How do you help increase a little child's learning ability?

I am a young mother and very unpatient. Stumbling upon your discussion might help me understand. I am also a hands on mother. I don't want to rely on other people to take care of her because in the first place she is mine and my responsibilty. I am very strict when it comes to learning. Sometimes I have to be difficult on her. And Im afraid I might go beyond the line and become abusive. But little by little I am understanding what works and what not. Then I am becoming more nicer and patient. I had a hard time teaching her how to write the alphabet. She is so difficult because she always show laziness and lack of interest that really tests my patience. She always say her hands doesnt want to write or shes tired and all these annoying excuse and alibis, which boils down to laziness. I dont want her to grow up like that. I want her to understand the importance of seriousness when it comes to studying... But of course have fun. My daughter is a fun loving person, friendly, happy and pretty. But I also want her to understand that she also have to be smart and independent in order to survive in this world. Anyways.... Right now..she is studying as a preschooler in one of the private schools in our subdivision.. I feel like they are not really teaching her what she is supposed to learn... The tuition is soo high and I am not satisfied. I feel like she needs to start learning to read now instead of concentrating on colors which she already know at 2 years old. Sometimes I feel like the teacher is taking her for granted, so what I did is I researched online. Searched for the prestigious school's curriculum for preschoolers. And got a copy of it. Printed it out. And I used it as a guide to teach her.. I am teaching her how to read now. I also researched for sites that have educational games for preschoolers so she can learn and enjoy at the same time. I just dowloaded an interactive application that will help her learn to read. For me right now this is the best strategy..learning with playing is really effective. Some of the sites I know is: 1. www.starfall.com -- this is really a great site 2. www.educational-freeware.com 3. www.allkidsnetwork.com 4. www.shirleys-preschool-activities.com This may help other mothers out there too. Thank you.

Hi, Interesting topic... I have a little boy aged 3.5 years old now and he is an active boy. I spent most of my time with my son and I have started to teach him writing and colouring. We spent at least half an hour in that activities and I am glad that my son shows an interest on it. AT least,he can sit still and follow me well. I do buy some flashcards and story books for him to read. When he was a baby, I have started to show him those flash cards and now he knows lot of things. Shapes,colours, a-z,1-10,animals,etc.....all he knows about it. I am so proud of my son...he shows an improvement on his learning. I do let him watch some educational dvds like Barney.Lot of nursery songs he learnt form there and since he has started his nursery class,he can sing lot of nursery rhymes now. It can be tiring being a new mother,need lot of patience and understanding. However, always be strong and think positively. Your kid need your attention and spent more time with him/her.Treasure the moments and it will be fun to be with your kid.

I think that one of the most important things that we can do as a new mother is to start talking to our children from the time that they are very young children. I have actually seen this one in action when comparing my son with my niece, they are two months apart in age. I talked to Paul like he could understand everything that I was saying from the time that he was born and he started talking and comprehending far younger than Lilliana. Lilliana's mother didn't really talk to her when she was little. Then it is also important to be very hands-on with small children.

Yea you are absolutely correct the utmost important way for a child to learn is through the parents. A lot of parents today are so busy that they rely on their children to specially learn from the schools and peers not intentionally they are just so busy and then end up blaming society and schools for misinterpreting their own beliefs. I was a super career minded and super mom all in one. There were days I had to fight with my brain and eyeballs to stay awake. But I did it and you know what although many say I am way too young to have such grown children, but my end result is that both my children have completed college and have and still are wonderful kids. They talk to me about everything. My most relishing moments are when they tell me they do it all for me as I did it all for them.

Hi, there bingskee! I have 4 children and my youngest is a 2-year old boy. Training a child's learning ability starts from the moment he recognizes colors and have developed his visions. Materials like toys with high contrasting colors of white, black and red should be provided to develop their physical and visual abilities. Then you can introduce toys with soft and other colors as he grow older. Talking and playing with them help them to improve a lot. I avoid baby talks and I always remind his aunts, my other children and their cousins to do the same when they are around him.

heloo friend, actually 90% childrens are not liking studies. like to playing games and computer games. but they got more creativity powers and also absorving powers. so it is not easy to handled kids in our position. first you must abosorved your kids intrest. according to your kids intrest, you can teach. intrest is not related to age. so be watch, absorbing, and take care of your kids. and followed by their intrests.

You must provide as many opportunities as you can through a variety of resources. It's amazing what you can learn through games and outings! Parents seem to forget that!

I think children will learn most of life's lessons through their parents. I think it is best when parents don't give up their responsibility of teaching to the public school. Even when kids attend school the parent is still the primary teacher. REading to your kids is one of the best ways to help them love learning. I always read to my children and did "word" activities with them. I also took them to the library a lot and made it a fun place to hang out. btw both of my kids are readers today. Plus my daughter has her college degree and is going to work on her master's. My son is one semester away from his degree!!

Well, I am neither a mom nor a parent yet, but I thought to provide my inputs as I owe my learning ability to my Grandparents. I think their giving me games which induced creativeness in me, their love and caring with that sense of discipline were crucial in shaping me into what I am today. In today's world, there are different games available for kids which bring out the creativeness of the child. There are several others that induce a sense of ability to learn like the jigsaw puzzles. These can be used by parents. In todays world the parents are quite busy with their own work and problems and the child is left alone. Games and Activities that bring the family together should also be preferred.

Hi bingskee! I know too well that they need concrete examples as far as possible. It's no use explaining if they 'catch no ball' as we use here. The hardest would be explaining to them about idioms such as 'runny nose'. I just have to explain that's how some words are being used. And the more they use them the more they get the hang of it. I love to give my kids choices and explain the consequences. I praise them when they do things right and explain how things should be done a different way sometimes.

Hello! Im a mother of one and as of now, my daughter is 6 years old already. Im a hands on mother and im with her till she reach this age, i only work 6 months ago and during the time that im not with her, she was under the care of my eldest sister whom i trusted so much because i knew that my daughter is safe with her when im at work. Being a first time mother, im kind of used to it because i had my niece and nephews who grew up with me. Im a lover of kids ever since that's why im enjoying my role as a mother to her. I am fond of teaching her almost everything that i know is fitted to her age. I thought her about God, what's the importance of growing her relationship with God and her fellow kids and also adults. Last summer, i enrolled her to swimming lessons and 1 month from now, i plan to enroll her in singing lessons. At the age of three, i enrolled her already in the daycare center nearby because i wanted her to build her social skills. To learn there is just a bonus for me because she's still very young then, but im surprised because she graduated with honors also when she finished her kinder 1 and 2 schooling. For me, its a big help when mothers are there for their growing children especially when we're talking of her foundation or formative years. Pardon me, but i don't believe in tutors because i personally wanted to assess my child to what area she's excellent and to where she's weak. I know that mothers are still the best 1st teacher of every child because we're not talking of professionalism only but we do teach our own child with love and care too. I will never stop searching and providing even the simplest means on how i could improve my child's learning ability. I promised to be a mother to her forever because i believe that mother's love is the best for every human here on earth. Have a lovely Sunday!

Sorry to disagree, infact, i think kids are very intellegent from birth itself, they are probably genuises, infact like a sponge that can soak any amount of information. I alwasy tried playing games with my son to make him understand concepts. Infact the problem is he is very studious for a 6 year old and it scares me to see the dedication he puts in anything he does. I get a lot of puzzles to improve his hand eye cordination. He uses up atleast a set of paint every week and this helps him creatively I take him to old age homes and orphanage centers for him to understand and emphaise with people. I read him atleast one book in a day and reading is the best habit you can give any child.

I was a dad at my very young age... the child's ability depends on his family's background. 60% of his IQ comes form the mother while the 10% will acquire from his father and the other 10% also depends from the uniqueness of the child and the remaining 20% can get through, food, milk and other supplements. well, the question should be.... how can my child improve his learning ability or IQ. basically based on Erikson's Theory, you should train your child from the very beginning, help them to develop their personality, guide them. and their ability will come over.

My baby is just 8 months old. I'm a full time mother to him because I really want to guide his developments. I also believe that we parents are the ones who were responsible in building the learning ability of our children. They have different learning styles and skills so we must closely monitor them to make sure that they are going the right way. While my son is still young, I always play with him to develop his ability to socialize and interact. I read books to him and let him watch learning videos. I respond to his sounds and applause him everytime he has new developments. I also play classical music for him because I've read that young children who listened to classical music performed well than those who had not listened to it. To top it all, we must have lots of quality time with our children, to have bonding with them and teach them things they need to know.

i am not a parent but i believe that the best way to improve little child's learning ability is playing with her or him.you would better take them to visit some beautiful landscapes she will ask you some questions

For children,the best way to learnto play something.The process of development by playing their intelligence and creativity.Do not say something harsh words,let them discover the problems in life,and try to do some things independently.When children make mistakes do not hit him when,as children will cause serious psychological damage.You can consider the following early childhood education institutions,they will teach children how to learn the system and life.

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