Sunday, October 23, 2011

ROLE OF MIND IN CHILDREN LEARNING PROCESS

Early stages of a child's life is very dependent on the parental role. Good in Handling to teach the child, determine a child's success in its development process.
In the process of learning, need to know how the mind works. There are two types of mind: The conscious mind and subconscious mind. Both types of mind is a stage-related. brain where the information is absorbed through the conscious mind after being given a meaning will be stored on the memory available on the subconscious mind. Ability, learning outcomes, is processed by the subconscious mind.
The function of the conscious mind:
1. Identify the information that goes through the five senses
2. Comparing the information that goes with the experience and all the information residing in the subconscious mind
3. Analyzing
4. Decide
Functions of the subconscious mind keep the following things:
1. Good habits, bad, and the reflex
2. Emotion
3. Long-term memory of a permanent place to store information
4. Personality
5. Intuition
6. Creativity
7. Perception
8. Beliefs and values
Both functions of the mind is limited by the filter that makes the child is not equal to each other on academic achievement. More easily, filter can be compared to the gate. When the gate opened slightly, the information will be difficult to get into the subconscious mind. Children will be more difficult to memorize a matter if the gate is open slightly.
How to open the gates of the mind:
1. Repetition. Learn the material in a way in repeatedly
2. Information submitted by a respected figure who is viewed the child has such authority, for examples : Teacher & father.
3. Learning group. By interacting with friends, can parents and children, a commitment that is built will be more noticed by the children, and certainly information which is provided can be absorbed by the subconscious memory.
4. Emotions. Positive emotions, give children a lesson when they feel happy. A fun lesson is produced by playing. Give your child an educational toy.
5. Alfa conditions. Alpha state is a condition of relaxed and slightly sleepy. Take advantage of time before bed to provide the subject matter by way of the story. Children will be easier to absorb information at this condition and this way.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Do not Forget Traditional Games


Technological advances produce a wide variety of modern games. The game generated more emphasis on imagination and brain development for examples : play station, game watch, etc. Only a few of the members of the body is used. Modern game involves only the hand and eye movements. While the position of the body tend to be static and not much movement. This is of course not good for subsequent child development. Therefore the bodily kinesthetic intelligence of child also be trained. Children should be involved in many active games that involve a lot of coordination of limbs.
However, parents should be able to choose a safe game. Smack down like the physical game that aired on TV is very dangerous, besides playing on the place or location must also be a concern of parents. Do not let children play amid the highway. A good selection of games with a thorough physical movement many owned by playing on traditional like Gobak Sodor, enggrang, kites, football, hide and seek, etc.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Characteristics of educational toys


The function of the creative and educational toys is as a creative stimulus for the child, so it does not need expensive toys, as long as it is appropriate for your child can learn creativity through these toys

Characteristics of educational toys :
- Specially made to stimulate the basic skills in young children from infancy.
- It has many functions and benefits.
  That is, there are several variations of toys in a toy so that the stimulation obtained by the
  child.
- Encourage problem-solving abilities.
  apart pairs of toys or puzzles are very helpful for this process.
- Train the accuracy, patience and perseverance children.
   So do not just simply enjoy, but the baby also demanded thoroughness, patience and
   perseverance when to play it.
- Train the basic concepts.
   The children are taught to recognize and develop basic skills such as shape,
   color, texture, scale. Educational toys can also be used to train the fine motor nerves       apart from the above  function.
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Child’s creativity is stimulated.
  So that our children will be more creative in its development through a variety of toys        that are made​​.