#childrendevelopment

NGOs in India working for child welfare consider a 360-degree approach for their development. From their childhood care to pre-primary education, nutritious meals to education in school. The young children living at construction sites often suffer from malnutrition, under-nourishment, accidents, and innumerable health problems. Elder children of construction workers often must take care of their younger siblings while their parents are at work, and this results in them being out of school.

As one of the best NGO for kids in India, Sakshi centres provide holistic day-care focusing on the cognitive and behavioural development of the children, nutrition, health and hygiene. Children are enrolled in three groups according to their age. The ones aged between 0 to 3 years are taken in Sakshi’s crèche, 3 – 6 year old children are enrolled at Sakshi’s Balwari centre, and the children from 6-14 years of age are enrolled in the Non-Formal Education group operating from the same unit.

Our Core Work

Preschool activities for children under the age of 3

Nutrition-rich food for every kid

A Day Care program to meet the social development needs of the child

Conduct regular growth monitoring and health checkups

Immunization Drive

Celebrate important days

Stubborn Child 

For kids, playtime is a natural and delightful way to stay active, be fit, and feel cheerful. From birth to adolescence, they require plenty of uncontrolled playful activities to keep good mental and physical wellness and to master basic life skills. There is no ideal or wrong way to play. Parents just need to let their kids play without being judgmental. Let them explore their surroundings and learn from them.

Children who play have better cognitive, physical, social, and emotional health. They gain an understanding of the outside world and self through playing. The optimal time for parents to interact fully with their children is during play.

Numerous studies discuss a range of issues that have impacted play, such as a fast life, change in familial relationships, and a focus on academics and extracurricular activities at the expense of unstructured play or leisure. The safety advantages that would come from child-driven play could be reduced as a result. kid activists must take into account all variables that obstruct optimum growth and fight for conditions that enable each kid to completely benefit from play since each child deserves the chance to live up to their own ability.

Through play, children develop skills they need to succeed in school, work, and relationships, like

Confidence

Self-worth

Resiliency

Networking

Self-determination

Enthusiasm

Coping abilities

Parents can have a great time and develop lasting relationships with their kids through playtime. While a parent or caretaker can encourage and participate in their child's play, they shouldn't control them. They must allow their kids the space, opportunity, and freedom to play. Children cannot enjoy their playtime if an adult controls all of the how, what, and when they play.

Children frequently like to bring difficulty and unpredictability into their play. Children challenge their limits and learn about themselves through difficult play. Through play, they develop risk management skills that they can apply in the real world. From birth, parents should encourage their children to grow. Teach them fundamental skills such as cycling, swimming, and road safety. Explain the value of not giving up, learning from mistakes, and having confidence in oneself.  Help them know their limitations and constraints. But let them enjoy themselves as they explore during their playtime.

Playtime not just helps children to learn about their surroundings and self, but also how to coordinate their physical motions, communicate with peers, follow rules, and beyond. But the scope of learning goes far deeper than these.

Here's a list of things that can be taken to improve and promote play.

Laud their performance. It's likely that your child enjoys some free play on a daily basis.

Provide toys with an array of possibilities. Simple toys enable the highest level of imagination.

Limit extracurricular activities.

Invite the nearby residents.

Set screen time.

Let boredom hits them. 

Be honest, and lead by example.

Hence it is clear that play has a bigger impact on a child's early development than you might think. Simply set out some time each day to spend with your child and allow them to engage in unrestricted play. You'll be on cloud nine when you see the outcome.

Like moths to a flame, kids are lured to toys. Children tend to create toys with everything available, even if there are none around. Children adore being active and discovering their surroundings. All that is brand-new, and fascinating, and offers possibilities for learning. Toys are crucial in a child's life. There are so many alternatives available that they may accommodate almost any persona and learning approach. Toys could serve as an engaging and original approach to introduce ideas and thoughts while also making learning fun to look forth to.

Toys aid in the growth of language and physical, psychosocial, emotional, and intellectual skills. It is essential for developing joyful, imaginative, and independent youngsters. Hence, it is crucial to give emphasis to the ideas behind games and toys since they have significance for a child to be an asset to society at each phase of his growth. Children can learn through role-playing, self-education, and emotional expression with the use of toys in addition to gaining an understanding of the world around them. This is so that kids may better understand larger concepts because toys are often employed as metaphors for various other things.

Here are a few of the most prevalent and significant ways that toys are useful.

Acquire motor skills

It's important to teach kids how to connect with their environment in a secure and healthy way. A great way to do this is with toys. Make them play with toys and games that will help them get the abilities they need to do other tasks more accurately. It takes practice and attention to develop hand-eye synchronization and control over both large and small motions. Painting is one excellent artistic exercise for both fine motor and expressive abilities. Playing with water or sand and building blocks are a couple of preferred toys that help in this regard.

Fixing problems

The relationship between toys and child development is ideal. Young kids have smaller attention spans and are better off when new knowledge is delivered in a fun way. It will make it simpler to get hold of their interest for the amount of time necessary for them to learn what they're entitled to.

Analyze cause and effect

Every action has impacts, whether good or bad, and kids need to gain an understanding of this. A suitable way to go about this is with toys. A young toddler could pick up this lesson by splashing a toy in the water while getting wet in their face. Something that requires pressing a button or operating a toy in a specific way to produce another motion or action is another great instance.

Socialise

Toys designed for numerous children are some of the greatest for their initial growth. Long-term achievement depends on interpersonal skills like sharing and cooperation. They are going to benefit from developing good group dynamics and teamwork skills because they will need these skills when they start school.

Emotional Expression

All kids should be trained in healthy emotional expression skills. They frequently experience retained pain, difficulties with development, or even internal traumas as a result of being tucked away and concealed, which affects them for the rest of their life.

A fun way to speak about the value of expressing thoughts and feelings could be through play. Encourage your youngster to use toy characters to tell a tale and discuss how various situations affect how they feel. A damaged toy, for instance, may spark a discussion about grief and distress.

Building identity

A kid has an ideal chance to identify the things he or she likes and doesn't like during the process of growing up through playing. Children get to develop their own identities using their creative minds and interactions as sources of knowledge. They begin to gather tidbits of insight into what sort of games they enjoy and the areas in which their skills lie while using their senses when playing with toys, either on their own or in teams. The child's personality traits are thus formed as a result of the interaction between every new component.

Observation and Information Processing

Kids develop physical endurance and obtain a better grasp of how the world runs through outdoor activities. Children particularly enjoy playgrounds with slides, swings, and climbing frames. Yet another great teacher is nature. Children enjoy looking at their surroundings, watching the creatures they see, and playing with them. Asking your child queries about what they observe will help them pay more attention, better retain details, and communicate them to others. Also, instill in them the value of showing kindness and compassion to animals and plants.

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