The human brain and kids in preschool


Here is the main reason why I am highly sceptical to sending kids to preschool/kindergarden (barnehage) before they are three. Brain science, to put it simply.

I do have other arguments, the main one very simple – that I just believe that it´s best for the child to be with its mother most of the time from 0 till 3. But other than my own personal view of the matter, it is actually research of the brain and what happends in a child´s brain the first years that is my main argument for my conviction.
Today... after some consideration I decided to post an article about Preschool teachers critical of too young kids in preschool on my Facebook page, and comment on it in the online newspaper. It is not to condemn. Therefore I decided, as I´ve already ripped off the bandage and been vocal about my opinions, to write a little on my blog about why.

I know this is a highly controversial theme, especially in Norway where most women send their children to preschool from 10 months to 1 year. I know some of you reading this may be single mothers, be a couple of low income, loving your jobs so much, having a high mortgage on your house... and believe me, it´s hard for me to write this on my blog that I know people with all sorts of backgrounds read. I don´t want to be condemning, but I also don´t want to keep important information I have to myself. I could probably write a chapter on all of this, maybe a whole book, but I won´t. All I have when it comes down to it, is this, my own opinions and my own story. Maybe – one day – I will share some from my own story and why I believe a child, the first years, needs to have the safest people around the most.

The extract (utklipp) above from a research done by Life Model Works talks about two years from conception. Why do I say three? Here is another extract from their research.


I don´t think I will say more at this point. If anyone has comments, please let me know. And if anyone wants to discuss this or ask me questions, please don´t hesitate to write me in my inbox on Facebook or mail.

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  1. Spennende bloggpost som jeg nok må si meg ganske uenig i ;) Men spennende at du oppfordrer til diskusjon. Det er selvsagt slik at en sak alltid har to sider, selv om jeg ser din side av saken så mener jeg at barnet i det lange løp ofte vil tape på å starte i bhg seint (evt ikke gå).

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  2. Så bra du kommenterer og sier din mening!! Veldig åpen for innspill, er klar over at jeg kan ta feil og at det er flere sider av saken.

    Jeg er enig i at sosialisering er bra for et barn, men er av den oppfatning at det behovet ikke er det viktigste når barnet er 10 mnd - 1 år. Selvfølgelig må barnet bli stimulert og ikke bli liggende på ryggen hjemme, og ha nær kontakt med foreldre, besteforeldre, gjerne søsken og f eks åpen barnehage/lekeplass, men tror mor er et mer grunnleggende behov for at hjernen skal utvikle seg optimalt og at de nervetrådene som trengs å bli bundet sammen, får grobunn til det :-)

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  3. English:

    I agree with Karete that socializing is important for a child, but that being around Mom is more important for development of a healthy brain and the neural cells (I hope that is correct English), and that socializing is more important on a later stage then 1 year.

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