Baatein Sneh Khel, an initiative of Dost Education, is a digital platform dedicated to fostering early childhood development through everyday interactions. It emphasizes the importance of engaging children in daily activities that promote learning and bonding.
Caregiving plays an essential part in early childhood care and education. Baatein Sneh Khel highlights the concept of Responsive Caregiving by emphasising how “care” & “caregivers” are synonyms! Responsive Caregiving is the ability of the caregiver to notice, understand, and respond to their child’s unique needs in a timely and appropriate manner. While there is a lot of research that establishes the significance of responsive caregiving, have you ever wondered what this truly looks like in the everyday lives of a family? Especially in a country as diverse as India?
This is the reason Dost Education embarked on a beautiful journey to capture responsive caregiving practices across families. In this journey, we learn about each family’s story within their unique contexts and get a glimpse of talk, care and play in action!
Key Features of Baatein Sneh Khel:
- Everyday Learning Moments: The platform showcases various daily scenarios, such as playing catch with dad, doodling with mom, or gardening with grandma, highlighting how these interactions contribute to a child’s growth.
- Emphasis on Talk, Care, and Play: Baatein Sneh Khel underscores the significance of communication, affection, and play in nurturing a child’s development.
- Visual Illustrations: The platform features images depicting different activities, providing parents and caregivers with ideas to incorporate into their routines. If you are interested in downloading and using the photos to advocate Responsive Caregiving practices in your community, please get in touch with Dost Education!
- Deeper Understanding of Responsive Caregiving: You can get a deeper understanding of Responsive Caregiving and how practices of responsive caregiving can help a child’s overall development across the 6 main domains from the National Curriculum Framework.
- Additional Resources: You can also access a Parent Resource Page and refer to a Guide for Interacting and Observing Families if you wish to undertake a similar exercise.
By focusing on simple, everyday moments, Baatein Sneh Khel offers practical guidance for parents and caregivers to support their children’s development through meaningful interactions.
