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PARENTS: An important element in a child's mental and emotional growth is the learning of altruism, the ability to consider the wellbeing of others,which some experts believe is related to the development of conscience, knowing the difference between right and wrong.MY WORD: A child learns from what the parents feel is important, the parents giving and caring becomes a part of the child's growing experience.

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PARENTS: Physical health and environment play important roles in cognitive growth. There is evidence that during pregnancy, poor eating habits or excessive smoking on the mother's part can slow down the future development of her unborn child. Lack of proper nutrition during early childhood also has been found to retard intellectural functioning.MY WORD: Fresh air, excercise and food that is mainly fruit,vegetables,cheese,milk,cereal and meat are necessary foods for the child.

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PARENTS: Acquiring knowledge about adult professions helps a child understand obligations and relationships to others. For example, a fireman fights fires; he saves people and buildings; he is a hero whom people look up to and need. Then children gradually come to realize that, for example, a father cannot be a father without a child, that teachers need students, and that doctors have patients. MY WORD: Realizing the different professions children also begin to decide that they would like to be when they grow up.

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PARENTS: Cooperative social play is important for teaching children how to use objects and activities as substitutes for the real thing. When child care center children are playing "pretend" with a playmate they are practicing principles of give and take, setting goals sharing the same space, and exchanging information. Some play involving language is good for developing both communication skills and an understanding of concepts behind the words.MY WORD: Children that attend a child care center are exposed to many different learning experiences that would not be possible otherwise.