Cognitive and Creative stimulation in young children: Analysis of past researches

In 21 st century children spend more time with technology at home and in educational setting. A nasty truth associated with technological is that now parents have less time for children, without proper guidance stimulation of brain faculties of children is thwarted. With the use of appropriately designed and guided strategies the need of bridging this gap can be fulfilled. With interventions we can nourish the cognitive and creative faculties of brain of young children and foster innovation, problem solving and creation in them. This review paper provides a brief review of intervention programs for creative and cognitive development in preshcoolers. The paper synthesize findings of multiple researches conducted on cognitive and creative stimulation of preschoolers in last 25 years. Key intervention strategies include experiential activities, educational games, that stimulates cognitive and creative challenges and make learning fun and interactive. Methodology includes study design, size of the population, research design, duration and content of intervention and results of these programme. The effectiveness of these intervention programs is assesed by the outcomes of the researches. The result indicated that early nurturance and stimulation lay down the neurological pathway that facilitates learning, behavior and accomplishment in later life. Children exposed to early interventions are more likely to minimise the impact of adverse environment and biological factors. Digital intervention is a unique concept that can provide support, assistance and guidance to prime care giver along with teachers. Cognitive and creative interventions in early childhood years are proven to be beneficial in multidimensional development of children and to avoid the possibilities of developmental failures and delays.