Nature and Freedom in Children's Physical and Mental Development

Born in the nature, children are desirous of freedom. A harmonious physical and mental development of children lies in the improvement of correspondence between nature and freedom. Beneath various forms of harmony in different areas of children's activity lies an inner relationship linked by blood. The development of children's potentiality and vitality depends on the exploration of children ?free activities. Under China's traditional education, children's desire of freedom and their creativity were killed, their natural character was denied, and the relationship between nature and freedom was cut off. In such a circumstance, only the so -called talents come about who lacked the concept of nature and freedom. Children's natural character calls for the principle of nature, and their goals for freedom lead to the social principle. Only by attaching great importance to the co - existence of these two principles could we overcome the disadvantages caused by the one - sided focus on social principle in traditional education and achieve in on all - round and harmonious development of children in their life.