{"id":31,"date":"2016-05-02T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T05:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.footprintseducation.in\/?p=31"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T07:33:37","slug":"what-is-your-child-learning-without-anyone-teaching-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footprintseducation.in\/blog\/what-is-your-child-learning-without-anyone-teaching-him\/","title":{"rendered":"What is your child learning without anyone teaching him?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you thought learning is what happens in schools alone, it is time for a rethink. While schools may have a structured learning system, that does not constitute even a fraction of what children learn by observing the world around them, both consciously and subconsciously. Everything about the world appears new and their curiosity leads them to explore and inquire. Little surprise then that you see toddlers poking their fingers into power sockets or trying to peep inside a pot.<\/p>\n

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At an early age, much of what a child learns is based on observing adults even when they are not actively trying to teach them anything. In fact a study conducted at Cornell University shows how while playing with dolls or blocks in a seemingly haphazard manner, children are actually engaging in a rational process of making hypothesis, analyzing statistical data and going by evidence!<\/p>\n

A large part of their learning process comes from mimicking adult behavior; your way of talking, your way of responding to situations, even the way you cuss and fight. With a little awareness, therefore, you can instill a number of life skills in them, without making the process strenuous and strained:<\/p>\n