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[Information on boosting immunity] Building children's brains and bodies ④

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Recently, the new coronavirus has taken the world by storm.
In this corner, you can find information on how to build a body that can withstand corona,
We will introduce excerpts from past musubi magazines and books published by Seishoku Publishing.
The 18th installment introduces an interview with Takako Ozaki from "Musubi Magazine February 6 issue". (all XNUMX times).
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“There is a critical period in upbringing and upbringing.”

Enthusiastic about playing outside around the island Relaxing and exercising with friends
　I hope you have a general understanding of food initiatives to nurture the healthy mind and body of children.
　Next is "play".At Futaba Kindergarten, children enjoy outdoor play all over the island throughout the four seasons.
　During the lecture, a video was first shown of the participants using cardboard as a sled and sliding down a grassy slope while cheering.Several children slide together on a single piece of cardboard, but some children stand alone and ride like a skateboard.
　According to Ms. Kozaki, most children today are unable to stretch their hands straight, grasp the edge of a cardboard firmly, and then bend over. "The bodies of children are degenerating," he lamented.
　It's a simple game called "grass skiing," but without realizing it, children grip the cardboard firmly, slide while maintaining their balance, and when they reach the bottom, they pick up the cardboard and go up to the top. I'm here.
　On the next slide, the children held on to a rope hanging from a tree branch and swayed.There is a swamp below, but children who have strong grips such as grass skiing will not fall off in "playing Tarzan".
　And in the summer, you can go swimming on the beach.
　The kindergarteners wear traditional rubber sandals.Recent sandals often have a string attached to the heel, so if you put rubber sandals on, it will come off with a snap.
　Therefore, children will naturally put more effort into their feet, and the rubber sandals will not come off.

Sixth sense cultivated on the previous floor Acquired instinctual self-defense techniques
　Kozaki says.
　“The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology often says to nurture the five senses. The five senses of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching are nurtured in ordinary life. It's a feeling, a heart to feel.This is something that teachers, parents, and adults can't teach us.It's the natural world that teaches us this."
　When playing against nature, children may rub their feet on rocks or fall and get injured.However, it seems that children do not say "it hurts" even if they bleed.
　"I don't want people to say, 'It hurts,' and say, 'Let's go back to kindergarten.' No, life is important, so they instinctively learn how to protect themselves.Children's play is as important to their growth as food."

Food that is safer than lessons Quietly during lunch
　Mr. Kozaki says that "gift education for children" is not about lessons or cram schools, but about getting in touch with nature and friends and moving your body to your heart's content.
　In addition, parents are told, "If you can afford to spend time on cram school or lessons, please use absolutely safe basic foods such as rice, miso, soy sauce, and salt. Rather than sending cram schools, You will grow up to be a child with great wisdom," he says casually.
　Of course, at kindergartens, for example, the expensive natural salt is used to make umeboshi, which the mothers also cooperate with. "My children eat the most expensive food in Japan," says Ms. Kozaki.
　Children play outside and run around in the garden, but when it comes time for school lunch, they suddenly become quiet.
　Other than waiting patiently for the food to be served, answering the calls of the kindergartners on duty for lunch, and singing school lunch songs, there is almost no private conversation.When they start eating, they smile and smile, but only the sound of chopsticks hitting the tableware and the sound of chewing reverberates in the classroom.
　The contrast between the "movement" of play and "stillness" can be seen not only during school lunch hours, but also when the staff talks to the children.
　“What surprises other kindergarten teachers is the children's ability to concentrate. When you stand in front of the teacher and start talking, you can turn to the teacher and listen to what they are saying.We never give orders or force them.However, as part of group education, there are rules, conventions, rules, things like this. I will teach you properly."

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Takako Ozaki
Born in 1947 in Shikanoshima, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture.He graduated from Kindai University Kyushu Junior College Nursery School.He is the president of Futaba Kindergarten, a school corporation.He is the director of Shikanoshima nursery school.In 9, he ordered a "sun-cut hat" to protect against harmful UV rays from Australia, introduced it quickly, and published it in the manual of the Ministry of the Environment.Since 12, he has pursued childcare for children, such as working on "true food education" activities based on traditional Japanese food.Since 18, she has been working with pediatricians from Fukuoka Women's University and Shimonoseki Municipal Hospital to set up the "Society for Considering Dietary Education for Children" and researching the effects of Japanese food through dietary surveys, health surveys, and lifestyle surveys at home. .Since 27, she has started joint research with Professor Atsushi Nanakida of the Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, on "children's motor skills through childcare through play".In 16, he won a special award at the "Regional Food Education Contest" by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and has won numerous awards related to food education, agriculture, and environmental education.Incorporating traditional Japanese food into school lunches and ensuring children's freedom through playful childcare will lead to the improvement of children with developmental disorders, autism, and atopic dermatitis. , has been featured in many magazines.He gives lectures all over the country on "Food education and play" for the healthy growth of children.