Holistic development has been defined as the development of the emotional, physical and mental abilities of children to ensure that they grow and learn better. These days much emphasis is laid on the holistic development of children. Parents and teachers play an active role in ensuring that the holistic development of children is ensured by knowing their areas of interests and helping them in excelling at the same. Each and every child is unique and their development also takes place in their own unique manner. The involvement of parents makes a huge difference and can help children in developing holistically and at their own pace.
Here are some guidelines that can help children of every age in holistic development–
1. Knowing better about their area of interest– to develop and grow, one should find their area of interest and work in the same direction. Parents and teachers should help children in segregating between the areas that interest them and the area that they are not very fond of. By identifying their areas of interest at an early stage in life, parents can facilitate their learning process and help them in excelling at the same. For example- if the child is interested in music and wishes to pursue the same then parents and teachers should encourage them to learn music professionally.
2. Offering them an encouraging environment– by encouraging children at each and every stage to do better and celebrating their small achievements parents can help them in staying motivated and excel. For the holistic development of children, parents and teachers should ensure that they are not restricting them in limitations and are offering an environment where they can thrive.
3. Developing a relationship with children- to facilitate the overall development of children, parents, and teachers should develop a relationship of trust with children to ensure that they are able to communicate their insecurities as well as expectations in a better way. For holistic development, communicating is important and can pave the path for achieving better. When children enter their teen years then this relation can bridge the communication gap and help parents in understanding their children better to support their emotional development that forms an important part of the holistic development.
4. Helping them in learning empathy- empathy is a quality that helps a person to take into consideration the feelings and emotions of others. Empathy can help children in becoming socially responsible citizens which is an important element of holistic development. Children should be taught the importance of being socially aware and respecting the emotions of others.
5. Making them realize the importance of physical health- for the holistic development of children for parents as well as teachers need to make children realize that health is the actual wealth. Children should be taught the importance of following schedules and being disciplined.
6. Letting them explore and make mistakes- letting children explore and make mistakes is an important part of holistic development because by doing this they’ll be able to realize the importance of learning from the mistakes and working on them to do better. Expansion of horizons always helps children in growing.
By taking into consideration the above-mentioned guidelines, both parents and teachers can facilitate the process of holistic growth and development. It’s never too late to begin something good and productive; thereby parents should encourage their children to expand their horizons. Growth and learning are two processes that are time-consuming and go hand-in-hand which is why parents should never stop encouraging and motivating their children to do better.
