Develop Talents in young Children at Home
Recognition and development of TALENTS in children has become one of the most important challenges faced by modern-day parents, teachers and academicians. The debate continues because all children have special talents that need to be noticed and nurtured so that they do well in school and in their later lives. In the past, poor students that is, students with limited English language and soft skills, and others from diverse cultures have been overlooked while a few ‘already gifted children’ used to be selected for various child-based competitive programs. Schools and institutions, then, used a very narrow definition of intelligence that did not account for the different ways that children exhibit their abilities, or for the fact that some children have difficulty in showing their talents. Now, more broader- and -fairer-methods to identify children with special talents are in place, and the students in many competitive programs represent much more varied backgrounds. Abacus and mental arithmetic education in this perspective is significantly contributing in bringing out hidden talents in normal children. Parents, primarily can be very important in helping their children develop their talents by working with them at home. Parents can also make schools/ institutions aware of their children’s talents, and work with them to make sure that their children are in programs that challenge them intellectually. Gradually this enables them to respond to their ward’s educational and emotional needs.

In a technologically emerging society like ours, Children’s talents should be developed as early as possible so they achieve their full potential. To make this reality, parents don’t need to be very educated themselves—or have a great deal of money, or even time to help their children learn and improve their ability to think and communicate better. Here are some things that parents can to do at home to recognise and develop their child’s talent:
• Set high academic goals for your children. Tell them that success is possible, that they will benefit later in life from doing well in school, and that families and their teachers expect them to do well. Help them develop a sense of pride in their identity, both personal and cultural.
• Although all of us have busy schedules (don’t forget that even your child has a busy one) but do talk to and play with your children. Have regular conversations about current events, what’s happening in the neighbourhood, in the family and what you all did during the day. As you go through your daily routine, explain what you are doing and why. Encourage your children to ask questions that you can answer or help them answer. Make up stories together. Here to make the conversation effective and to keep their attention intact, you may use characters like Mr. Bean and so on. Read to them, play games, and do puzzles together. You have made a CHANGE in them already. Ask your children to pay attention to the way people speak on the radio and TV (I mean education and news channels only). Talk about why learning to use good English speech patterns will help them in school and later in life.
• Pay attention to what your children like to do, such as a hobby, sports, drawing, or working with numbers with and without abacus. Help them develop those skills or you can find out where they can participate in learning enrichment and creative activities. Apart from school and abacus education, there are a few non-academic programs that give children certain advantages. Take your children to places where they can learn. Find out about fun and value based stories at the library and bookstores, and about children’s events at museums and community centers. Check out free books and games at the library. You could even use the internet in a big way in this area.
• If possible try finding a mentor (if he or she has time to spend for you) in your family or neighbourhood who can help your children develop their talents better and serve as a role model for academic achievement. In metros and urban India, children with many different learning styles, educational backgrounds and social skills participate in programs for specially talented students. Semi-rural areas are catching up too. Therefore, curriculum and teaching strategies are especially designed to be effective for a multicultural environment and parents can work or rather interact with schools/institutions to make sure that their children’s education includes :
• An orientation toward achievement and success, and high expectations. One-to-one teaching and small learning groups of students.
• Mentoring by adults or older gifted students.
• Special attention to development of communication skills, particularly for bilingual students and those who may not speak English very fluently.
• A multicultural focus and instruction based on the children’s experience. #BasheerIndianAbacus
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