Holistic Development at LONDC

EYFS recognizes the connected of mind, body and spirit.

At LONDC we take a Holistic approach to child development that helps little minds to make sense of the world around them. We take activities that help children enjoy and learn in a fun way. Holistic development is the key to learning. The five aspects of holistic development are:

Physical

Emotional

Social

Spiritual

Intellectual

By focusing our attention on the connectedness of a child’s body, mind and spirit, we embrace the real and authentic development opportunities regardless of the children’s culture, socioeconomic background, gender or race.

التنمية الشاملة في LONDC

يتعرف EYFS على ارتباط العقل والجسد والروح.

في LONDC ، نتبنى نهجًا شاملاً لتنمية الطفل يساعد العقول الصغيرة على فهم العالم من حولهم. نقوم بالأنشطة التي تساعد الأطفال على الاستمتاع والتعلم بطريقة ممتعة. التطوير الشامل هو مفتاح التعلم. الجوانب الخمسة للتنمية الشاملة هي:

بدني

عاطفي

اجتماعي

روحي

مفكر

من خلال تركيز انتباهنا على الترابط بين جسد الطفل وعقله وروحه ، فإننا نحتضن فرص التنمية الحقيقية والحقيقية بغض النظر عن ثقافة الأطفال أو الخلفية الاجتماعية والاقتصادية أو الجنس أو العرق.

SHOW AUTHORITY WITHOUT BEING AUTHORITARIAN

    Misbehavior is part of being a 3 year old. He is curious, learning and developing with every passing day. His little brain is still struggling to make sense of the world around him and the rules and standards of acceptable behavior. He is not able to understand the rationale behind the rules set by you. He may not have the needed words to communicate his likes, dislikes or desires vocally. Hence, he employs unsafe and challenging behavior to express his feelings. These behaviors are distressing and frustrating for everyone involved and moreover it makes learning, relationships and play difficult for the child.

    Anger spells, tantrums, aggressive behavior, short outbursts are pretty common in many 3 year olds. But it is important to know when things have crossed the red line.

Look for these signs to know if your child is crossing the red line:

· Frequent and longer tantrums

· Cranky and angry even outside of the tantrum

· Difficulty in indulging in co-operative play with other children

· Aggressive behavior towards other children

· Breaking and destroying things

How do you handle it?

Do not rush for professional help. Take on the reins and be in control. Give extra kisses and hugs, talk to your child, lend a hearing ear, and read between the lines to understand what disturbs him. Do not give in to his tantrums, unruly behavior and unreasonable demands. If you do so, you make him feel empowered and confident about his misbehavior. But at the same time do not ignore him and let him continue with his disruptive behavior. This will further intensify his anguish.

Distractions: Young children easily steer off from one emotion to the other. As a parent, you may need to experiment the techniques to see what distracts your child’s attention with ease and towards a happy child, such as peek-a-boo or voice modulation or a song or a toy, etc. The list may differ depending on your child’s preferences.

Look for indicators: What is it that triggers such behavior in your child? Is he hungry, is he sleepy, is he tired or is he not happy with a particular person around him or is he simply bored or is stressed due to some family issues? Be flexible and easy going. Tend to your child’s need and calm him.

Set clear expectations: Clear and specific rules followed with a logical explanation of consequences helps the child understand why misbehavior or a risky behavior is not acceptable. For example: hitting other children – set rules and clear expectations when exceeded, the child faces the consequences of his misbehavior.

Childproofing: Avoid unnecessary situations by childproofing the child’s environment. For instance, if your child constantly fidgets with the switch board, then move it to a higher level so that it is beyond his reach; if your child is fond of opening kitchen cabinets and messing up with the contents, then lock these cabinets. These measures help is minimizing confrontations, stress and rows.

Positive feedback leads to reinforcement: Positive feedback and instructions, motivate the child to be at his best behavior. It promotes cooperation than conflict, understanding than criticism. “Why don’t you put away the toys so that we can go to the beach.” or “If you park your bike in the garage, it won’t get dusty if left in the open.” Suggestions help your child to figure out the progression of events in a meaningful way.

Specific communication of your displeasure: Be cautious, your conduct does not imply that you dislike your child. Let your child know that it is one specific behavior that displeases you and not your child.

Teach him with empathy: Teaching empathy will allow your child to step in other’s shoes and think about the consequences. Teach him how he would feel if it was done to him. “When you hit a child, he will cry, it will make him sad and he will not play with you. Soon you will have no friends.” This will help him to see the consequences of his behavior and would act in a responsible manner.

Provide choices: When your child is adamant on a thing, give him choices that would drive his attention towards selecting the best options. This gives him a sense of control and save you from conflict. Rather than ordering him to put the books away in the shelf, give him options, “Which one would you prefer to put away first, Dr. Suess, or The Rainbow Fish?” Keep the choices offered specific, goal-oriented and limited.

Time-out: When all your strategies have been laid to rest, time-outs give you and your child to calm down and he gets the message that negative behavior does not get your attention. Remember that time-outs are in places that are uninteresting, dull and boring away from siblings or friends. It could be a brief time-out away from friends and peers. Keep the disciplinary action light and symbolic. Consistency is the key. The disciplinary action should always be followed and the child gets the message that what was said has been executed. Your child gets the point that your words of caution were not in air but has realistic dimensions.

Appropriate behavior deserves to be rewarded: When your child is showing signs of improvement, you need to acknowledge his every good behavior and is rewarded. Shower your child with intangible rewards more than tangible stuff. Intangible rewards are verbal praises, smiles, hugs, pats on the back, extra attention, and special privileges such as a walk in the park, extra playtime, etc. Tangible stuff will not be possible every time and may inculcate a habit of being bribed to act in accordance to other person’s wish. These should be rewarded judiciously to show your child you are aware of his good conduct and respectful of his feelings. It gives integrity and credibility to your set expectations.

Activities and Play

Various activities planned in our nursery aim at enhancing the quality of learning in kids. We provide our little ones with a comfortable environment, well-qualified teachers, student-friendly classrooms, a variety of toys and games and more importantly limited study time and more time for play. Through these various activities, kids learn to converse with one another, play together, co-operate with each other, share and care for each other and resolve conflict amicably.

الأنشطة واللعب

تهدف الأنشطة المختلفة المخطط لها في حضانتنا إلى تحسين جودة التعلم لدى الأطفال. نحن نوفر لأطفالنا بيئة مريحة ، ومعلمين مؤهلين جيدًا ، وفصول دراسية ملائمة للطلاب ، ومجموعة متنوعة من الألعاب والألعاب ، والأهم من ذلك أن وقت الدراسة المحدود والمزيد من الوقت للعب. من خلال هذه الأنشطة المتنوعة ، يتعلم الأطفال التحدث مع بعضهم البعض ، واللعب معًا ، والتعاون مع بعضهم البعض ، والمشاركة والعناية ببعضهم البعض ، وحل النزاعات بشكل ودي.

 

WHEN YOUR CHILD SAYS HE HATES PRESCHOOL.

As a parent it is very upsetting and disturbing when your child says that he/she hates preschool. Before you decide to pull your child out of preschool or change his/her preschool, you need to study the situation carefully. You need to investigate and get to the real problem.

Ask yourself questions that may help you to understand why your child dislikes preschool - questions such as:

1. The preschool’s learning style: Is it in accordance with your child’s interests and likes.

2. Did anything unpleasant happen in the preschool that has impacted your child?

3. Is it you who is rushing? Have you given ample time to settle and adjust to the new environment and people?

4. Did the preschool change the teacher, the caretaker, the classroom, or any of his/her favorite peers?

5. Separation anxiety is a very normal emotion. Your child simply needs time to adjust. Is it you who needs to calm down and take it easy?

Steps to develop love of preschool and help your child to adjust well:

Establish communication: Talk to your child about the preschool. Specific questions about their favourite friends, time of the day, area of the classroom, adult in the preschool. It is very normal that children experience separation anxiety and it is a phase that soon fades away.

Establish routines: Routines help children to feel in control of themselves and of their surroundings. It gives their day a structure and they do not feel insecure that sets in due to uncertainty.

Language for expression: Teach your child specific vocabulary to express specific emotions and situations. This will help you to gauge your child’s likes, dislikes and difficulties.

Meet with the preschool: Meet with your child’s preschool to discuss your child’s interests, progress, likes, dislikes, concerns, or any particular struggles that you are not aware of. It could also be a particular activity, song, adult or even a time of the day that your child dislikes or is uncomfortable of.

Once you are convinced that this emotion is not due to any abusive situation or safety concerns or just the child wants to stay at home, then…..

a. *you need to work on a plan along with your child’s preschool. You and the preschool should be partners in finding ways to make the preschool experience a happy one where your child feels he is at home away from home.

b *ask for the weekly schedule so that you may discuss the next day’s routine with your child.

*you may establish a quick goodbye routine.

*plan for a gradual increase of separation time

*make use of methods as used by the preschool to strike familiarity with the child

*sing same songs as sung by the teacher in the classroom

*most importantly, give them more attention, hugs and kisses so that they feel their attending of preschool is a feat that their parents are proud about.

This will make your child love preschool and will rise every morning excited to be at the preschool.

If all this fails, then you may consider a change of care and environment.