I am usually fascinated by the ability of toddlers to remember people's faces despite their lack of self awareness and premordial cognitive faculties. They are curious and very observant and can even 'sense' their parents. They are always learning and don't take anything for granted.
I agree with you I feel as if I learn so much from my toddler. She has a great memory which really surprises me at times, she tends to remember things I usually forget about. I like how she puts so much attention to most of what she does and even if she is just a toddler she can even be more careful than I sometimes.
They learn how to speak a language or two in just 3 to 5 years, they learn how to walk, they learn how to count in each language they learned, they learn about emotions, colors, pain, happiness, and anything you can think of in a matter of 3 to 5 years. It's simply amazing. An adult wouldn't dream of accomplishing all that even with help and time. Think about how hard it is to learn a new language. Yikes.
Not all kids learn in same way, some are fast learner where as some are slow learner. Toddlers learn according to their mental capacity. However, it is true that learning spend in toddlers is greater than the learning speed in adults. That's because toddlers' brain is blank and it is waiting to be filled with information.
Toddlers are in the stage of learning the environment, my opinion only. It is noticeable that a toddler can be amused with a person maybe because of his face or attire or even with the odor. Not to brag but I seem to have a magnet for babies and toddlers that they easily become at home with me. But there are people I know that toddlers do not like maybe because of his face. I believe that toddlers are exercising their memory so they easily recognize you when they see you for the second time.
That is very true. Toddlers like some faces and easily become friendly with them. This is true for me too. Kids become friendly with me easily and I consider it as a privilege..lol Their mind is like a white paper where nothing is written. They observe things and based on their experiences it is filled in. So it is very important to treat them in the right way. There is no wonder why children from families where parents often quarrel each other sometimes develop psychological issues.
Well, as for me, we could generalize it that toddlers are very active in recognizing faces, things, or anything that they have come in contact. I know there are factors that influence that active memory recalling skill of that child. It has how they are taken care of, how they are nurture and of course, from their lineage where there is an intelligence parents or forefathers for that matter.
It is interesting to think about how they see things and they way that they are forming memories. I miss having those kinds of things to think about on a daily basis and multiple times in a day.
I totally agree, and imagine how hard it is for me to learn a new language while a toddler would learn it really quick and can be fluent.
A child's brain is malleable in a sense where it can easily hold and form new information because they don't have anything else to worry about and their only job is to learn. They're the most determined to learn human beings on the planet. Why do you think they copy adults and try to be like them? No person has that much determination to do something as a child does.
I totally agree, I remember imitating everyone when I was a kid. I was once a doctor, a pilot, and a soldier at least when I was a kid. And yes, kids do really love to learn. I remember my younger brother learned a new language when he was a kid while I had a hard time learning the same language.
I learned how to speak English in less than a year because I was taught by a sibling. I really wanted to learn how and I always attempted to speak it. I think I learned before I turned 5 years old because I already knew how before going to Kindergarten which is good that I did. Now, I'm more adept at speaking English than I am in my original language.
I'm fascinated with how toddlers can stay focused on the here and now; they can be totally present. If they are playing a game, or having a conversation, or listening to you when you are talking to them, they have a laser-like focus that is extraordinary. They are very smart, and can understand certain things even if they are not talking yet. When I was working in a daycare center, I used to be fascinated by the youngest toddlers who, although they couldn't yet talk, could understand what you were saying to them. If they were told to 'sit right here' or 'go give this to so and so' they would be able to do these things. Amazing, simply amazing.
that was nice, well my brother stayed for a while in Ilocos which is here in my country. He stayed there for a year and he was so fluent with the dialect that you would not even think he was not really from that place. As for me, I did try learning it, I do understand some of it but I really can not speak ilocano, learning english was way more easy for me since I started studying it early.
You would be surprised what you will see out there, even if you think that you've seen it all! I, for one, am told many rare things by my parents. For example, they say that I memorized entire commercials verbatim when I was merely three years old! I find it difficult to believe, but they convincingly argue that it is true......
They have the sharpest memory and powerful senses. It's amazing how they pick up silent 'cues' like good and bad person. How loving and impartial they are about their caring and loving nature towards animals and people.