Wednesday, September 16, 2020

HOW ARE CHILDREN IMPACTED DURING DEVELOPMENTAL YEARS IF ISOLATED WITH ANIMALS?

VIEW THE 60 MINUTES AU VIDEO AT: CHILDREN RAISED BY ANIMALS
 A SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF ABANDONED CHILDREN & ABILITY OR INABILITY TO PERFORM LANGUAGE. 2019. The attached video was in regard to Child Neglect especially during developmental years when a caregiver or parent is responsible for a child's welfare. The video shows how that development is negatively impacted when a young child has little human interaction &/or interaction mainly with animals during developmental years.  
One child was neglected at 3 years of age and lived with canines adopting their behaviors, e.g. barking, walking on all fours (crawling vs standing), etc. 
A study of a toddler interacting with an ape revealed the ape took on human behavior, but as did the child adopting ape behaviors. There are other case studies mentioned on the video.  
Per one scientists involved in these types of studies, children have difficulty performing language, if they are not taught by 5 yrs old age, as something happens to the brain when a child is deprived of human interaction. They might learn words but words are not sentences. Sentences must be taught for language, but can these types of extreme neglected children learn after 5 years of age to speak? The girl who was rescued from the pack of dogs did learn language. Her rehabilitation and growth led her back to visit her family, willing to forgive them. 
https://youtu.be/nv3ocntSSUU

Friday, September 4, 2020

THINGS TO DO FOR FUN

GIF THINGS TO DO FOR FUN
by DPearce. Edited 8/26/21
Things to do just for fun 
EXCERPTS Link 2 (with other links & our suggestions [] in brackets)
  
• Kite Flying  
• Trip to the Museum  
• Peruse a second-hand shop  
• Trip to an Art Gallery  
• Attend a theatre show.  
• Trip to an amusement park  
• Attend a concert  
• Visit a zoo or animal shelter  
• Spend the day at the beach  
• Go see a movie  
• [ Watch Movies Via Your Phone or PC.  
There are a number of online movie/tv providers & some have apps for phones.
• Volunteer (at a shelter, old folks home, etc)  
• Fruit picking (strawberries, blueberries, apples, etc)  
• Explore a corn maze  
• [An Expedition Game] e.g. THE LOST CITY, *a calming, excellently designed expedition game!*   ]  
• Read  
• Spa Night  
• Skipping rocks  
• [.Walk the Block, Do Stretches. 
 Being outdoors provides us with Vitamin D. ]  
• Puzzle building  
• Sudoku  
• Crossword puzzles  
• Word searches  
• [Codewords  ]  
• Chess  
• Checkers  
• Scrabble  [CLASSIC WORDS on GPSTORE is very similar ]
• Card games  
• Create card pyramids  
• Jenga  
• Dominoes  
• Learn to meditate  
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**DISCLAIMER**: *I do not get compensation by referencing the apps linked. I have used them & find them enjoyable.*  

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