WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.030 Today, on Blooming Curious we're talking about how we can use 00:00:03.030 --> 00:00:08.369 Maslow's hierarchy of needs to motivate children to love learning. 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:16.490 This blog post that I wrote on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and how it links to 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:22.019 children's motivation, it's probably one of the most popular posts that I have. 00:00:22.649 --> 00:00:30.179 Now Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist who in 1943 published a paper 00:00:30.179 --> 00:00:36.449 called The Theory of Human Motivation, and in this paper, he said that humans 00:00:36.449 --> 00:00:43.289 have an inbuilt desire to fulfill our own talents and our possibilities. 00:00:44.099 --> 00:00:47.729 And he then takes us through this hierarchy, almost like a little 00:00:47.789 --> 00:00:55.649 ladder of, so to speak, of how we go through different stages in life, to 00:00:55.649 --> 00:00:58.319 eventually reach self-actualization. 00:00:58.769 --> 00:01:03.120 Which is the stage related to personal growth and learning. 00:01:03.569 --> 00:01:09.509 And basically before we can get to this, the top state, really, there are 00:01:09.509 --> 00:01:14.039 a whole list of bottom ones that we have to get through before we can actually 00:01:14.039 --> 00:01:16.680 reach the stage of self-actualization. 00:01:17.260 --> 00:01:18.460 And that got me thinking. 00:01:19.330 --> 00:01:25.000 And I wrote about this in one of my newsletters, actually to my subscribers. 00:01:25.990 --> 00:01:30.790 Is that I remember so clearly one day we were on holiday in South Africa and 00:01:30.790 --> 00:01:37.330 going to a flea market and there outside the flea market was a woman sitting 00:01:37.330 --> 00:01:39.700 with her two children under a tree. 00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:45.580 And to me that was such a stark difference in terms of her kids, which 00:01:45.580 --> 00:01:49.899 just sat so close to her with these wide open eyes, they didn't move. 00:01:51.490 --> 00:01:56.320 And I contrasted that what I was seeing inside this park where kids were 00:01:56.320 --> 00:02:00.160 running around and they was screaming and laughing and have a fun time. 00:02:00.730 --> 00:02:05.920 I thought, why is it that her children are just sitting there so quietly, so close 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:11.079 to her, and these other children were running around having the greatest time. 00:02:11.829 --> 00:02:15.010 And then I realized it was Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 00:02:15.490 --> 00:02:19.360 Her children hadn't had their basic needs met yet. 00:02:20.050 --> 00:02:24.760 Whilst those in the playground that were running around and laughing, 00:02:25.149 --> 00:02:27.640 those kids had their basic needs met. 00:02:28.420 --> 00:02:32.680 And when we think about this hierarchy of needs, we can see how 00:02:33.279 --> 00:02:37.480 things like poverty, for example, hold children back from learning. 00:02:39.070 --> 00:02:43.779 And so Maslow's hierarchy of needs can be used by us teachers 00:02:43.779 --> 00:02:48.909 and parents, to actually help children fulfill their talents. 00:02:49.359 --> 00:02:50.560 And their possibilities. 00:02:51.339 --> 00:02:53.919 So as I go through this hierarchy, 00:02:53.919 --> 00:02:59.019 I think it's really important that we think about curiosity, which is probably 00:02:59.049 --> 00:03:00.909 right at the top of the hierarchy. 00:03:01.359 --> 00:03:06.159 And curiosity is really a motivation to ask questions. 00:03:06.789 --> 00:03:10.899 And nobody can be motivated to ask questions unless you have a full 00:03:10.899 --> 00:03:16.779 belly, which starts right down at the bottom with our physiological needs. 00:03:17.269 --> 00:03:21.169 And for us, it means providing for our basic needs, feeling safe, 00:03:21.200 --> 00:03:24.919 having enough food, having fresh water, all those kinds of things. 00:03:25.640 --> 00:03:29.119 And when we think about this in terms of how children learn. 00:03:29.929 --> 00:03:33.859 Providing proper nutrition and health care, this supports 00:03:33.919 --> 00:03:35.989 children's physical development. 00:03:36.619 --> 00:03:41.450 And it is fundamental for their physiological needs. 00:03:41.899 --> 00:03:45.859 Because if you're hungry, when you don't feel well or you're 00:03:45.890 --> 00:03:48.829 ill, or you haven't slept. 00:03:49.519 --> 00:03:56.879 Or you are living in a home where your basic physiological needs aren't 00:03:56.899 --> 00:04:01.190 met, there's not going to be much chance of you coming to school the 00:04:01.190 --> 00:04:05.299 next day, and actually being able to focus and concentrate and learn. 00:04:05.879 --> 00:04:08.139 In the west, our needs are over met. 00:04:08.159 --> 00:04:09.299 We eat too much. 00:04:09.449 --> 00:04:10.700 So, how does this 00:04:11.429 --> 00:04:15.239 bottom of the pyramid need actually affect our children's learning. 00:04:15.929 --> 00:04:16.769 Well, I think. 00:04:17.099 --> 00:04:19.709 That we need to start thinking about what it is that we're 00:04:19.709 --> 00:04:21.599 feeding our kids proper nutrition. 00:04:21.989 --> 00:04:24.239 A child can't focus on learning at school. 00:04:24.239 --> 00:04:27.059 If they're bouncing off the walls because their whole lunch box was 00:04:27.059 --> 00:04:29.400 just full of sugar and treats. 00:04:29.479 --> 00:04:31.099 If we want children to learn. 00:04:31.729 --> 00:04:36.109 It's all great that they're coming from homes where they've got food in 00:04:36.109 --> 00:04:38.340 their bellies, that they feel safe. 00:04:38.729 --> 00:04:41.219 That they've, you know, slept in a nice warm bed. 00:04:42.180 --> 00:04:45.960 But yet we're seeing children come to school in the west that actually 00:04:45.960 --> 00:04:49.409 are unprepared properly to learn. 00:04:49.840 --> 00:04:52.029 These are kids that are being raised on sugar. 00:04:53.619 --> 00:04:58.869 It's no wonder that some of these children can't actually even focus to learn. 00:04:59.499 --> 00:05:04.509 And so for me, one of the first things, when a child has problems, staying 00:05:04.629 --> 00:05:10.599 focused, is instead of rushing off to a doctor to get them on an ADHD medication, 00:05:10.989 --> 00:05:15.009 perhaps it might be a good idea just to look at what their diet is like. 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:21.669 So when we look here at ourselves and how we are so fortunate in 00:05:21.669 --> 00:05:25.659 the west to have all our basic needs, met most of us anyway. 00:05:26.239 --> 00:05:27.519 We are so very lucky. 00:05:28.599 --> 00:05:33.519 But yet some of those kids are being fed incorrectly and that does not 00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:36.699 set them up for proper learning. 00:05:37.499 --> 00:05:41.069 Now the next step up is of course, safety and security, providing 00:05:41.069 --> 00:05:44.999 a safe and secure environment so that children feel protected. 00:05:45.449 --> 00:05:47.279 This reduces their anxiety. 00:05:47.999 --> 00:05:53.909 It's also about setting boundaries for kids to help make life predictable. 00:05:54.189 --> 00:05:55.959 Children thrive on boundaries. 00:05:56.379 --> 00:05:59.079 And there's this fabulous book that I read many years ago 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:01.449 called Boundaries for Kids, I think. 00:06:01.449 --> 00:06:03.959 And I think it's written by doctors, Townsend. 00:06:04.679 --> 00:06:09.929 It's a fabulous book and it really helped me to be a better parent because 00:06:10.109 --> 00:06:15.599 it really showed and highlighted the fact that children thrive when they 00:06:15.599 --> 00:06:20.309 have boundaries, children's thrive when life is predictable, when they 00:06:20.339 --> 00:06:22.289 know what's going to happen next. 00:06:22.769 --> 00:06:27.779 When they know that when you walk through their door or when then they walk through 00:06:27.779 --> 00:06:29.879 a classroom, they know what's coming. 00:06:30.569 --> 00:06:35.579 You know, for children who live in homes that are unpredictable or that live 00:06:35.609 --> 00:06:38.669 in families that are dysfunctional. 00:06:39.119 --> 00:06:41.399 There is no predictability. 00:06:41.909 --> 00:06:45.809 It causes tremendous anxiety and I can speak to that from 00:06:45.809 --> 00:06:47.399 our own personal experience. 00:06:47.819 --> 00:06:50.039 I grew up in a dysfunctional family. 00:06:50.329 --> 00:06:53.009 Where nothing was predictable. 00:06:53.339 --> 00:06:59.369 And so I can tell you from personal experience that predictability 00:06:59.369 --> 00:07:01.169 makes life safe for children. 00:07:01.799 --> 00:07:06.749 And so in our classrooms and in our homes, Life needs to be predictable. 00:07:06.779 --> 00:07:09.479 Children need to know how far they can push the boundaries. 00:07:09.749 --> 00:07:13.499 And when they overstep that boundary, what the consequence will be. 00:07:14.039 --> 00:07:17.039 Because that makes life easy to navigate. 00:07:17.339 --> 00:07:21.179 And when life is easy to navigate and you feel safe, your belly is 00:07:21.179 --> 00:07:23.339 full, you know your parents love you. 00:07:23.699 --> 00:07:26.369 You know that your school wants the best for you. 00:07:26.739 --> 00:07:30.099 That life is predictable and you know, what's coming your way. 00:07:30.459 --> 00:07:35.739 It's much easier than to focus on the next step in Maslow's hierarchy 00:07:35.739 --> 00:07:40.359 of needs, because you feel safe, you feel secure, your belly's full. 00:07:40.869 --> 00:07:44.589 And so that's really important to think about when we are 00:07:44.589 --> 00:07:46.870 raising and teaching children. 00:07:47.140 --> 00:07:50.020 Our classrooms can not be chaotic spaces. 00:07:50.289 --> 00:07:51.880 They need to be predictable. 00:07:52.150 --> 00:07:55.929 As teachers that means that we need to be organized. 00:07:56.500 --> 00:07:59.739 It doesn't mean that you have to be rigid because we all know that so 00:07:59.739 --> 00:08:01.569 many new things happen every day. 00:08:01.599 --> 00:08:03.669 You can't always stick to the timetable. 00:08:04.149 --> 00:08:07.209 But children need to know, basically what's coming their way. 00:08:07.459 --> 00:08:11.449 So providing the safe and secure environment where children feel 00:08:11.449 --> 00:08:14.239 protected really reduces anxiety. 00:08:14.659 --> 00:08:19.309 And we all know as teachers that children who suffer from anxiety do 00:08:19.309 --> 00:08:22.069 not learn as well as those who don't. 00:08:22.549 --> 00:08:30.109 So we need to make sure that all these elements of having boundaries of ensuring 00:08:30.289 --> 00:08:35.389 that we are predictable and that life is as predictable as possible really helps a 00:08:35.389 --> 00:08:37.789 long way towards helping children learn. 00:08:38.510 --> 00:08:43.069 Our next step up in this hierarchy of needs is love and belonging. 00:08:43.319 --> 00:08:46.800 This highlights, the importance of social interactions to fulfill 00:08:46.800 --> 00:08:50.430 children's needs for love and friendship, and a sense of belonging. 00:08:50.939 --> 00:08:56.670 Spending quality time with our children and encouraging friendships, so that 00:08:56.670 --> 00:09:02.100 children feel loved and cared for, this is the third step in the hierarchy of needs. 00:09:02.470 --> 00:09:06.100 And when it comes to love and belonging, we all know, especially when we dealing 00:09:06.100 --> 00:09:10.060 with these early childhood children, that their friendships, are above all 00:09:10.090 --> 00:09:12.220 the most important thing to these kids. 00:09:12.670 --> 00:09:16.150 And so when we're in his primary school setting, when early years 00:09:16.330 --> 00:09:20.290 program, it's those friendships and those relationships with our 00:09:20.290 --> 00:09:22.510 children that are the most important. 00:09:22.510 --> 00:09:22.930 Right? 00:09:23.230 --> 00:09:27.520 So building those relationships with children, finding out about what it is 00:09:27.520 --> 00:09:31.600 that they like, what it is that they enjoy doing, where are their talents? 00:09:31.660 --> 00:09:33.340 That's what we need to be focused on. 00:09:33.640 --> 00:09:38.980 As parents and as teachers is building up our children's self-esteem 00:09:38.980 --> 00:09:41.709 really, which is the next step in the hierarchy, by the way. 00:09:42.100 --> 00:09:46.689 But children need to feel that they're loved and that means that we have 00:09:46.689 --> 00:09:48.820 to spend quality time with them. 00:09:49.300 --> 00:09:51.820 And that brings me to something I've spoken to before. 00:09:52.300 --> 00:09:55.990 If our children are trying to have a discussion with us and we're on our 00:09:55.990 --> 00:10:00.640 phones well, that's not really going to give them any kind of sense of that 00:10:00.640 --> 00:10:01.959 they feel loved. 00:10:02.199 --> 00:10:02.379 Okay. 00:10:02.439 --> 00:10:05.349 That's going to make them feel that they are second class citizens 00:10:05.559 --> 00:10:09.129 and that your phone is more important than the conversation 00:10:09.129 --> 00:10:10.479 that you're having with your child. 00:10:10.809 --> 00:10:11.979 Or your student. 00:10:12.400 --> 00:10:18.339 And so when your child or your student is talking to you, we need 00:10:18.339 --> 00:10:22.809 to give those children 100% of our attention so that they feel that 00:10:22.809 --> 00:10:27.670 they matter so that they feel that what they have to say is important. 00:10:27.949 --> 00:10:31.519 That we think it matters that they matter. 00:10:31.939 --> 00:10:35.809 So when it comes to love and belonging, we're obviously going to help 00:10:35.839 --> 00:10:37.939 children navigate their relationships. 00:10:37.969 --> 00:10:42.169 We're going to help children navigate all these social 00:10:42.199 --> 00:10:43.849 problems with their friendships. 00:10:44.109 --> 00:10:49.900 We're going to give them the structures and perhaps helpful hints to help them 00:10:50.019 --> 00:10:54.880 to navigate friendships and to make sure that they are actually good friends, 00:10:55.059 --> 00:10:59.619 that they not mean that they not bullies, that they not saying ugly things to 00:10:59.619 --> 00:11:04.599 their friends, but that they are kind and welcoming and accepting of everybody. 00:11:04.599 --> 00:11:04.989 Right. 00:11:05.259 --> 00:11:06.219 That's what we want. 00:11:06.819 --> 00:11:12.369 And that whole love and belonging is about making your children and our students 00:11:12.369 --> 00:11:15.999 feel that they are loved and that they belong in our classrooms, in our homes. 00:11:16.299 --> 00:11:21.819 And so giving them our full attention and creating a safe spaces for them 00:11:22.119 --> 00:11:28.660 to ask questions, for example, so that they know that their thoughts, 00:11:28.880 --> 00:11:35.859 their ideas, their interests, are important and that they matter. 00:11:36.160 --> 00:11:41.229 And that's how we create the sense of love and belonging in 00:11:41.229 --> 00:11:43.059 our students and in our children. 00:11:43.610 --> 00:11:48.439 Now the second last rung in our hierarchy of needs is self-esteem. 00:11:48.529 --> 00:11:52.340 And this is focused on activities that promote self-confidence 00:11:52.370 --> 00:11:54.229 and a positive self image. 00:11:55.219 --> 00:11:59.509 It's recognizing children's achievements and their unique abilities and 00:11:59.509 --> 00:12:02.569 celebrating independence and grit. 00:12:04.009 --> 00:12:09.920 Kids with good self-esteem are more likely to cope with mistakes and 00:12:09.920 --> 00:12:12.170 they feel proud of what they can do. 00:12:12.860 --> 00:12:16.999 And so often now we're seeing kids with low self esteem and when a child 00:12:16.999 --> 00:12:20.900 has low self esteem, that is when they are more likely to go and get 00:12:20.900 --> 00:12:25.459 hooked up with groups that perhaps we don't want them to be hooked up with. 00:12:25.789 --> 00:12:29.479 This is when they are going to go look for place or for people that 00:12:29.479 --> 00:12:30.829 are going to make them feel good. 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:31.759 Right. 00:12:32.090 --> 00:12:36.709 So, what we need to do is we need to give children that self confidence 00:12:36.739 --> 00:12:38.329 and that positive self image. 00:12:38.660 --> 00:12:42.860 And I think that comes to us as parents and teachers, we need to 00:12:42.860 --> 00:12:44.809 stop doing things for our children. 00:12:45.259 --> 00:12:48.259 And when I say that, I mean, we need to stop carrying their backpacks 00:12:48.259 --> 00:12:49.130 for example. 00:12:49.400 --> 00:12:52.459 Because what that is telling our children is, you know what, sweetie, 00:12:52.459 --> 00:12:55.699 you are not strong enough or big enough to carry your own backpack. 00:12:56.180 --> 00:12:58.160 We need to do that for our children. 00:12:58.699 --> 00:13:04.100 We need to get them understanding that they have what it takes, that they're 00:13:04.100 --> 00:13:06.170 strong, that they're independent. 00:13:06.870 --> 00:13:11.580 Grit is one of the most important traits that we can give our children. 00:13:12.749 --> 00:13:17.039 And if children have grit, they are more likely to succeed. 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:22.600 Because it's that perseverance that sees us having success later on in life. 00:13:22.880 --> 00:13:26.360 Often there are so many people who are super smart, but they don't 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:27.830 have that grit and perseverance 00:13:27.830 --> 00:13:29.780 so they just give up before they get there. 00:13:30.170 --> 00:13:33.620 And this is such an important trait we need to leave our children with. 00:13:33.980 --> 00:13:38.030 We need to encourage them to have grit. 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:40.850 That whole thing about self-esteem. 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:43.070 We need to give them challenges. 00:13:43.400 --> 00:13:46.430 You know, when you look at children who are playing video games. 00:13:46.730 --> 00:13:51.470 They love games with challenges, the thing where they can get to 00:13:51.470 --> 00:13:55.880 that next level, get the next badge, um, open up the next prize. 00:13:56.150 --> 00:13:57.350 They love challenges. 00:13:57.890 --> 00:13:58.940 And then what do we do? 00:13:59.090 --> 00:14:00.440 We take away challenges. 00:14:00.680 --> 00:14:03.110 We don't ask them to ask questions. 00:14:03.230 --> 00:14:06.110 We try not to make life hard for the poor little things. 00:14:06.410 --> 00:14:08.450 We try to wrap them up in cotton wool. 00:14:08.690 --> 00:14:11.540 We try to take away all obstacles. 00:14:11.780 --> 00:14:15.530 And then we hear about things like lawn mower, parenting, and helicopter 00:14:15.530 --> 00:14:20.270 parenting, where we trying to just, you know, make our children's lives easy. 00:14:21.170 --> 00:14:25.280 And what we're actually doing is making their lives hard because we're 00:14:25.340 --> 00:14:31.850 taking away a chance for them to push themselves, to give them challenges, 00:14:32.000 --> 00:14:34.850 so they can actually meet those challenges. 00:14:34.850 --> 00:14:37.850 And when they do, they feel so proud of themselves. 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:42.770 And it's that pride in themselves that builds their self esteem. 00:14:43.250 --> 00:14:44.360 And that's what we want. 00:14:44.390 --> 00:14:48.469 We want children to have strong self-esteem. 00:14:48.890 --> 00:14:53.540 And to have that we need to give them challenges and to have that it 00:14:53.540 --> 00:14:57.770 means that we need to back off and let them have a bit of a struggle, 00:14:58.430 --> 00:15:02.300 'cause that struggle creates character. 00:15:03.140 --> 00:15:04.550 So let's not forget that. 00:15:05.480 --> 00:15:09.170 And then we get an, a last rung of Maslow's hierarchy, 00:15:09.170 --> 00:15:11.240 which is self-realization. 00:15:11.460 --> 00:15:12.900 So their bellies are full. 00:15:13.170 --> 00:15:14.100 They feel safe. 00:15:14.130 --> 00:15:15.420 They feel secure. 00:15:15.660 --> 00:15:17.460 We've given them our full attention. 00:15:17.460 --> 00:15:18.630 We've given them love. 00:15:18.660 --> 00:15:22.050 They know where they belong in their families and in their schools. 00:15:22.470 --> 00:15:24.240 They have high self-esteem. 00:15:24.460 --> 00:15:27.670 We've given them these small little struggles that they have overcome, 00:15:27.820 --> 00:15:29.500 which has built their self esteem. 00:15:29.500 --> 00:15:32.170 And now they have grit and they have perseverance. 00:15:32.920 --> 00:15:39.650 And now they can actually get to self realization or as Maslow 00:15:39.670 --> 00:15:41.640 calls it self actualization. 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:46.170 And this is the last step in the hierarchy of needs. 00:15:46.530 --> 00:15:50.040 And this is related to personal growth and learning. 00:15:50.700 --> 00:15:55.650 And now is the time that we provide children with opportunities when they 00:15:55.680 --> 00:16:02.460 can explore their interests and their talents and develop skills, and encourage 00:16:02.610 --> 00:16:06.240 curiosity to meet their full potential. 00:16:06.480 --> 00:16:11.970 It focuses on those positive behaviors and qualities that will help children achieve 00:16:12.180 --> 00:16:15.390 personal satisfaction and personal growth. 00:16:15.780 --> 00:16:18.780 So if I go back to my little story that I told you at the beginning. 00:16:18.780 --> 00:16:24.600 You cannot be curious and ask questions and think that you now want to 00:16:24.600 --> 00:16:27.300 develop your skills and your talents, and maybe be, you know, become an 00:16:27.330 --> 00:16:28.920 artist or a great tennis player. 00:16:29.970 --> 00:16:34.290 If you don't have strong self esteem, if you don't believe in yourself, you 00:16:34.320 --> 00:16:36.270 don't have any grit or perseverance. 00:16:37.350 --> 00:16:41.850 If you don't feel that you are loved that you've got a full belly, how are you 00:16:41.880 --> 00:16:46.110 going to now be curious about the world around you if those things aren't met. 00:16:46.620 --> 00:16:51.180 So in order for us to help our children as educators, don't be 00:16:51.180 --> 00:16:54.270 always say, and as parents, we just want the best for our children. 00:16:54.270 --> 00:16:57.750 We want to help them to reach their full potential. 00:16:58.410 --> 00:17:02.070 Well to reach their full potential they have to have all those steps 00:17:02.070 --> 00:17:04.260 in that hierarchy of needs met. 00:17:04.619 --> 00:17:09.420 And once they've had all those steps met, we've provided them with safety, 00:17:09.660 --> 00:17:14.040 we've given them good, healthy food so that they're not bouncing off walls 00:17:14.040 --> 00:17:18.180 because they're full of sugar and e numbers and colourants and preservatives. 00:17:18.930 --> 00:17:22.740 We've provided a safe space where they can feel safe. 00:17:23.040 --> 00:17:26.370 We've provided them with a space where they feel loved and 00:17:26.370 --> 00:17:27.750 they feel a sense of belonging. 00:17:28.140 --> 00:17:31.680 We've provided them with enough challenges in their lives so that 00:17:31.710 --> 00:17:36.750 they have a sense of grit and that they have pride in their achievements. 00:17:37.290 --> 00:17:38.100 And now. 00:17:38.520 --> 00:17:39.540 Can you imagine? 00:17:40.350 --> 00:17:44.640 What it would be like, cause now you can actually support their interests. 00:17:44.730 --> 00:17:47.100 Now is the time where they can be curious. 00:17:47.400 --> 00:17:52.470 Where they can explore the world around them, where they can achieve self 00:17:52.470 --> 00:17:54.840 satisfaction , in what they've achieved. 00:17:54.890 --> 00:17:56.840 And embraced personal growth. 00:17:57.260 --> 00:18:02.270 We can't expect kids to start thinking about that metacognition about how 00:18:02.270 --> 00:18:04.340 am I learning and how am I thinking? 00:18:04.340 --> 00:18:06.110 And what's the best way for me to learn. 00:18:06.530 --> 00:18:09.590 If we haven't even given them grit and perseverance. 00:18:10.100 --> 00:18:12.500 You're the minute you put a math problem in front of them. 00:18:12.770 --> 00:18:13.790 They fall apart. 00:18:14.090 --> 00:18:17.510 The minute they have a little challenge when they have to work in a group to 00:18:17.510 --> 00:18:21.590 figure out a problem, they start crying and they're falling apart because 00:18:21.590 --> 00:18:25.130 they haven't yet acquired high enough 00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:26.300 self-esteem. 00:18:26.810 --> 00:18:30.380 So for us as educators and parents, what does that mean? 00:18:30.830 --> 00:18:36.330 It means that if a child is falling apart at a math problem, and they've 00:18:36.330 --> 00:18:38.670 got all those other needs met. 00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:43.140 It means that they lack self-esteem and perhaps that is where we need 00:18:43.140 --> 00:18:46.050 to have a conversation instead of saying, well, you know what, they 00:18:46.050 --> 00:18:47.520 actually can't do math problems. 00:18:47.850 --> 00:18:51.510 Maybe the problem lies in the fact that they lack self-esteem that they lack 00:18:51.570 --> 00:18:54.270 grit and perseverance to keep going. 00:18:54.960 --> 00:19:01.050 So I created an infographic using Maslow's hierarchy of needs and related 00:19:01.080 --> 00:19:07.770 to how children learn and how we can best meet the needs of children to 00:19:07.770 --> 00:19:14.490 help them meet their full potential and how Maslow's theory can help us 00:19:14.490 --> 00:19:21.690 as educators and parents to rekindle and nurture children's curiosity. 00:19:22.020 --> 00:19:26.790 Because we know that highly curious people are also highly motivated to learn. 00:19:27.240 --> 00:19:30.660 And curiosity means that we ask questions. 00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:35.370 And a lack of curiosity means that there is a lack of interest and 00:19:35.370 --> 00:19:37.170 a lack of motivation to learn. 00:19:37.620 --> 00:19:42.360 So, if you want to have a look at my little infographic that I created. 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:45.390 I will leave a link for you in the show notes. 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:49.230 I hope that you found today's episode a little bit interesting. 00:19:49.940 --> 00:19:53.300 As I said, it's probably one of my most popular blog posts, 00:19:53.360 --> 00:19:58.130 this one on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and how it relates to children's learning. 00:19:58.520 --> 00:20:02.230 And if you want to download your own little infographic I'll leave a link 00:20:02.230 --> 00:20:04.960 for you to do so in the show notes. 00:20:05.650 --> 00:20:08.980 Now I just want to say thanks so much for listening to blooming curious. 00:20:09.520 --> 00:20:12.700 Uh, I know that there's so many other podcasts you 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curiosity, more questions. 00:20:58.270 --> 00:21:04.330 More people who can think independently, critically, and who have curiosity. 00:21:05.110 --> 00:21:09.340 So like, and share with a friend that would be awesome. 00:21:09.370 --> 00:21:10.360 Thank you so much. 00:21:10.690 --> 00:21:11.470 And remember. 00:21:12.070 --> 00:21:13.660 Curiosity is your superpower. 00:21:14.440 --> 00:21:17.680 And so same time, same place next week. 00:21:18.040 --> 00:21:18.760 I'll see you there. 00:21:18.760 --> 00:21:19.810 Thank you for listening.