Developing Awareness

Helping a child to be more aware of what is going on around him is very helpful in helping him to acquire general learning skills. Being ware is the cornerstone to all learning. It leads to a growing curiosity and a desire to find out more.
An initial concentration on the senses is an appropriate and easy way to introduce young children to the world and all it has to offer. Careful explanations will have their place later on, but it is much easier for a young child to learn by actively using parts of his body to explore what is happening. By concentration carefully on the senses, children can be encouraged to become increasingly aware of the delights, peculiarities and dangers that surround them.
This will lead to a greater understanding of what things mean and how of they should respond in different circumstances. The delights of the world are there to be enjoyed but when their senses are alerted to peculiarities, could suggest that they should be cautious or it could just be a new learning opportunity. When their senses tell them that something is completely out of the ordinary, this generally indicates danger and the need to react immediately to avert disaster.