Escaping liability by putting children into play school too
early?
Are parents,
now a days, enrolling them into play schools and preschools found an easy
solution to escape the liability of nurturing their children by
Play schools are fine as long as they are just play schools and
do not force the little ones to learn too soon. What is unnecessary is the
enormous parental pressure on preschools to start teaching the 3 R’s. It looks
like the parents of present day have found an easy solution to escape the
liability of nurturing their children by enrolling them into play schools and
preschools. What they don’t know is that
this is causing separation anxiety in
the child.
Schools, which were at one time known as “temples of education”
are now transforming into commercial brand names. Many schools are attached to
big brands of companies with a motive of making profits. Some of the schools
hire brand managers to market their schools in a big way spending lavishly on
advertising/ and marketing.
Right age for formal education is six. Introduction to early
learning is not only unnecessary for the vast majority of children, but can
actually cause major developmental harm, and at worst a shortened life span. Most
children under the age of six need lots of time to play, develop social skills
and learn to control their impulses. An over-emphasis on formal classroom
instruction – that is, studies instead of buddies, or staying in instead of
playing out – can have serious effects that might not be apparent until years
later. An over-emphasis on the three-Rs at an early age can cause significant
long-term damage to children especially bright ones.
No matter how good a play group or a daycare centre is, it
cannot match the love and nurturing care that a parent can provide for their
child. Workers at daycare centres are employees – not parents – and they don’t
bring genuine one-on-one attention and love to the child that a parent can
bring.
The first few years of a child’s life is crucial with respect to
“attachment to parents.” It is imperative that, during these formative years, the
child has caring parents throughout the day for his or her all-round
development. A good option is for one of the parent to put their career on hold
for a while to give the child the very best of their attention.
Based on an article in DH 2.4.2015 by Srijaya Char
