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Learn ABC
Learn Counting
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Songs for kids
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
First two years vital for kid's IQ
TOI
WASHINGTON: A new study has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ.
Led by researchers from Tulane University, a team of investigators followed abandoned young children in Romanian orphanages over time.
The researchers found that children placed in foster care at younger ages had significantly higher IQ than those placed in foster care after the age of 2.
"Our findings suggest that there may be a sensitive period in the first two years of life in which experiences are especially important in shaping cognitive development. This work adds to a growing body of scientific evidence about the importance of early relationship experiences,” said principal investigator Charles Zeanah, professor and chief of child psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine.
During the study, the researchers tracked 136 kids between the ages of six months to 30 months who had been abandoned at birth or soon thereafter, and placed into institutions in Bucharest, Romania.
They trained social workers and recruited Romanian families to provide foster care for half the children who were randomly selected.
It was found that kids placed in foster care within the first 18 months of life had the greatest gains in cognitive development, as compared to those placed in foster care later.
The researchers found that at the age of 42 months, those placed in foster care before 18 months old had an average IQ of 94 compared with scores of 89 for similarly aged children placed in foster care starting between 18 to 24 months.
The cognitive developments were less impressive for kids placed in foster families between the ages of 24 to 30 months. Such children had an average IQ of 80, while tots placed with foster families after 30 months had an average IQ of 79.7.
A follow-up survey of the same children a year later showed IQs for the two groups placed in foster care after two years of age continued to significantly lag behind the group placed with families earlier in life.
The researchers said that the results of the study might have implications for countries grappling with how best to care for abandoned, orphaned and abused children, and re-enforce policies that favour foster families over institutionalised care for very young kids.
The study has been reported in the journal Science.
WASHINGTON: A new study has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ.
Led by researchers from Tulane University, a team of investigators followed abandoned young children in Romanian orphanages over time.
The researchers found that children placed in foster care at younger ages had significantly higher IQ than those placed in foster care after the age of 2.
"Our findings suggest that there may be a sensitive period in the first two years of life in which experiences are especially important in shaping cognitive development. This work adds to a growing body of scientific evidence about the importance of early relationship experiences,” said principal investigator Charles Zeanah, professor and chief of child psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine.
During the study, the researchers tracked 136 kids between the ages of six months to 30 months who had been abandoned at birth or soon thereafter, and placed into institutions in Bucharest, Romania.
They trained social workers and recruited Romanian families to provide foster care for half the children who were randomly selected.
It was found that kids placed in foster care within the first 18 months of life had the greatest gains in cognitive development, as compared to those placed in foster care later.
The researchers found that at the age of 42 months, those placed in foster care before 18 months old had an average IQ of 94 compared with scores of 89 for similarly aged children placed in foster care starting between 18 to 24 months.
The cognitive developments were less impressive for kids placed in foster families between the ages of 24 to 30 months. Such children had an average IQ of 80, while tots placed with foster families after 30 months had an average IQ of 79.7.
A follow-up survey of the same children a year later showed IQs for the two groups placed in foster care after two years of age continued to significantly lag behind the group placed with families earlier in life.
The researchers said that the results of the study might have implications for countries grappling with how best to care for abandoned, orphaned and abused children, and re-enforce policies that favour foster families over institutionalised care for very young kids.
The study has been reported in the journal Science.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Learn animals
If you come across good sites which teaches kids on fruits, animals,vehicles,shapes, colours, festivals, seasons, body parts then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Learn Fruits
Learn animals
Animal bus
Learn vehicles
Learn Shapes
Learn colours
Learn festivals
Learn Seasons
Learn Days and Months
Learn flags
Learn body parts
Learn to say Hello
Peekaboo
How old are you?
Learn Fruits
Learn animals
Animal bus
Learn vehicles
Learn Shapes
Learn colours
Learn festivals
Learn Seasons
Learn Days and Months
Learn flags
Learn body parts
Learn to say Hello
Peekaboo
How old are you?
Songs for kids
If you come across good sites which nice songs for kids then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Curious Geroge
Rhino song
The Toucan song
The Iguana Song
The Dinosaurs song
The Green Anaconda song
Curious Geroge
Rhino song
The Toucan song
The Iguana Song
The Dinosaurs song
The Green Anaconda song
Learn Rhymes
Learn Rhymes
If you come across good sites which teaches kids to learn rhymes then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Humpty Dumpty
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Jack and Jill
Twinkle Twinkle
Alphabet song
1-2 buckle my shoe
Five little monkeys
The wheels on the bus
Old MacDonald had a farm
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
London Bridge is falling down
Ring Ringa roses
Hickory Dickory dock
Pussy cat pussy cat
Ding dong bell pussy in the well
If you come across good sites which teaches kids to learn rhymes then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Humpty Dumpty
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Jack and Jill
Twinkle Twinkle
Alphabet song
1-2 buckle my shoe
Five little monkeys
The wheels on the bus
Old MacDonald had a farm
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
London Bridge is falling down
Ring Ringa roses
Hickory Dickory dock
Pussy cat pussy cat
Ding dong bell pussy in the well
Learn counting
Learn to count.
If you come across good sites which teaches kids to learn counting then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Learn to Count 1-5
Learn to Count 6-10
Learn to count 1-20
If you come across good sites which teaches kids to learn counting then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Learn to Count 1-5
Learn to Count 6-10
Learn to count 1-20
Learn ABC
It has videos to learn alphabets.
If you come across good sites which teaches kids to learn ABC then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Learn ABC
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/play.htm?f
Learn A-L
Learn M-Z
Learn A-Z
Learn A-Z - With body parts
If you come across good sites which teaches kids to learn ABC then please do leave the URL in comments section.
Learn ABC
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/play.htm?f
Learn A-L
Learn M-Z
Learn A-Z
Learn A-Z - With body parts
Vishwa Jeet engaged
My handsome Vishwa Jeet uncle got engaged on 24th Nov at patna. Will add sweet chachi snap after the wedding. Wishing you all the best and welcome to soon to be married club.
~Aryan
~Aryan
Happy Birthday dadee
December - 2
This is my dadee Birthday. A very Happy Birthday to you dadee
~ Aryan
Like dad, Aryan too enjoy eating raw horlicks and bournvita :-)
This is my dadee Birthday. A very Happy Birthday to you dadee
~ Aryan
Like dad, Aryan too enjoy eating raw horlicks and bournvita :-)
Friday, December 07, 2007
Dance like nobody's watching
Aryan went for vacation to India and within few days he learned to dance. No one taught him to dance, he just started following the dance sequence he observed in one of those hindi movie songs. Nimisha is happy that he didn't followed my path :-(
I was in school and in one of the parties people insisted that I should sing a song. Inspite of telling them that this is not my skills, I was virtually forced to sing a song. Thereafter, people never requested me to sing a song :-) When I dance people say that I am doing some exercise :(
Nice to see that Aryan took few skills from her mom too. Watch out this video to see Aryan clapping, dancing passionately.
Dance like nobody's watching.
I was in school and in one of the parties people insisted that I should sing a song. Inspite of telling them that this is not my skills, I was virtually forced to sing a song. Thereafter, people never requested me to sing a song :-) When I dance people say that I am doing some exercise :(
Nice to see that Aryan took few skills from her mom too. Watch out this video to see Aryan clapping, dancing passionately.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Childrens Day
On this children's day, daddy is not there with you in the celebration. But I hope you will have ball time meeting grand parents, dozens of uncles, aunties and number of little kidos as your friends.
Some interesting dates on children's day around the world
Universal Children's Day - 20 November
Argentina - Second Sunday of august
Brazil - 12th October
Central Africa - 25th December
Chile - 1st sunday of August
Colombia - Last weekend of April
Costa Rica - September 9
Cuba - 2rd Sunday of July
Czech Republic - 1st June
El Salvador - 1st October
Germany - 1st June
Guatemala - 1st October
Honduras - 10th September
Hong Kong - 4th April
India - 14th November
Indonesia - 23rd July
Iran - 8th October
Israel - 9th October
Japan - 5th May
Slovakia - 1st June
South Koria - 5th May
New Zealand - 1st Sunday of March
North Korea - 1st June
Mexico - 30th April
Nigeria - 27th May
Peru - 14th October
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Learning to ride tricycle
Click arrow to see video - Phase 1 - Aryan walking along with tricycle
Click arrow to see video - Phase 2 - Aryan sittng on tricycle.
He is dragging tricycle with his feet, yet to learn how to pedal?
Monday, September 10, 2007
Bull fight
Now that NFL star Michael Vick has been charged for dog fighting, it seems I will have to stop my Aryan's favourite sports "bull fighting".
If I bring my head too close to Aryan's head he starts hitting my head with his head and if I pretend that I am getting hurt and he won, one can see excitement on his face and he starts hitting more vigorously.
If I bring my head too close to Aryan's head he starts hitting my head with his head and if I pretend that I am getting hurt and he won, one can see excitement on his face and he starts hitting more vigorously.
Ready for bull fight
Aryan won the fight
Car
Who will be most happy seeing this snap? It's Nimisha.
When I bought my car, we wasn't sure whether Aryan will sit on the rear facing car seat. Surprisingly he did happily but his mom told US rules are just too strict and like her favourite statement "Iss se acha to India hai". There they allow children on the front seat and even on driver seat sitting on driver's lap. Well, I didn't argued whether it's freedom or lack of safety awareness.
Here Aryan got an opportunity to sit on the front seat and Nimisha didn't missed an opportunity taking a snap.
When I bought my car, we wasn't sure whether Aryan will sit on the rear facing car seat. Surprisingly he did happily but his mom told US rules are just too strict and like her favourite statement "Iss se acha to India hai". There they allow children on the front seat and even on driver seat sitting on driver's lap. Well, I didn't argued whether it's freedom or lack of safety awareness.
Here Aryan got an opportunity to sit on the front seat and Nimisha didn't missed an opportunity taking a snap.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Ja Ja Ja
I grew up watching trains passing by from my house at Sabour. Fortunately, I have a railway track behind my Gill Lane apartment and one can see goods train passing by from the patio.
Aryan gets very excited and runs towards the patio when he hears the sound of train passing by. He looks curiously, watching colourful wagon and says "ja ja ja", waves his hand smilingly, when the last wagon crosses our apartment.
I didn't taught him but he learned himself saying "ja ja ja" whenever a train, car, truck or anything very interesting crosses by. I goes flat whenever he smiles and waves his hand saying "ja ja ja".
Aryan gets very excited and runs towards the patio when he hears the sound of train passing by. He looks curiously, watching colourful wagon and says "ja ja ja", waves his hand smilingly, when the last wagon crosses our apartment.
I didn't taught him but he learned himself saying "ja ja ja" whenever a train, car, truck or anything very interesting crosses by. I goes flat whenever he smiles and waves his hand saying "ja ja ja".
Happy Birthday Mama
Happy Birthday Nicky Mama!!
I wish you all the best for your final year exams and forthcoming challenges for the job hunting.
I wish you all the best for your final year exams and forthcoming challenges for the job hunting.
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