lot of shoes.  16- I have to narrow down mine.  13- I’m feeling overwhelmed  14- I need more time to process this  15- I need help  Our response: Get irritated and upset that they didn’t do it right away  Their brain’s response: Activate stress response. Shut down P...

   Nutrition is important  at every age. And it is very crucial particularly during early childhood.  Children  need proper  nutrients to  stay and also grow up healthy and  strong. Nutrition  for  children  can also help establish a foundation for healthy eating habits and  nutritional  knowledge that a child can apply throughout life. - A good nutrition is the key to good mental and physical health. Eating a balanced diet is an important part of good health for everyone. - The kind and amount of food we eat affects the way we feel and how our body works. Why nutrition is important in childhood: During childhood, under-nutrition causes children to have less energy and less interest for learning, which negatively influences cognitive development and academic performance.  Under-nutrition will also affect physical growth and maturation, thus affecting growth rate, body weight and ultimately, height. Indicators of a nut...

- Early Childhood Education youtube videos. A youtube user has created a folder on YouTube with interesting collection of early childhood concepts.  Click to connect to youtube:

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- The education for children in a dynamic society is solely based on the aims of education that make meaningful interpretation for the purpose of education. The aims of education which are the foundation in terms of the subject to mean education for human being and the society is to be envisioned by all educational experts and policymakers. With this core aspect and the need for a certain period, educational aims were focused only on skill development in the 19 th century without realizing human development. Because, this era was about industrialization where many skills in the different sector were demanded, hence, the factory model of the education system was envisioned by most of the country that influenced huge rote learning. Image source: HackEducation However, a distinct education system has been realized in the 21 st century because of the advent of rationalization and liberalization. The education for life has been stressed more in this era with the aims of developing criti...

Father's Day is celebrated in many counties on the same day i.e. usually celebrated in India on the third Sunday in June. Thus in 2020, it is 21st June.  This day is celebrated to recognize the contribution that  fathers  and father figures make to the lives of their children.  History of Father's Day: Father's Day was founded in Spokane ,  Washington  at the  YMCA  in 1910 by  Sonora Smart Dodd , who was born in  Arkansas .  Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.   Her father, the  Civil War  veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there .  After hearing a sermon about  Anna Jarvis 's Mother's Day at Central Methodist Episcopal Church in 1909, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honouring them.   Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors of the Spokane Ministerial Alliance did no...