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When we talk of human development “PILES” stand for:

P = Physical, I = Intellectual, L = Language, E = Emotional and S = Social

Development in 3 to 6 years is a sub-phase of a first stage of development of children. In this phase child bring his learned, observed and watched activities into practical format. He wants a freedom to practice them all by himself. Adults/teachers over helped or prohibition are a great hindrance for his development at this time. Research shows that at the end of 6 years child’s personality completely developed.

 Physical Development during 3 to 6 years of Age: At this stage child is very active, energetic and imaginative. The value of physical development and the role they play in a child's entire life is very important. A young child's physical growth first begins as muscles gain strength with use and children gradually develop coordination. The development of muscular control is the first step in this process. It also involves activities such as:

·           Running around outside

·           Jumping on the bed

·           Grasping a parent's finger

·           Balance on one foot for sometime

·           Washes and dries hand with assistance

·           Is able to use spoon without spilling

·           Can torn pages in a book one by one

·           Kick, bounce and throw ball

·           Can put on and take off coat

·           Jump from low steps

·           Pedal and steer a tricycle

·           Walk and run forward

·           Walk on tiptoe

·           Move large toys easily

·           Go upstairs like adults, but still placed both feet on coming down

·           Able to sit crossed legs

·           Dance on music

·           Touch toes while legs straight

·           Full of energy

·           Love for outdoor games

Lingual Development during 3 to 6 years of Age: Language skills also continue to improve during early childhood. Language is an outgrowth of a child's ability to use symbols. The more words a child uses in sentences, the more sophisticated the child's language development. Language develops in sequential form, phrases with inflections, simple sentences, and complex sentences. Children learn many new words all the time. Parents, siblings, peers, teachers, and the media provide opportunities for children to increase their vocabulary. Parents are children's very first teachers and when it comes to language development, parents who actively engage their babies and children in conversation can have a great impact on the child's ability to communicate verbally. Talking to babies is a wonderful way for them to begin understanding the rhythm of speech, laying the groundwork for later verbalization. Reading to babies and children, as well as enjoying music with them are other ways that young kids can internalize speech patterns, tone, and inflection, paving the way for them to become expert speakers. Most important lingual skills learn at this stage are:

·         Tell name, age, address and sex

·         Love sing rhymes and songs

·         Reading stories again and again

·         Sentence structure improved rapidly

·         Grammar also improves continuously

·         Happy to engage in conversations

·         Understand nouns and plurals

·         Always in a questioning mode

·         Able to start counting, and know the alphabets, numbers, shapes and colors

·         Feeling happy after listening humorous stories

·         Have some difficulty in pronunciation of v, r or th.

·         Vocabulary increases

·         Speak native language correctly, sometime more than one languages

Intellectual Development during 3 to 6 years of Age: Children change more quickly than elder’s. It seems that you can blink your eyes and your child has grown and developed. At one moment they are throwing balls in the box the next moment they are flipping the pages of a story book. Then they start reading of their own choices story books. Different activities and games can enhance their intellectual development.

·         May blow bubbles in drinks

·         Know colors and different shapes

·         Use children’s scissors

·         Interested in playing with peers, understand rules and roles

·         Count objects and recognize them

·         Matches shapes, colors, alphabets and numbers

·         Solve puzzles

·         Hold pencil properly

·         Draw shape (circle etc), alphabets and features (head, face, legs, arms ) very brilliantly

·         Likes to paint and colors

·         Can build a high brick tower and bridges

·         Knows primary colours