As moving images in the TELEVISION attract all, children are easily inclined to it. Young children find it difficult to focus in school and easily get bored. So, the best method is to replace the TELEVISION slowly rather than removing it altogether.
Some ideas are:
Enhance listening skills:
Children have sharp listening skills and can be stimulated by listening to rhymes and songs. This can be started at home when kids are as young as 1.5-2 years. Children love to sing along when songs and rhymes are repeated. Small songs and slokas can be played as it will create a bond with our rich cultural values.
So, at SSVM World School, one of the Top CBSE schools in Coimbatore, we play music every day for our tiny tots to hone their listening and encourage the various forms of Art.
No screen time while eating:
This rule is same for all at home! Children need to be fed stories from mythology, Panchatantra and other moral values along with the food. When we encourage kids to eat by themselves, they get excited with the cutlery and forget about the TELEVISION.
At SSVM World School, we believe learning begins at home and encourage parents to be on the same page.
Join a play group/play school:
Children learn by observation. Playing with other kids, listening to instructions from an adult, sitting in line, follow rules instils some basic discipline in them. They love to do the various activities and know how to be engaged without the TELEVISION right from an early age.
At SSVM World School, our dedicated teachers impart such values to the children on a day to day basis using our unique play way methods right from Pre KG and that’s why we are one of the Top CBSE schools in Coimbatore.
Library Membership:
Once they become 3 years old, a minimum of 20 books per month like the picture books, board books, stories, etc. Should be the goal. Since the fonts are big and books colorful, kids start to enjoy the books. Seeing their favorite cartoons in a book format excites them. They love to be read to and re-read the same book again and this develops their vocabulary. Subscribing to a children’s magazine is another great idea!
Hence, at SSVM World School we have the wonderful library facility for our students starting from kindergarten.
Classes:
Joining them in different classes like drawing, music, any sport keeps them active. Parents will also come to know about their interests. Holding the crayons will help them to hold a pencil and write! Vocal music classes incite their creativity and when they learn a musical instrument along with it, they become joyful!
SSVM World School offers various sports like the Archery, Basket ball, Swimming, Chess, Silambam, Skating and many more, students can choose from. This makes us one of the Top CBSE schools in Coimbatore.
Invest in puzzles, board games and picnics:
Choose the games according to their age. At 3 plus, children can start floor puzzles, stacking cups, identify the alphabets, number games, dinosaur jigsaw puzzles, picnics to kids’ centric places like the zoo, the beach, parks, museums, planetarium make them happy and involved and they look forward to such trips.
SSVM World School introduces all these to the budding champs and encourage them to create their skits/songs.
Parent at school:
School plays a major role by talking about the bad effects of watching TELEVISION. When it comes from their teachers, children listen better as they always look up to them! “When pepper watched too much TELEVISION”, a book from Pepper series served its purpose when read aloud in class.
At SSVM World School, our amazing teachers are the “Parent at school” and take care of every child’s needs.
Rules:
Children love rules and abide by it if we live as an example.
If it’s clearly defined that TELEVISION will just be a wall hanging, from Monday to Friday and allowed only in the weekends, children do not miss it! TELEVISION will slip out of their minds if we don’t give any importance to it. As they grow, we reason with them saying how Peppa and paw patrol remain the same and how you’re going to the next standard in school and growing big.
When people look at them in awe for not watching TELEVISION, they feel a sense of pride and hence love to continue it. Lastly, children need constant communication. At SSVM World School, we make children enjoy learning and look forward to it every day! We are one of the Top CBSE schools in Coimbatore, for a reason!
When we show them a lovely world outside the TELEVISION, children understand and move away from it!
