Archive for January, 2009

Developing Creativity Among Children

Creativity is a blessing from nature but we can develop it by careful planning through education. It is necessary that parents and teachers provide healthy conditions at home and in the school. This would enable children to express themselves and contribute something new for the society, which may be termed as creativity.

Freedom to Respond: Children […]

Jerome S Bruner’s View about Cognitive Development of a Child

We have already discussed in details of the cognitive development of a child with special emphasis on Jean Piaget’s views. So this is just a follow-up to that post with special reference to Jerome S. Burner.
Bruner, a renowned educational psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the New York University made a detailed study of cognitive […]

Mental Conflict of Children and Role of the Teacher

Children spend most of their time in the school. They develop their social and cultural self in the school. They are friendly to all all and hostile to some. It is here that they come to have some conflicts either with their class-fellows or some seniors. It is under these situations that our children grow […]

Mental Complex Among Children

Repression is common in our life. We do not fulfil all our desires. We have to suppress some of them. This is all the more true in case of children. They have to modify their behavior according to social traditions and the demands of elders.
Repression of a severe type and on various occasions leads to […]