Parents shape their children’s development :-
- Directly: By the tasks they pose, the ways they respond to particular behaviors, the values they promote, and the patterns of behavior they model
- Indirectly: By selecting many of the other contexts to which children are exposed, such as the places they visit, the means by which they entertain themselves, and the children with whom they play (hence the characteristics of the people in the environment is important)
Children shape their parents’ behavior :-
Through their interests, temperament, appearance, verbal ability and other characteristics that influence parent-child interaction
In Phyllis' Riccia Schoolhouse - Zhi Hui Xue Ting, we characterise the quality environment as:
- Parents who have choosen us, confidently know and support what we advocate.
- Children in the program are enjoying themselves and interacting with nature as they play and learn both indoor and outdoor.
- There are small groups of children (fewer than 15) and low ratios of teacher to children (at least one adult for every 6-15 children)
- Activities organized for children are appropriate to their developmental levels and abilities yet meaningful in scaffolding their learning.
- Equal attention and time are devoted to the whole child (i.e., language, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development)
- Staff meet regularly to plan and evaluate the program
- School and parents/families cooperate and work collaboratively to improve the learning experience of all children
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