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06 Mar 2023 17:12

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Parents and Teachers should know Child Psychology

Parents and Teachers should have an understanding of child psychology. Understanding child psychology can be incredibly helpful for parents and teachers. When adults have a good grasp of child development and behavior, they can create environments that foster healthy growth and development. This includes understanding the stages of cognitive, social, and emotional development that children go through and being able to identify when children might be struggling with specific developmental tasks.

Knowing child psychology can also help parents and teachers to better communicate with children. Understanding a child's perspective and how they process information can help adults to tailor their language and teaching style in a way that is more effective for the child.
Finally, understanding child psychology can also help parents and teachers to recognize and address behavioral issues. When adults are aware of what is typical for children at different stages of development, they are better able to recognize when a child is experiencing difficulty or engaging in behavior that is outside the norm. This can lead to earlier intervention and support, which can be critical in addressing issues before they become more serious.

In summary, while it may not be necessary for all parents and teachers to have a deep understanding of child psychology, it can be very beneficial in creating a positive and supportive environment for children's growth and development.

#770192

06 Mar 2023 18:48

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If the parents and teachers can understand the psychology of their children and students, it will be helpful for them to bring them up properly in the correct direction. In addition to psychology, they should understand the interests of the children so that they can deal with them better. A parent should spend sufficient time with his/her kids and understand how they are behaving and how to tune them properly. But these days many parents are not having free time and they may be leaving their children to servant maids.
In earlier days because of common families, even though parents are busy, grandparents used to spend some time with the kids and understand them properly. But these days we are having the concept of nuclear families and grandparents may not have the chance to spend time with their grandchildren.
In this aspect, the role of the parents is more important than the role of teachers, I feel.

drrao
always confident

#770344

11 Mar 2023 19:50

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This is an essential topic. Not all teachers but some teachers do not follow a thing from the side of children. Their half hand listening and creates fear in children on teachers and thereby on the school itself.
That too we can shift the school but if parents acts without understanding children psychology, an intervention of psychologist is expected.
In one house I have seen that when a child tried to say something as happened in school playfully, her mother chided her to get ready for tuition class. The face of the child got changed and then went to tuition. After returning from tuition, on seeing her father, again with happy mood approached her father. He also sullen on her ashe was busy in talking with his wife, child of mother.

#770345

11 Mar 2023 21:10

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Child's psychology is nothing but it is the study of the behaviour of the child in various situations and circumstances in home or school. If the parents or teachers can guess what is going on in the mind of the child then they can take corrective actions to keep the child in correct path. So understanding psychology of the child is of paramount importance as without that it would not be possible for the parents or teachers to know the behavioural pattern of the child.
While dealing with children we should not adopt shortcuts but try to understand their mental status and their feelings and then decide the further course of action. The mind of a child is very delicate and soft and we must handle it carefully taking all the precautions possible.

Knowledge is power.

#770381

12 Mar 2023 17:55

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#770345 is perfectly right that the mind of a child is very delicate and soft. Nobody knows to which side the mind of the child will got diverted. The only way is on the part of especially parents, the stress is here on parents as there is no other persons in the house as of the old system of joint family with uncles, grand fathers etc., have to sit and speak with the children with patience to show them right way. Otherwise the outside person enter into the picture and utilize the chance.

#770389

12 Mar 2023 19:40

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I agree with the views of the author that parents and teachers should know the psychology of the child. For teachers, it is possible, since they study child psychology at the time of B.Ed. But for parents, it is not possible. They do not know about child psychology.

We should or the school should arrange a training session for parents it would really help them to understand the child's psychology and to act accordingly.

Honesty is the best policy.

#770390

12 Mar 2023 20:40

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For the healthy growth of kids, both the teachers and parents have to understand their psychological needs so that the kids develop healthy attitudes towards lives. Many times, they remain confused for something or the other and in absence of proper guidance, they are at loss regarding the best possible ways to tackle such problems.
When we see that their parents are busy with their own activities and the family members are limited because of nuclear family sizes, their issues remain unresolved and even in the schools such problems cannot be addressed because of limited time of the teachers. Hence such environments create impediments for their healthy growth.
To tackle such issues, parents need to take proactive roles in eliminating their doubts and the kids would be more comfortable with their closeness and there would be a better development of their personalities.

Parents and Teachers should know Child Psychology

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