| The first few years of your baby's life are those | | | | Circle time promotes interaction among a child and his |
| years when his brain soaks up skills and information | | | | peers. It's an invisible but safe haven both for introverts |
| like a sponge. Scientists have proven time and again | | | | and extroverts. Child care activities appropriate for |
| that the speed of development of the adult's brain is | | | | circle time are singing action songs, listening to stories, |
| nothing compared to that of a child's during these | | | | show-and-tell, or role-playing. |
| formative years. | | | | Make sure that the child care activities you plan to use |
| This is why it's important to involve your kid in a | | | | for kids are accompanied by music and supplemented |
| multitude of childcare activities that will help him | | | | by a lot of visual aids. Children these days, perhaps |
| develop physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally. | | | | due to the fast pace they're used to on television, are |
| Babysitting movement can be anything from | | | | easily bored and the teacher or daycare worker |
| performing in a school play to maneuvering the | | | | needs to constantly grab their attention with attractive |
| monkey bars. | | | | objects or sounds. |
| Even the seemingly most mundane of tasks can be | | | | Fun arts and crafts childcare activities |
| an important childcare activity if done under the | | | | Kids may or may not be fond of Math or of Reading, |
| supervision of a knowledgeable professional. When a | | | | but the student who isn't fond of manipulating |
| child learns a particular childcare activity at this age, he | | | | something with his or her hands is very rare. Arts and |
| or she must be well supervised so that he or she will | | | | Crafts are fantastic governance movement in which |
| get the maximum benefits from that activity. | | | | every child would want to participate. |
| A reason why many educators and parents shun the | | | | While performing these parenting activities, kids learn to |
| use of computers and portable gaming devices to | | | | develop their skills in cooperation and teamwork in |
| keep kids busy is precisely because they don't need | | | | order to complete a project. They also develop their |
| adult supervision for these activities. In fact, adults | | | | social skills as they share materials and help each |
| actually become a nuisance when kids are busy with | | | | other or show each other their accomplishments. |
| their PSPs or their Wiis. | | | | Arts and crafts parenting movement are enjoyable not |
| Unfortunately, these video games have little to teach | | | | only for the kids but for the adults as well. When the |
| children in terms of values, sportsmanship, waiting for | | | | children start getting messy with the finger paints, |
| one's turn, or creativity. These things are what we | | | | teachers and childcare providers can join in the fun. It's |
| learned from worthwhile infant care activities when we | | | | also said that in art, there is no "right or wrong answer." |
| were little, so it's only fair that we give our kids that | | | | This means that kids are free to work on the projects |
| same chance to grow. | | | | as they please. Crafts also help them hone their |
| Circle time as a tool for wonderful childcare activities | | | | creativity when they combine different media. |