The importance of interaction and relation when working with children?

Question

The importance of interaction and relation when working with children?

Answer 1

Children are born a blank slate so i believe up until the age of 5 will learn eveything they need to know from there surroundings and the people in their lives.  Children will learn through trial and error and may test adults. It is at this stage that it is vital to teach them morals and to instill in them correct behaviours in society through positive influence and role modelling.....  Children are constantly watching and learning all behaviours from everything around them, ie fighting styles, language skills, food tastes etc......  Always do ur best to demonstate acceptable behaviour.

Answer 2

Look at the latest research on brain development.  In brief, we're born with more brain cells than we end life with.  A newborn has more brain cells than an adult.

From those early ages, the synapses start to connect based on the child's physical interaction with the outside word.  If a particular area of the brain does not receive much stimulation (e.g., auditory function) it never fully develops.

Additionally, children are constantly forming, testing, and adapting schemas.

What would happen if they did not receive interaction with others?

Sorry, not a direct answer, but hopefully points you in a direction.

Answer 3

I saw a study done on babies recently.  They did a language assesment test on...I think...9 month olds?  They played a Chinese language video for them and it ended up that the video had no effect on the children learning Chinese.  But when the lady showed up in person and did the exact same things in the video, that group of children responded well to the language tests.

You also see this in newborns in other areas.  If a baby does not get around other babies very often, it may take longer for him or her to crawl, sit up, etc.  Some babies, if they have not played with other babies, may start to crawl or sit up on their own shortly (within days) of playing with babies that do these things.

That holds true to older children as well.  In the classrooms I have taught in, they are generally multi-age.  So a 6 year old is working with a 3 year old.  That interaction and relationship has always been beneficial to both children to improve their learning and social skills.

I went to one talk by a psychologist who was talking about dealing with difficult students in the classroom.  She said the first thing she asks teachers when they talk about difficult students is, "Which teacher has a good relationship with that student?"  Quite often, the answer is (unfortunately) none.  Often times, resolving that issue has cleared up many other issues they were facing.

Matt