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Can Competition be encouraged in preschool years

Dear Parents

In today's education system, we have been brought up in a particular way of education system. Our education system revolves around numbers. What numbers we have scored is important and not how much we have understood the subject and how much we like the subject.

Importance is given to practice and repetition. Understanding and liking is not important.

Parents of young children start thinking of what will happen with their child after he/she grows up in adulthood. Child to become Engineer, Doctor, CA, IT Professional is considered as really great. The life of comfort and richness is secured.

With this desire the conditioning of child starts. Parents are not ready to wait but they want child to be number one in everything that can be shown to society. Child receives accolades, trophy congratulations on stage and so many........

The preparation starts from very young age as early as 2 years. Child has to learn everything fast so the practice, repetition many times and child is busy in learning these things not fit for his/her age. The parents indulge and admire the kid who is doing academically better and other kids are compared.

Children of age group 2 to 6 years should never be brought to this cycle of achieving something and shining in society. NOT REQUIRED AT ALL.

The world for these children is their home, parents, school and the surrounding environment. Support them in experiencing this very well. All they need is caring, love and their desire to experience everything surrounding them.

If the children of this age are given freedom, love and caring such children develop as confident children. They understand the system well and being strong persons they excel in life as well.

With our education system scoring of 90% marks indicates the child is able to repeat the things taught to them 90% times correctly. It does not show any interest , liking, intelligence, caliber etc.

Therefore do not bring competition in preschool children. Let them enjoy, experiment, explore and be excited in accomplishment of the their small, small task.

Ensure child participates in every activity, let it be sweeping, cleaning, mopping etc. Their mind will register these works also need to be done. You as parent need to ensure child is safe when doing these activities. Children of this age have not developed the skill set to make themselves safe and hence parent must take utmost care and help the child with love and care.

At Little Saplings Preschool, we do not have any child who is fast learner and slow learner, everyone is equal. The choice and liking on that day is different. Every Child is unique. No competition is present. We focus on completion of task and after task completion we give another challenging task.

Competition at this young age develops negativity. Task is forgotten and child's mind grows towards scoring and getting appreciation and the view to look at others as non performers.

Constant hammering by elders saying you will get this thing if you score, achieve something. Unknowingly a unwritten contract gets established between child and elders.

We as parents have to ensure that child participates in all activities of his/her choice and not to be forced upon.

If the society starts too much celebration of winner you can explain to children that because you participated some one become first.

Participation is most important and not winning a competition. Elders should appreciate the participation.

As the child grows it understands the society better and will take the responsibility on their own for excelling the filed of his/her choice.

Trust the child and trust the god.







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