Biologically, children are humans between the stages of birth and puberty. They have less rights and responsibilities than adults. As they grow up, they learn to perform tasks in chronological order.
Here are some interesting and important psychological facts about children.
- Behavior of children are observed to be better when their parents are involved in their education at home and at school.
- The most common type of developmental delay in children is language and speech problems. Speech refers verbal expressions, such as the way words are formed. Language is broader and includes expressing and receiving information, such as understanding gestures.
- Children’s chances of reading achievement can be increased by phonemic awareness and alphabet recognition.
- Drama and comedy in the classroom encourage children to listen and participate. Laughter increases a child’s capacity to remember and gives a feeling of security and contentment.
- Children who are encouraged to talk to themselves aloud have an increased probability of learning.
- Chess makes kids smart. It forces them to slow down, concentrate, use precise thinking, active both inductive and deductive reasoning as well as recognizing difficult and complex patterns
- The risk of child mortality from all causes can be reduced by 23 percent by supplementation with vitamins.
- Children who participate in laughing activities experience an increase in memory retention.
- Research found that kids aged 4-6 perform better during boring tasks when dressed as Batman.
Around the world in various cultures social attitudes towards children differ and change over time. A 1988 study on European attitudes towards the centrality of children found that Italy was more child centric and the Netherlands, Austria, Great Britain, West Germany falling in between are less child centric. Protection of child from abuse is an important goal. This includes protecting children from exploitations such as child labour, child trafficking and selling, child sexual abuse etc.
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