What is holiostic development in children?

Question

What is holiostic development in children?

Answer 1

Holistic or wholistic development means that we percieve a child in all his completeness. Remember that in education, it is not enought to nurture the kids academically, thus we need to nurture and develop the other aspects of a child's development:

COGNITIVE-  decision-making, critical thinking, problem solving capacities

SOCIAL- interpersonal and intrapersonal skills which involve appropriate behavior and values, relating to oneself and others

EMOTIONAL- feelings and expressions

PHYSICAL- gross motor tasks and fine motor skills used for movement, writing, and other activities involving our muscles and bones.

A holistically nurtured child will definitely meet and may even go beyond his potentials.

Answer 2

It's looking at a child as a "whole".  It means social, emotional, physical, etc. development.  Basically, it means not just looking at if they can count to 20, but how do they interact with kids etc.

Answer 3

The word you are looking for is "holistic" and it means "complete" -"all-round" and "as a single unit".

Answer 4

Like all the other labels attached to (preschool) learning, such as academic-based, play-based, holistic and  Montessori, use similar teaching techniques. Sure, they differ a bit, but are mostly the same.  After all, how many ways can you teach a four-year-old with a 20-minute attention span?

I would argue a school's label is a marketing strategy, a way to differentiate itself from the competition.  If your neighborhood already has a Montessori, for example, a self-proclaimed "holistic" pre-school would be a way to attract parents, and thus students and tuition.