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A Child's Absorbent Mind

By Rick Rakauskas

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Published: 22Dec2009
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From the moment a child is born, he starts to take in all that is happening in his surroundings.

He starts to notice his parents talking and tries to grasp the words that are coming out of his parent's mouth. He absorbs some of these words. He then attempts to mimic them. In a few months, he will say his first word, "mama".

Maria Montessori referred to this phase as the child's absorbent mind. Maria Montessori was the leading pioneer in the study of a child's developmental stage. She studied children of different age groups.

Maria proposed that a child is like a sponge, absorbing his environment. Such capability naturally flows within him. This is how he acquires his basic abilities like speaking and walking. He acquires them through living.

According to Maria Montessori, there are two phases of a child's absorbent mind. The first phase is the unconscious absorbent mind of a child. It happens from the time he was conceived by her mother to the time he turns three.

A child is not yet fully aware of his surroundings. He can not distinguish a good from bad or a right from wrong.

He simply absorbs everything around him.

Thus, it is the time to expose the child to positive and nice environment. This is the start of his developmental stage. What he will become depends on this phase.

Parents should be careful in their words. Once your child grows up and starts to say something, you do not want to hear them say malicious words.

The second one is the conscious absorbent mind. It comes after the unconscious absorbent mind.

After acquiring the knowledge to speak and to walk, a child learns to move deliberately.

Maria Montessori said that this is the time your child develops freedom. This is the period when your child acquires freedom to choose, freedom to concentrate and freedom to move.

Your child is now aware that he is walking towards a table or that he is opening his mouth to utter words. This is also the time your child starts to become independent. He starts to want to do things by himself.

A child should not be deemed as heartless, senseless or naïve. At an early stage, he discovers and explores the world by himself in his own unique way.

Maria Montessori, a brilliant educator who pioneered the Montessori method and philosophy, taught many people to focus on the child's development and growth.

Consequently, at any Montessori center on the Gold Coast, the Montessori Method and philosophy help develop your child into a complete human being.

Recognising your childs active approach to learning is vital. The worst thing you can do is park your child in front of a television, or make them sit and watch. Consequently, at Fridays Child Gold Coast Montessori, the Montessori Method and philosophy is used to train children to develop them into a complete human being.

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