For emotional and intellectual development of children @ Parents please Keep your digital devices away!!!!

For emotional and intellectual development of children @ Parents please Keep your digital devices away!!!!

According to Dr Vihan Sanyal

Here are a few ways to engage, interact and befriend children

·         Spend as much time with them as possible.

·         Give them your undivided attention. If you are in the middle of something, let them know that you will join them as soon as you finish.

·         Always keep your promise. Don’t expect young children to understand your other commitments.

·         Become childlike. Be silly, be loud, and be creative with children. Enter their world and play their games.

·         Accompany them to their favorite place.

·         Young children love to watch videos and movies on repeat! Watch them with full enthusiasm. Children are good at picking up on emotional signals, so do your best to be genuinely interested and engaged.

·         Read together. Set a time aside for reading. Read to them or have them read to you (If they are old enough to read).

·         Make sure the family has one meal in the day together. This needs to be exclusive family time without phones and watching TV.

·         Work on a puzzle or create something for the house. Involve your children in the process. Inform family and friends of how proud you are of your children’s efforts in helping you. This is crucial for their self-esteem and confidence.

·         Involve young children in small decisions like asking them what they would like to have for dinner, give them choices in the clothes they wish to wear and ask them to pick one. Pick two or three ties from your collection and ask them which one they would like you to wear. Children develop healthy cognitive skills when they are encouraged to use their cognitive abilities. You can help them to do this in a fun and playful manner.

Short Takes

·         Parents who are on their smart phone when with their children send an unspoken message of psychological withdrawal.

·         This can very easily turn into a hostile relationship between a parent and a child.

Full Info | http://www.afternoondc.in/epaper_pdf/201882020391.pdf

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