Parent Corner

• Is early learning all about learning through fun, music, art, fantasy or is there more ?
• Why does research say that learning stops at 7 and application starts from then on ?
• What is the right age to send your child to a preschool ?
• Is it better to send your child to a regular K-12 school or an Early Education ?
• What is the meaning of curriculum in a preschool ?
• What is Montessori, kindergarten, playway, multiple- intelligence etc. ?
• Do children learn best individually, in small groups or large ones ?
• Does technology hurt or help the learning of a young child ?
• Will your child be able to transition well into class 1 in a regular school ?
• What difference can quality early education make to a child's later learning ?

• One of the fundamental personality aspects we work on in the curriculum is to build the independence in the child to do their own things. Given this, we would encourage parents to allow the child to do their own things in the house (like pouring water into a glass, drinking water, feeding themselves etc.). It would be helpful if the items which the children use regularly in the house are kept at child level so that they can do things on their own (for e.g., having a small step stool next to the wash basin for the child to climb and clean their hands).
• Involve the child in the day to day activities in the house as they enjoy doing / helping things.
• Try to be role models yourselves for everything you do in the house before asking the child to follow the same (like ensuring you remove your slippers and keep it properly in the shoe stand before asking the child to do the same).
• Ensure you follow routines in the house. Children love routines and when routines are not maintained, they tend to be cranky and disoriented. Please ensure sleep timings, food timings, play timings are maintained as consistently as possible so that the child knows what to expect.
• Most importantly, please reduce exposure to technology as this is fairly detrimental to a young child's development. Instant gratification and expertise on a tablet / laptop / mobile is not very useful in the long run. These are skills that children pick up very fast at 6+ also, and there is no need to introduce them to it at a very early stage. Limited amount of television (preferably songs, music CD's) is probably the most we should expose the child to.
• Language development is followed in a very structured manner using phonetics. Please avoid teaching ABC, or a for apple kind of programs at home. We do encourage a lot of reading to the child and story-telling by the parents which will also help you bond much better with the child.