In the age of online communication, the place of social media, smartphones, and texting in the life of a young child is a point of vital concern in the parenting of modern times. Considering this digital world at Kinder Ready Tutoring, the first early education consultancy established by Elizabeth Fraley, we believe this world through the perspective of holistic development. Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready philosophy focuses on the fact that effective school readiness is based on strong interpersonal skills, the ability to maintain attention, and the ability to experience the real world with social and cognitive practices.
The essence of the Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley approach is the cultivation of the whole child, and that is, the development of such executive functions as impulse control, concentration of attention, and the ability to solve complicated problems. Such skills are developed mainly in the course of hands-on playing, face-to-face talk, and teamwork. The superficiality and speed of interaction and texting on social media cannot sustain the in-depth, lasting cognitive stimulation that is needed to facilitate this type of development. Rather than that, Kinder Ready Tutoring aims at developing a child to read nonverbal communication, hold a longer discussion, and regulate feelings during face-to-face communication, which are the foundations of academic and social achievement and cannot be mastered with a screen.
The Effect on Communication and Social-Emotional Learning
One of the main goals of Kinder Ready Tutoring is to bring out clear communicators and sensitive people. This can be cut short by early and unconstrained access to digital communication tools. Texting and social media tend to encourage the use of short words, emojis and passive consumption, which do not promote the development of rich vocabulary, narrative thinking, and subtle expression of emotions, which are hallmarks of the Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready method.
Setting Digital Wellness Healthy Boundaries
The Kinder Ready Tutoring team believes in a proactive and deliberate approach to technology, as opposed to a reactionary approach. In the case of a young child at the early stage of learning, it generally involves not introducing young children to personal social media accounts and smartphones. The Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley model favors developing a family plan of media that focuses on:
Guaranteed Time at Developmental Activities: The first one is to have adequate, uninterrupted time to read, play creatively, explore the outdoors and talk with the family, the main activities that develop preparedness.
Practicing Balanced Behavior: Adults who consciously demonstrate using healthy devices, like setting their phones aside during meals and playtime, show that they value personal interaction in the first place.
Educating on Digital Citizenship: In the case of a mature age, one can talk about the idea of privacy, friendliness online, and critical reception of online material, which, in turn, is also relevant to the pillar of character development in our program.
Finally, Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready philosophy helps families to make mindful decisions that are consistent with long-term developmental objectives. Though technology is a necessary element of the modern world, it has to be used cautiously so as not to take over the essential and hands-on education of early childhood. Kinder Ready Tutoring equips children by instilling resilience, extensive concentration and inter-personal enrichment. Thoughtful and careful waiting and advising against use of social media, phones and texting will directly aid this mission, as parents will ensure that their child joins the classroom and the online world with the maturity, judgment and excellent communication skills required to succeed.
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