EARLY LEARNING

Early Learning

Early Learning

Introduction

Children love the wonderful, moldable, colorful clay called play dough (or "playdoh") that only continues to grow in popularity (Eftekhar, 2005). Lots of toys have been made to use as accessories for play dough and the choice of colors available has also expanded. Of course, it can be expensive to have to keep replenishing your kids' supply of play dough. Play dough (aka Play-doh) is easy to make at home, and fun for kids of all ages. The upbringing of a child is a complicated process and as the parent you need to find the right methods of dealing with a child in order to develop a good personality, and not to harm the growing person. However, many people argue the many methods out there of teaching and upbringing. Which method is more effective and should be used in your practice? For most people, they feel that a child learns best by copying the behavior of adults. Children start to learn the day of their birth and their teachers are their parents.

Discussion

Today, there are so many ways children are learning. With computer, internet, TV, games, books and newspapers, kids are on knowledge overload. After the impressionable years, the growing person will start to make friends and the parent role decreases. Then, a whole new ball game starts, because they will start to be influenced by their friends. Therefore, imitation does not always have a positive outcome (Harris, 2010).

Play itself is the work of children. It is a direct result of activities performed for self-amusement that have behavioral, social, and psychomotor rewards. Play is child-directed and the rewards come from within the individual child. It is enjoyable and spontaneous. It is an important part of the developmental stages of the child. With the use of play, children learn about shapes, colors, cause and effect, and themselves. They also develop social skills that enable them to work together with other children (Children's Health, 2012). There are two main types of play. These two are known as spontaneous play and organized play. Children may work alone or in a group doing either of the two types of play. Spontaneous play is flexible for the child allowing them to select an activity for themselves. An example of spontaneous play is children playing in a park without any equipment. The children can run, chase each other, discover things in nature such as pine cones, or even play hide and seek. Organized play may be flexible as well; however, structure is provided by the teachers in terms of materials and equipment. It is well planned whether it is indoors or outdoors (Mayesky, 2006).

The experiences and different research has shown that play is an important part for the growth and development of children in early stages. The development in children occurs in an orderly manner. The way children play shows us what type of product they want to play with. Therefore, that proper playing equipment should be provided to that particular child as children ...