Mamma, how does the flower come up?
It grows on the plant.
Why does it grow on the plant?
It is a plant's baby just as you are mine.
Okay, but where does the baby come from?
It comes from momma’s belly.
Then, can you get another baby today?
No, dear, I love only you.
Where does the Sun come from?
It comes from God to give us light.
Then why does it go back in the evening?
So that the night comes and you can sleep.
But where does it go?
It goes back to God.
Why?...
Lucy was just tired answering these innocent questions of her son, Michel. She was thinking aloud when her sister Mary rang up. Mary was a child psychologist. Lucy casually explained the inquisitiveness of the child before her. Mary explained the entire phenomenon in very simple words to her.
Children’s natural curiosity to discover and learn
Mary repeated words of Dr. Bruce D. Perry, a Senior Consultant to the Alberta Minister of Children and Youth Services in Alberta, Canada and a Senior Fellow at the Berry Street Childhood Institute in Melbourne, Australia, “The world of a young child is full of new foods to taste, new people to meet, new games to play, words to understand, places to visit, and concepts to master. The infant and toddler will touch, taste, smell, climb over, poke at, take apart, watch, listen, and learn more than at any other time in life. It is, simply, how we learn.”
She explained further: “It is true that after a hard day at work or tiring routine, you may not comfortably reply to your children’s umpteen questions but believe me, curiosity is really a boon for them because that only indicates and nurtures their creative genius.”
She added:
Developing a child’s curiosity
We must stimulate children’s curiosity and learning. It is something natural for them to explore, discover, and learn.
It will ensure success for them, in the long term.
Their curiosity will keep them busy too.
Their brain is equipped to learn only when their curiosity grows.
Gradually, their process of thinking and deducing picks up speed and their retention also improves.
As they grow, they begin to find the answers to their questions too.
These facts have been proved by the study at the University of California, Davis too. The students were able to take interest in seemingly uninteresting subjects when their curiosity was aroused. They also could retain knowledge for a long period of time.
Mary told Lucy: “I’d, rather, ask you to get materials to spark Michel’s curiosity and play with him.”
She emphasized:
Don’t ever kill curiosity
Curiosity can thrive only in a safe and natural environment filled with love and affection.
The sentences that kill a child’s curiosity
“Go away, don’t you irritate me”
“Can’t you see I am tired?”
“Oh my God! How much do you ask?
“Are you a fool?”
Remember, your one insensitive remark may set them off from ascending the learning curve and a positive growth pattern.
Factors that butcher the child’s curiosity
Fear and insecurity
Unsafe childhood
The oppressive atmosphere at home or school
Tests
Home tasks
School tasks
Project work
Excessive examination pressure
Too much involvement with electronic media
Takeaways
Children’s natural curiosity is to discover and explore.
The parents should stimulate their curiosity and learning.
They should rather get materials that spark their curiosity further.
This is the root of their phenomenal growth in the future.
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The author R. C. Verma has taken up a very pertinent topic of children's curiosity. Kindly read the article and post your comments in the comment box or mail to: vermarajesh55@gmail.com
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