The skills that children in the Thailand 4.0 era need to have are unique standout qualities that differ from one another. If parents are aware of their children’s strengths and weaknesses, they can enhance their skills in the right direction, resulting in maximizing their children’s potential.
For example, a mother brought her 3-year-old daughter to consult at a child development clinic, Child Medical Center, Bangkok Hospital, to discover the child’s talents. At the time, the child had started attending kindergarten at an international school where English is the primary language. After examination to see if her development was age-appropriate and whether there were any special skills or areas that needed improvement, it was found that the child had a significant talent in languages. Therefore, the doctor advised the mother to have her daughter learn another language, as language skills can be developed well at this age. The teaching method should not force the child but instead should be through enjoyable learning. The mother then let her daughter learn Chinese as a third language, finding that her daughter learned Chinese quickly and enjoyed learning languages very much. This is because the child discovered what she liked and was happy with what she was doing. Moreover, the first 5 years are when a child’s brain is fully developing, allowing for learning at full potential. Enhancing a child’s talents once discovered can help them advance even further.
Talents Emerge, Can Be Promoted Before the Age of 5
In the first 5 years, a child’s brain develops quickly, with brain cells starting to develop and increase continuously until there are numerous neural connections in the brain to perform various functions. However, after this period, the number of neural connections will gradually decrease, leaving only some for the brain to operate faster, causing a child to exhibit a talent in a certain area.
One clear example is that children will use both their left and right hands equally to handle toys before the age of 3, but by the age of 4, they begin to show clear preference by using mainly one hand, which in most cases is the right hand. Therefore, the first 5 years is a very crucial period for stimulating a child’s development.
Identifying Strengths and Reinforcing Them Appropriately
The brain’s neural connections are involved in various cognitive skills like reaction speed, memory, spatial awareness, verbal skills, expression, musical skills, motor skills, mathematical skills, artistic skills, self-control, and social skills, among others. Each person has different areas of strength.
Some children possess multiple outstanding skills. If parents are aware of these talents and promote them correctly, observing what children enjoy and are happy engaging in is crucial. Further examination with developmental and talent screening programs that offer clear tools is another option to quickly and clearly identify a child’s true self, enabling parents to appropriately foster their child’s talents. Additionally, this can help plan the development of weaker areas from an early stage.
Each child has different talents. Parenting methods and environments are very important. If they do not align with the child’s identity, it can prevent the child’s full potential development. Hence, continuous love and care from parents can help them observe their child’s strengths and talents and reinforce them in the right direction. When a child is developed and promoted correctly, they can pursue a career they are good at and enjoy for life.
Discover Your Child’s Potential at
“Child Development Clinic, Pediatric Center, Bangkok Hospital”
Today, parents can explore the talents and true self of their little ones through developmental analysis programs conducted by pediatric specialists in child development and behavior at the “Child Development Clinic, Pediatric Center, Bangkok Hospital”. Because children from 1 month to 5 years old are in a crucial phase for fostering developmental growth, finding what the child excels at, enhancing strengths, and leveraging those strengths to fully develop their potential according to their capabilities.
How wonderful it would be?
If you could enrich your little one’s potential for them to learn and develop to their fullest.
Information:
- Wanting to stimulate your child to be intelligent from the womb, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
http://www.si.mahidol.ac.th
