being

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One of the key pursuits for any Parent or early childhood educator is to create a strong sense of ‘Being’ in Early Childhood. This is often described as children that are confident and actively exploring and creating with an emerging and great individuality. Children with a developing self awareness and interest in own capabilities. ‘The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.’ ― Martin Heidegger, Philosopher: Being and Time Childhood is a special time in life and children need time to just ‘be’—time to play, try new things and have fun. B eing is about living here and now. The concept of being reminds educators to focus on children in the here and now, and of the importance of children’s right to be a child and experience the joy of childhood. Being involves children developing an awareness of their social and cultural heritage, of gender and their significance in their world, Children’s connectedness and different ways of belonging with people, country and communities helps them to learn ways of being which reflect the values, traditions and practises of their families and communities. Over time this learning transforms the ways they interact with others. A strong sense of well being provides children with confidence and optimism which maximise their learning potential. To promote this "Being" we need to promote children's resilience's and well being, we need to embrace their own explorations of their world, their independence, their communications and interactions and therefore their understanding. Puppets, stories, dress ups, crafts, allow the developing interests and strengths to shine. “Just as in the body, eye and ear develop as organs of perception, as senses for bodily processes, so does a man develop in himself soul and spiritual organs of perception through which the soul and spiritual worlds are opened to him. For those who do not have such higher senses, these worlds are dark and silent, just as the bodily world is dark and sil