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They Are Clay In Your Hands

Aug 25, 2023

04:36

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The podcast explores the importance of teaching children skills and exposing them to different experiences at a young age, emphasizing the limited capacity for learning as adults and the malleability of young minds that can be shaped through exposure and experience.

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Learning new skills is easier for children due to their pliable minds and parents should help them lay the foundation early on.

As adults, it can be challenging to learn new skills due to lower comprehension and responsibilities, so it's best to start early while our minds are more receptive.

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The Importance of Learning Skills at a Young Age

When we're young, our minds are more pliable and receptive to learning new skills. It is crucial to lay the foundation for language, as well as other skills like dancing, computer programming, and playing musical instruments early on. Children have the time, enthusiasm, and impressionability to easily acquire new knowledge and experiences. Parents have the responsibility to help children seize this window of opportunity and expand their range of skills.

The Importance of Teaching Children Skills and Exposing Them to Different Experiences

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Each of us, no matter how old or successful, has things we wish we knew how to do. We wish we could speak another language, or change the oil in our own car, or play the guitar. It’s not that we aren’t up for learning these things now—more so even than when we were young—but it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, as they say, even when the dog wants to learn.

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