Ajar anak kenal dan cintai alam sekitar

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Explore nature


Outdoor environments are important to child development.   

THE world of nature is visible right in your backyard, on a city street, or in a forest reserve. From birth, a child starts to learn through experience, awareness and familiarity. Through sight, she learns to read, identify and understand her surroundings.   It is important to provide the right nutrition from a young age to ensure that your child抯 vision and eye-brain coordination develops normally.   

A growing child抯 diet has to be rich in fatty acids such as DHA (Docosahexanoic Acid), found predominantly in the brains and eyes.    Nutrients such as Arachidonic Acid (AA) and Choline combined and fortified with Taurine, help promote cognitive, visual and psychomotor skills in children.   

While nutrition is important, it must go hand-in-hand with the right nurturing, too. A growing body of literature shows that the natural environment has profound effects on the well-being of children, especially their psychological well-being and cognitive skills.   

Outdoor environments are important to children抯 development. Psychologists have found that kids in constant contact with nature score higher on tests of concentration and self-discipline. The 揼reener

my-alja

anything abt nature is always good ...syd

tu sebab agaknya, anak2 dulu kuat jati diri...sebab personaliti dia blend cantik dgn nature...

tak cam budak2 sekarang, nampak spider besar semut..menjerit cam  histeria

macademia

pastu.... mak2 risau bila anak2 main kat luar lama2..... takut kena gigit nyamuk.

Mmm. Mac la tu.....

my-alja

Originally posted by macademia at 3-8-2007 06:12 PM
pastu.... mak2 risau bila anak2 main kat luar lama2..... takut kena gigit nyamuk.

Mmm. Mac la tu.....

what do to mac... ...kalo kena gigit sampai berbulan nak hilang parut gigitan tu...

my doter nie putih bersih...sian dia....kekekekek, mak gak yg salah kannnn

macademia

Originally posted by my-alja at 3-8-2007 06:22 PM


what do to mac... ...kalo kena gigit sampai berbulan nak hilang parut gigitan tu...

my doter nie putih bersih...sian dia....kekekekek, mak gak yg salah kannnn

masalah parut satu hal..... mac ni takut nyamuk aedes!!

my sons everyday 1-2 hours mmg main luar......

if not at our lawn, mmg we bring them walking to the parks.

my housing area pulak byk lakes & ponds, so ada la ducks and fishes that you can actually feed

they call it some nature reserve within a housing area.

its a law here that every suburb mmg kena ada forest reserves and things like that. so its not all buildings.....

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Menerokai alam sekitar bersama si manja

Keindahan alam terbentang luas di mana jua, baik di halaman belakang rumah atau di pinggir jalan, mahupun di hutan simpan. Bagi si manja, seawal kelahirannya, mereka belajar melalui pengalaman, kesedaran dan kebiasaan diri.

Melalui penglihatan, minda mereka mula membaca, mengenal dan memahami persekitaran. Menurut kajian, 80 peratus daripada pengetahuan si kecil dicapai melalui penglihatan.

Oleh itu, amat penting pemakanan yang baik diperkenalkan dari awal lagi untuk memastikan penglihatan serta koordinasi mata ke otak berkembang secara normal. Pemakanan si manja perlu diperkaya dengan asid lemak seperti DHA, sejenis asid lemak yang banyak didapati di otak dan mata. Nutrien seperti asid dokosaheksanoik (DHA), asid arakidonik (AA), kolina yang digabung dan diperkuat dengan taurina, penting sebagai penggalak tumbesaran optimum kebolehan kognitif, visual dan psikomotor kanak-kanak.

Kajian-kajian membuktikan bahawa alam sekitar mempunyai kesan berpanjangan terhadap kesejahteraan si kecil, termasuk kesejahteraan psikologi dan perkembangan fungsi kognitif/permikiran yang lebih baik.

Antaranya:

* Persekitaran luar penting untuk perkembangan jati diri dan autonomi kanak-kanak. (Bartlett 1996).

* Kanak-kanak yang mempunyai pemandangan dan pengalaman alam semula jadi lebih tinggi mempunyai tahap ketekunan dan disiplin diri. Lebih pemandangan, lebih tinggi kebolehan mereka. (Wells 2000, Taylor 2002)

* Kanak-kanak yang bermain dengan kerap di persekitaran semula jadi menunjukkan lebih kemahiran motor fizikal, termasuk koordinasi, keseimbangan dan kelincahan dan mereka tidak kerap sakit (Grahn, et al. 1997, Fjortoft 2001).

* Apabila kanak-kanak bermain di persekitaran semula jadi, permainan mereka lebih beraneka bentuk, memaparkan lebih imaginasi dan kreativiti yang menggalakkan kebolehan bahasa serta bekerjasama (Moore & Wong 1997, Taylor, et all 1998; Fjortoft 2000).

* Pendedahan kepada persekitaran semulajadi menjadikan perkembangan kognitif/pemikiran kanak-kanak lebih baik dengan menggalakkan kemahiran mengolah, kesedaran dan pemerhatian mereka (Pyle 2002).

Ketua Jabatan Pendidikan Persatuan Pencinta Alam Malaysia (MNS), I.S. Shanmugaraj berkata: 揚ermainan di kawasan persekitaran luar merangsang secara keseluruhan perkembangan kanak-kanak lebih daripada persekitaran dalam.

揂nak-anak yang kehilangan 憇entuhan

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Getting to know Nature

WHEN should environmental education begin? In Primary One or kindergarten? The answer is

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Wet and wild

Exposing a child early to bodies of water will enable him to get familiar with the unusual creatures and plants in that habitat.

A CHILD absorbs knowledge from his surroundings and 80% of what he learns is acquired through vision. We are shaped and influenced as much by unique childhood experiences as the first lessons from our parents.  

Parents need to provide their kids the right exposure as this can affect their learning. The neighbourhood is ideal for new experiences.  

Once your child is familiar with the environment around him, you may want to take him from terra firma to the water world.  

Exploring the wet world

A project that never fails to fascinate kids is measuring rainfall. It encourages good hand, eye and brain co-ordination.  

Get empty plastic soda bottles and have your child mark their sides in centimetres using a waterproof ink marker. Cut the top half off the bottle; turn the tops upside down and place them in the base of the bottles. You now have a home-made rain gauge. Place these in different parts of the garden. At the same time each day, measure how much rain has been collected in the gauge. Together with your child, chart the water measurement on graph paper.  

Do this daily for about a month; talk to him about the uses of water and how precious it is.  

Creatures and life cycles

Ponds, streams and lakes, usually accessible to city dwellers, are ideal places for activities that centre around life in the water. Before you begin, get these 搕ools

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Belajar dari alam sekitar

Bilakah agaknya waktu paling sesuai mendidik anak mengenai alam semula jadi? Darjah Satu? Tadika? Jawapannya - jauh lebih awal dari itu. Pendidikan alam semula jadi berasaskan pengalaman diri memainkan peranan utama dalam pembentukan sikap, nilai dan bakal mencorak kelakuan seumur hidup terhadap alam sekitar.

Ketua Jabatan Pendidikan Persatuan Pencinta Alam Malaysia (MNS), I.S. Shanmugaraj berkata, memandangkan kanak-kanak belajar mengenai alam semula jadi melalui interaksi, maka pendidik dan penjaga perlu menitikberatkan kekerapan serta mutu interaksi kanak-kanak dengan alam semula jadi di awal usianya lagi.

揜amai kanak-kanak kurang berpeluang mendapat pengalaman sedemikian. Malah, terlalu ramai si kecil tinggal dalam suasana tersisih dari alam semula jadi,

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Wants and needs

Let抯 use our creativity to help children wake up to the wonders of nature.

TIM, a four-year-old boy, was afraid to walk on grass. The reason: he had never experienced the feeling of grass against the soles of his feet.

His parents were either ignorant of the necessity for contact with nature or chose a routine where their children had no quality interaction with nature.

As primary educators, parents and teachers have the opportunity to teach the wonderful subject called Nature. Let抯 call upon our creativity to help children wake up to the wonders of nature. In doing so, we need to address how we live as adults, and how we are going to encourage kids to have fun outdoors.

Studies have shown that 80% of a child抯 knowledge is attained through vision. Through their vision, their young brains learn to read, identify and understand their surroundings and settings. For the physical brain and eyes to grow well, children require appropriate nutrition, including DHA, AA, taurine and choline, especially in the early years. But what about their psychological well-being?

A growing body of literature illustrates that the natural environment has profound effects on the well-being of children, including better psychological wellbeing and superior cognitive functions. When children play in a natural environment, their play is more diverse. The use of imaginative and creative play fosters language and collaborative skills.

The modern family has developed around a cog of accessories rather than necessities. Accessories are subsidiaries which come along with something more crucial and important, but are in fact non-essentials. Count the number of necessities you have and the number of accessories present. Shocked?

Another thought

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Magic of symbiosis

WHY do we have problems living with others when all around us, nature shows us ways of living with apparent competitors? Just look around us and observe nature's secret of harmonius living.

A child below 12 attains 80% of his knowledge from what he sees, so we should provide opportunities for our children to learn from nature.  

Symbiosis is a Greek word that describes various degrees of close relationships in nature. It is used to describe both beneficial and parasitic types of relationships. The best type of symbiosis is seen in a relationship called mutualism.  

This is where both parties benefit from one another. This can be seen in how certain creepers use the trunks of trees to climb towards open air and sunshine, and they thrive on this advantage. Their leaves grow large and they are able to produce large amounts of nutrients.  

These excessive amounts of nutrients are passed on to the supporting tree and the tree benefits from this sharing process. It is a living example of how the right nurturing and nutrition go hand-in-hand.  

Another example of symbiosis is seen in the relationship between the clownfish and the sea anemones. The fish protects the sea anemone from predators, while the stinging tentacles of the anemone protect the clownfish from predators.  

Symbiosis can also be seen in the form of commensalism. This is when one party benefits while the other does not suffer any disadvantage. For example, birds build their nests in trees. The trees protect the birds from predators and provide a home for other animals too.  

The trees also provide a sanctuary for insects which birds thrive on. Although birds benefit from the tree, the tree has nothing to lose. In fact, it is apparent how beautiful a tree with birds is compared to a tree devoid of any living creatures.  

There are other forms of symbiosis such as parasitism where one gains at the expense of another, and amensalism which describes a relationship which is disadvantageous to one but does not affect the other.  

Consider the Nile crocodile and the Egyptian Plover bird. The Nile crocodile picks up numerous parasites that are harmful to it. The Plover bird, on the other hand, feeds on these parasites which provide a source of sustenance. The crocodile allows the bird to walk all over it, even to the extent of entering its jaws to clean up the parasites. The small bird in turn is protected from predators as they are wary of the crocodile.  

Indeed, nature provides a treasure trove of lessons for our young children. Our children can learn much about social integration and harmonious living by observing how living things complement and sustain each other.