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How Sensory Play Boosts Brain Development in Toddlers: A Guide for Parents in Kerala

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  The initial years of a child’s life are extremely significant for brain development. During this stage, a toddler’s brain grows rapidly and forms strong neural connections, especially between birth and five years of age. Sensory play is one of the most effective ways to support this growth. It helps children learn through their senses—touch, sight, sound, smell, and movement. Sensory play can be simple, low-cost, and easily integrated into daily life, especially for parents in Kerala. This article discusses the benefits of sensory play in supporting toddler brain development and explains how parents can effortlessly practice it at home. What Is Sensory Play? Sensory play refers to activities that encourage toddlers to explore the world using their senses. Through these activities, children are given opportunities to touch, see, hear, smell, and move in different ways. Examples of sensory play include playing with mud, water, or sand, listening to music and everyday sounds, fe...

Preparing Your Child for School: Essential Skills Before Entering LKG or UKG

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  The childhood days in school are a thrilling event of life to the children and parents. The lower kindergarten (LKG) or the upper kindergarten (UKG) is most of the time the initial formal education a child is exposed to. It is not the one that is related to academic pressure and heavy learning. Rather, it is concerned with making kids feel secure, self-sufficient and prepared to have fun with learning. This is made easy by preparing your child with a few simple skills before you start school and this makes this transition smooth and happy. This article determines the basic requirements that children are expected to master before joining LKG or UKG in a simplistic and practical manner. 1. Emotional Readiness Emotional development is one of the most crucial parts of school preparation. Capacity to keep off parents: Children must be taught gradually to spend some hours apart from their parents without any anxiety. This can be exercised either by leaving them to grandparent...