Early Childhood Education

              GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES Having discussed fine motor skills in my previous blog posts,  now let me focus on gross motor activities for larger muscle coordination, which is an integral part of the overall development of a child. In today's world, most of the parents are working couples who want to send their kids to English medium schools to  maintain their status in the society. They want their kids to be fluent in English, to become a doctor/engineer. And these expectations force them to work and earn, leaving their kids with some relatives or other caretakers.  When they return home fully tired, cannot give full attention to their children. They lose patience quickly and give smart phones in their kids' hands to watch any YouTube videos or play games in order to finish eating, so that parents can take rest. In this way, the children get addicted to smartphones. They are no more interested in outdoor activities/...