Autonomy in the child

One of the most useful tools that have become a must for school-age children are planners. And it is that it is a resource that offers a wide variety of benefits for children and also for parents.

It is important and very beneficial for children to encourage their autonomy from a young age, as well as making their own decisions. With this we contribute to the development of their personality, as well as the creation of a healthy self-esteem.

Fortunately, more and more parents and educators are aware of the importance of educating children with respect, banishing authoritarianism, punishment and yelling, which are so harmful. However, many see no problem in educating using rewards and prizes.

Discovery learning was proposed by the American psychologist Jerome Bruner (1915-2016), who spent his entire career studying how children learn.

Play is essential in the development of your child. Through play, your brain can create neural connections that will allow it to acquire cognitive processes that are essential for its growth.

For some parents it is very worrying to see that their child plays alone, since doubts arise in this regard and it is normal to ask ourselves if our child is very independent and autonomous or if this goes further and is a matter of isolation or difficulties to interact.

After addressing the first three stages of the Theory of cognitive development of the psychologist Jean Piaget: the sensorimotor stage (0-2 years), the preoperational stage (2-7 years) and that of concrete operations (7-11 years), we reached the fourth and last stage.

As mothers, and as fathers, we will always want the best for our children. And it is clear that each one will have their way of educating, always valid, but ... it is also true that there are educational styles that can harm, in some areas, the development of children.