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Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers: Promoting Intelligent and Sensitive Child

The Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC) aims to enhance caregiver-child interactions through principles like focusing, mediation of feelings, and regulation of behavior. By emphasizing positive communication, emotion exchange, and sensitivity, MISC contributes to the holistic development of children, fostering their cognitive, emotional, and social skills. This approach promotes quality interaction, contextualizes child-rearing practices, and strengthens the parent-child bond. Through MISC, caregivers learn to effectively convey, interpret, and support their child's learning processes, leading to more intelligent and perceptive children.

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Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers: Promoting Intelligent and Sensitive Child

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  1. TirussewTeferra, Professor Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia March,2012 Mediaional Intervention For Sensitizing Caregivers[MISC]

  2. MISC MIC [ More Intelligent Child ] MISC [Process ] Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers MISC [Objective] More Intelligent and Sensitive Child

  3. Theoretical Foundation Theory of Mediated Learning Experience [ Feuerstein R, Pnina Klein 1990, Klein, P.S & Rye Henning 2004, Sameroff and Fiese,2000] Promoting Quality Interaction Assumptions : Child’s World • Unplanned • Undifferentiated • Unfocussed

  4. MISC cont… The child needs an adult to convey, interpret, analyze and understand his/her world.  Open inning the appetite] Leads to discovery of learning World Adult Child

  5. MISC cont… • Objectives of the MISC  Promoting Quality Interaction • Contextualizing Child Rearing (Identification of the Socio-cultural Child Rearing practices) , • Creating Expressive Affective Communication • Improve parents perceptions of the child & • Enhancing Whole Child Development.

  6. “YES-Cycle” Sharing of positive feelings CAREGIVER giver CAREGIVER giver CHILD Follows the child's lead

  7. “NO-CYCLE” Shouting CHILD CREGIVER Little eye contact

  8. Cycles of Interaction Yes – Cycle No-cycle Lack of sensitivity No turn-taking No exchange of emotions Commands and shouts Little eye-contact No follow upto the child’s initiatives • Body contact • Eye contact • Smiling face • Responding the child’s behavior • Following the child’s lead • Turning-taking /sharing of feelings)

  9. MISC Principles • Focusing (Drawing attention) • Mediation of Meaning/Naming • Transcendence/ Expansion • Mediation of Feelings Competence • Mediation of Regulation of behavior

  10. Application of MISC Principles • Focusing (Catching the Child's Attention) • Intentionality & Reciprocity • Turn-taking • Eye Contact • Positioning Insights : Verbal and nonverbal/physical contact See it ! Taste it !, Touch! Hold it ! Smell it ! Listen !

  11. Application of MISC Principles • Mediation of Meaning • Naming & expressing affect • Identifying surrounding objects, animals, plants, flowers • Situations for mediation bathing, feeding walking etc Insights : Appreciation, admiration, exaggeration, changing the intonation of voice and astonishment, changing of pitch and volume It is nice ! I like it very much! It is beautiful! Smile !

  12. Application of MISC Principles • Transcendence/Expansion • Going beyond the concrete experience, • Connecting and explaining • Clarification of processes • Discuss about things not seen and heard • Relate the present to the past and the future Insights: Identification of relevant themes for discussion. Why questions !

  13. Application of MISC Principles • Mediation of feelings of Competence • Expression of satisfaction or recognition in response to the task accomplished in good timing • Reinforcing with explanation Insights: Verbal and Nonverbal Great ! Fine ! Well done ! Clapping of hands ! Smiling!

  14. Application of MISC Principles • Regulation of behavior • Organizing and Planning • Planning before acting (reflective thinking) • Clarifying interests and goals • Matching ability to task • Managing the level of energy Insights : How ? When? Where ? Sequencing of steps !

  15. Whole Child Development Physical Motor Cognitive Language Social Emotional

  16. Discussion Points 1. Compare and contrast the behaviors of children brought-up in a No-Cycle and a Yes-Cycle behave ? Give examples of the respective child rearing scenarios. • Compare and contrast the behaviors of children brought-up with out and with a feeling of competence behave ? Give examples how parents and teachers practice these at home and at school. • How do you think children brought-up without understanding their surrounding [with out meaning] behave ? Give examples how parents can assist children to make meaning out of their environment.

  17. Discussion Points cont… • How do you think children who have no idea beyond the concrete experience would behave ? Identify strategies how parents can promote children’s learning beyond their concrete environment. • Discuss how do children brought-up with and without regulation of behavior behave ? Give examples how mothers or caregivers can promote regulation of behaviors .

  18. Implications OF THE MISC PROGRAM • Extension of the program to different settings (preschools, primary schools, child care institutions & rehabilitation centers etc.) • Incorporation of Mediation framework in ECCE and teacher education programs. • Endorsement of MISC/ ICDP by WHO

  19. Thank You !!

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