Friday, 25 December 2015

What A Random Expedition Can Do For Your Kid?

Most of my childhood memories are filled with cross country camping trips and adventurous expeditions across the United States of America. My parents used to take me to some amazing locations like – Roan Mountains (Appalachian Trail) near the border of North Carolina. At the beginning of our hike, I remember standing over the bald with my mother and enjoying the wide open and amazing view. Those experiences filled my life with wondrous positiveness and made me the person I am today.

As a parent, it is important to play the part of a guiding spirit in your child’s life so that, they can explore the world that exists beyond winter carnivals and video games. Many preschool programs in NYC arecoming up with holiday projects based on the outdoor explorations so as to encourage the families to spend some quality time with children. These preschools in NYC have some logical reasoning behind this initiative -

1. Good health and physical toughness
Life presents whole lot of unpredictable challenges and we want our kids to be well prepared for them. Playground activities at preschools across NYC are not enough to demonstrate the physical endurance and state of health that one should possess. An escape gate to days filled with adventure will help parents to raise their child to be an energetic and active being.

2.  A daring trip equals to tranquil conscious
A planned day does not has much to offer. Eat, study, play and sleep. A camping trip or a campfire on the countryside puts forth unstructured enjoyment and thrilling challenges. Kids have open and wide surrounding that will enliven that exuberant personality which somehow gets lost in the daily scheduled routine. They fall, get up, explore and learn at every step. You will notice it all in their behavior- they are more enthusiastic to learn and explore new things.

3.  Getting out of ‘things’
Which play station you have gifted your child, how well he/she was dressed for the Halloween or which birthday cake he/she cut this year – many parents fail to see beyond this. Analyzing this locked-up approach of many caregivers, preschool educators in NYC are trying to enlighten the parents with get out and earn experiences approach.

4. Because you can’t learn everything in school and home!
However due to their small age, preschool goers are kept away from fire, but all they know is that fire could be lit through gas lighter. Have seen only those flowers that are planted in school garden or either in picture books. An outdoor trip would give them a learning chance to explore how life exists, how animals live in harmony with nature and diverse flora and fauna. That will cover a lot of science lessons for them!

5. Apart from having just a meal together, you ‘can’ have family time!
Nothing can sound better than this – an experience of exploring your true self as well as of your kids in the solitude of nature. Let’s peep out of the technological distractions and admire the nature and who we are. It’ll not only boost the family bonding but will also help your child to be a better and sorted person.

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