Jack and Jill went up the hill …
Twinkle Twinkle little star ..
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed …
No comparison for a little one singing a rhyme and doing the actions. Everyone will love that for sure.
Rhymes are the first thing which kids learn from the school. Now a day’s many parents teach their kids rhymes as soon as they start talking. Initially the kid many not understand the words and may not be able to sing along. But constant repetitions will teach the child the rhymes.
Researchers have shown that singing rhymes have very great effects in the brain development of the kids. Also their language skills will be improved by the constant use of the rhyming words.
A few things which can be incorporated in our daily life with kids.
• When ever we get a chance, sing a small rhyme.
• Ask the child to sing along.
• Make some small rhymes with your daily routine things
• Pick rhymes books from library and sing showing the pictures
• Explain the meaning of the rhymes and assist them in imagining
I am against Rhymes CD. I feel it’s a readymade package where the kids will lose their imaginative power. They listen to the rhymes in TV and see the pictures and just associate it together. There will not be any need for them to imagine the things.
Instead spend some time with the kids, sing a small rhyme and enjoy the moments together. Trust me, these moments will be a treasure.
Friday, February 19, 2010
No .. No .. No
No, Don’t take that knife. You will get hurt.
No, Don’t go there. You might fall.
No, Don’t say like that. It’s bad manners.
No, Don’t talk loud. Your throat will pain
“No” . this is the word which I use most now a days.
The list continues. These are the sentences which I usually tell my 4 year old daughter. Sometimes I feel tired of saying No these many number of times and I take a decision, not to say anything for the coming 10 min. And definitely, as if to break my decision, she will be doing something and I will again have to chant the same mantra starting with No.
So my search term today was “Alternatives to No” and I came across many interesting articles. I was consoled that I am not alone in this. However, some articles explained beautifully how to handle this
Some points which I learned
1. Rephrase the sentence. Instead of saying No, Don’t do that , we can tell “Why don’t you do this”
2. Just watch her actions and before she commits something, slowly and carefully divert her attention
3. Many times instead of shouting, kids will understand with your actions and facial expressions. Try that.
4. Appreciate the kids when they do something good, which will motivate them.
Let me try these out from today onwards. Only time will tell my success percentage.
No, Don’t go there. You might fall.
No, Don’t say like that. It’s bad manners.
No, Don’t talk loud. Your throat will pain
“No” . this is the word which I use most now a days.
The list continues. These are the sentences which I usually tell my 4 year old daughter. Sometimes I feel tired of saying No these many number of times and I take a decision, not to say anything for the coming 10 min. And definitely, as if to break my decision, she will be doing something and I will again have to chant the same mantra starting with No.
So my search term today was “Alternatives to No” and I came across many interesting articles. I was consoled that I am not alone in this. However, some articles explained beautifully how to handle this
Some points which I learned
1. Rephrase the sentence. Instead of saying No, Don’t do that , we can tell “Why don’t you do this”
2. Just watch her actions and before she commits something, slowly and carefully divert her attention
3. Many times instead of shouting, kids will understand with your actions and facial expressions. Try that.
4. Appreciate the kids when they do something good, which will motivate them.
Let me try these out from today onwards. Only time will tell my success percentage.
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