The Basic Psycological Needs of a Child

. Love-Every being is motivated by the need for love. It is a more prevalent need in children because their every action speaks of love, whether it is love for an object that draws them to it or the need for love and acceptance that makes them act. It has become unfortunately common that a child is given love in a very conditional way. He is loved and accepted when he obeys the tyrannical adults that surround him. He is often torn between the love of learning and experiencing life and the love for the adult that constantly demands “don’t touch that, don’t go there, sit still and be quiet! “. A child should be loved and accepted in a way where is actions are understood and his needs are satisfied. He should feel guiltless in his urges to learn things and his curiosity and innate hunger for learning accepted.
A child also has a need to feel special and unique. He needs to feel that his own innate character is acknowledged and appreciated. It is imperative that an adult satisfy this need. When a child shows his character by his choices and actions, it should be welcomed.
A child also has a need to feel successful in his endevours. Every child has unique attributes and characteristics. A child should not be pressurized to conform to a standard behavior pattern of what adults expect children to be like, but should be accepted with all the intricacies of his budding personality. A child feels the need to learn at his own pace and at a time when he feels ready. This facilitates a feeling of success for the child. If the child is given exercises and tasks that he cannot cope with he becomes frustrated and will exert his character negatively, and reject his environment. It is therefore imperative that a child gets loads of acceptance an love and that he learns and progresses at his own pace with the freedom of his environment at his disposal.
The freedom of the environment is also a vital need of the child. Dr Montessori pioneered this sort of individual syllabus. It