Serial#	What did the CHILD do?	Comments-1	What did I Learn?
1	The following activities are my Grand Son, Sid, who lives in Seattle, USA. I live in Chennai.  The period is about 10 to 16 months is age.	Yes, Sid was exploring the new found world. He learns. In reality, I learn the process of Learning!!	I will write what did I understood from Sid’s actions! (So called, common Sense!)
2	Right from Sid was a small Baby, he used to make lot of Sounds, (which we did not understand!)	Also, Sid and ourselves were living in Bellvue, where the Electricity was supplied by a company from ‘Peugeot Sound’.	So, I used to call Sid, as “Sound-Rajan’! Hence the blog is named after Sid.
3	Sid came to India for his first Birth Day! One day, he came to my House in Chennai. He came to my Bed Room. (we have soft bed and Hard, Tiled floor in the rooms.) He saw a stainless Steel bowl on the Bed. He intentionally dropped it on the floor. The bowl made a big sound. He picked the bowl and dropped on the Bed; there was NO SOUND!! Now…. Sid drops the bowl again on the Floor; it makes Sound. Sid picks the bowl and throws it on the Bed; NO SOUND!!! REAPEATS it, once more and looks at me!!!	I would have never repeated such thing. (My parents would have scolded me, for this mischief!)	An activity is taken as Science, ONLY when the activity can be REPEATED many times and it produces the SAME Result!!   (I was told this, when I was in my mid 40s!)
4	Recently, Sid was crawling from the Carpetted drawing room to Wooden floored Dining room. In his right hand Sid was holding a Dump-truck, which runs smoothly on the wooden floor and slowly on the Carpet, due to friction. As long as, Sid was crawling on the carpet he was holding the truck in his hand all the time. Once he reached the wooden floor, sid threw the Truck in front of him, and crawled bare handed!!	If sid had crawled with the truck on the wooden floor, the Truck would have smoothly slipped on the floor, Sid would have fallen flat on his face and injured himself! Instead he threw the truck, in front of him!	The child learns from past experience, applies that knowledge, to progress, avoid injuries etc., instantly! This is wisdom!
5	Sid will play with many plastic cups; some are cylindrical (top and bottom of the cup are same size) and some are conical. (Mouth is wider, bottom is smaller). Sid will roll one cup at a time and watch. The Cylindrical Tumbler, will roll away from Sid, whereas, conical Tumbler will keep going in circular path and RETURN to him! Sid will start rolling Cylindrical Cups!	First time, I see, a Child watching movements, Laws of Science and using it. (I did NOT have time to watch my Son & Daughter, growing, learning)	All of us should watch how a child learns; and learn from them. This becomes ‘Common Sense’!
6	Some of you, who have seen Sid playing foot-ball, know the perfect timing of his catching, sense of directional motion, use of his right foot in perfect kick.	Who knows, Sid can become a soccer player?	We need to give opportunity for the child to develop physical abilities. Also, stimulate all his senses and mental capabilities!
7	Even as a small baby, I used to play some music, early in the morning for him. He knew the correct buttons to press, his choice of Music!	Music is soothing for the child and us!	Play music to child, as often as possible.
8	Sid does NOT like physical labor, as a baby. He will not swim, crawl, at appropriate age! Sid will only make sound to call us to bring things to him. To make Sid crawl, we used to place interesting objects just out-of-reach to him. Sid will measure the distance in his mind; stop crawling, if it is not reachable, easily!	I remembered the Tamil saying ‘கிட்டாதாயின் வெட்டென மற’ “If you can not get it, forget it immediately!”	If only, I could practice this in my real life, I would not have wasted my time & money!
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