Research that Benefits Children and Families

Research that Benefits Children and Families—Uplifting Stories

     I want to share a story of the son of a friend In South American, Ecuador. Her son was diagnosed with Hyperactivity and was medicated. The first doctor was wrong, the report that the doctor gave to the school caused a terrible damage for the child, the people in school called to the child: ” the problem child”, they began to label him. For that reason his self esteem was low. His grades began to drop, and his desire to study.

     So his mother was seeking help in a person who makes more studies and test in investigation of problems of hyperactivity, and attention.  When she found a good researcher, that person wanted well being of the children and the first thing that she did was to be friend for the child, then she begin to talk with him, and making some test of drawing, talking with his pediatric and working together. And the conclusion of this case is that that boy never had “hyperactivity” he only had a behavior problem because in his house there  was no limits, and he grew in an environment of family problems, their parents was divorced, and he also grow without rules.

     In this case you could see the two ways of research in one case it made a damage for the kid in his self-esteem, and in the other way the good research help to him in not to be label anymore, and to resolve the behavior problem.

“Research benefits children, without such research, we would know less about children’s points of view, their wants and needs and their possibilities.”(Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne A. Rolfe, &Iran Siraj-Blatchford.2010)


THE GOAL OF EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IS NOT CREATING "PERFECT" CHILDREN, BUT PROVIDING THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT USING RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES THAT GUIDE STUDENTS TOWARD INCREASINGLY RESPONSIBLE AND MOTIVEATED BEHAVIOR."

My Personal Research Journey

My topic: How the importance of PLAY in the early years

     As we know “play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth”. (Ginsberg, K. (2007).  Play allows children to create and explore the world, practicing adult’s roles, and to negotiate for problem resolution. Physical play helps in their motor skills, communication, and math skills...

I think we need to provide to the children an environment where young children are safe to play and explore at their own place. And let them know to the teachers the importance of play,

Because now a days there are some schools that removed recess of their curriculum and take away the children the importance of play and exploration outside.

This topic that I chose passionate to me ,I want to know more about the importance of play, and why play helps and is importance for the good development of the children, what are some of the consequences in children who do not play.