Lessons Learned From Little Humans! Weekly Email Series!
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Magnificent Monday!
I had a question come in from a parent, that inspired this response. Parent’s question, “I keep reading everywhere how important the first eight years of a child's life are, and how those years define much of their later years. If it is, so 1) how is it when we grow up, we hardly remember anything of those years. it's not in our memory mostly. And 2) What is it that we learned in those years that gets used later? You know me, I loved this wondering question, I am sure there are so many educators, parents and or grandparents thinking the exact thing. So, I created this video to explain it further. Watch it now!
Let’s start with question 1) If we don't even have memories of birth to eight, then why is it so important? What's happening during those years? And why don't we have more memories from those years? I think the reason for that is because everyday living just becomes part of the routine. It's just every day, the daily routine doesn’t create a hook in the brain. I think the reason some memories stand out is because they created a strong emotion, either of joy, happiness, surprise, curiosity, fear, anger or sadness. Those are the memories that stick in our brain because it was something extraordinary that created an emotional reaction. Our brain tends to remember those moments. In essence if you want to create lasting memories focus on creating new experiences that create some emotional response and can withstand the test of time. This is applicable in the classroom setting or at home. This doesn’t mean spending money; it means being present and giving the children the gift of time and connections with you!
Question 2) What happens during those years that then gets used the rest of our life? To answer this question, we need to look at the research done on brain development, one of my favorites is by Carol Dweck check out her book, Mindset. Carol says, there are two mindsets. Fixed mindset and growth mindset. Here’s how I understand it, fixed mindset makes us go through life with very rigid ideas, it makes us conditioned, in other words we just want to stay in our comfort zone. On the other hand, is the growth mindset allows us to look at all the setbacks in life, all the little hurdles we face in our daily life, we look at them as an opportunity to learn something, to grow, to change, to improve instead of a challenge. Change can be a challenge or change can be an opportunity, it’s how we look at it and that comes from our mindsets! How does all this relate to early years? Because in these early years is where this mindset is created that becomes the foundation. In this video I talk more about the words we use and how we can raise and educate children to have a growth mindset intentionally. Make the most of the early years, you are influencing someone for the rest of their lives!
I hope you find this video helpful, and it reminds you to create memorable experiences together. Take the time to understand the little humans in your life better, slow down and enjoy the childhood of the children in your life. If you have other questions don’t hesitate to reach out! I would love to hear from you!
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