Children and Socializing

An infact is usually and always born without a culture or norm. As we are all social animals, we are bound to socializing 24/7. Without friends and peers, there is no survival for us. When the child is growing, especially in the early stages of childhood, they tend to experience the most intense socialization period as they will be attending school and making new friends. They will need to learn the basic cultural techniques. Looking at the people and the world around us, different parents have several techniques of their own to nurture their children on socialization. So that their children are well taken care of and they don't land in the wrong society.

One of the most famous ways of socializing is the formal education methods. Children are educated in a classroom environment. They interact with friends and teachers as they learn on a daily basis. They make new friends and discover new stuff daily as they are being educated also. This is a typical today's scenario.

Another form of socializing method is the informal education. Informal education is what we call "home-schooling". Some might consists of a small group of students in a private environment and others might just be a person-to-person teaching. This is not so encouraged by our society as children will not learn to make friends and they will be bound within the walls of their home and their parents. Every child needs an environment that is condusive enough for fun learning so that it encourages learning. This is a good way to get rid of boredom as children get bored easily.

Morever, parents should encourage group activities especially on weekends. This is to help develop the child's mental ability as well as strengthening them physically. With these healthy activities like camping and visiting the parks on weekends, children will have a fresh mind throughout the week. It will encourage them to absorb study material better.

As we age further in the world, only females are taking lead of children's socialization. For example, in a day care centers, most nannies are females and at home most mothers are concerned for their kids when it comes to finishing up school homework and studying. Also, in neighbourhoods we can see that most baby-sitters are teenage girls. This is because the understand the whole idea of child development. Parents should encourage their children to mix around with every other kid to encourage cross-cultural socialization. These children will be exposed to different cultures and they will be able to accept friends no matter where they come from. This is a very important measure, so it should be taken in consideration right from the early stage of a child's childhood.

Chilren can be sent to churches on weekends. It will be another technique of socializing. They will be given religious teachings as well as making them better beings in future. It starts from scratch. So parents, should watch their kids when they are young and not when they are all grown up. Socializing is a very important element for a child. Parents should encourage them with it to avoid their kids to turn into anti-social freaks or computer nerds.

Compiled by Jasneeta Kaur Bhullar =)