The Story of the Children of the Juragan
259. To the zoo
A year later,
Baby Maryam grew up to be a beautiful child. At the age of the first year, he was able to walk smoothly, very greedy to eat, rarely sick, active and intelligent. Mommy and her Daddy are overwhelmed by her behavior.
When his Daddy invited him to pray in the mosque, he also imitated the movement of people who were doing prayers. When his priest was reciting prayer in prayer, with his cedal accent, he also imitated it. In fact, when at home, his parents were reading the Qur'an, he also imitated it.
From birth until the age of one year, indeed his family never once listened to music on baby Maryam.
Salman as a Daddy who saw the potential intelligence of his son, always directed him to memorize the Qur'an. By listening to murottal before bed, while playing, and in other activities.
So no wonder, the sentence that comes out of the baby's mouth is a piece of the holy verse of the Quran. Baby Maryam is truly the pride of her family. Everything in the baby is good. Those who see it are even anxious themselves made.
On that morning, Salman and Wulan were getting ready to take baby Maryam to the zoo.
Yes, the zoo is an educational recreation area suitable for a baby. Because it has many benefits. Among them are,
Getting to Know Wild Life Directly
By playing in the zoo, the little one can play and get to know the wildlife. He can find a variety of wild animals that must have been rarely or never seen before. This diversity certainly makes the little one closer to wild animals, such as giraffes, tigers, elephants, and many other animals.
Playing while Learning
Vacationing to the zoo makes the little one smarter, because he can know about the animals themselves. Parents can while explaining about the habitat of the animal to its food. With information and what children see, it can be a direct learning of the little one.
Improving Language Ability
While walking in the zoo, parents can help him by mentioning the names of the animals he saw. Children can easily memorize various vocabulary and animal names by directly seeing their form. Especially if the child can read, then he can see information that explains about the animal. From here, there is communication between children and parents.
Helping Kids Explore
Another benefit when taking children to the zoo is that your child can explore the environment and find new things. This can help the motor and academic development of children. When taking a walk, children usually have many questions about the animal. From there, parents can help develop themselves.
By looking at the size and shape of the animals in the zoo, the child will learn to control fear. Parents can help the child to control fear such as when feeding animals or taking pictures side by side. Parents can set an example by feeding the animal so that he is sure to do the same.
Learn to Follow the Rules
By visiting the zoo, the children inevitably have to obey the rules in the place. For example, do not litter carelessly, should not touch animals and should not give food carelessly to animals.
Knowing the Creator
Through visiting the zoo, parents can explain that, various kinds of animals and all that is on the face of this earth is the creation of God.
And, there are many more benefits to the zoo. Not just for kids, but for adults too.
Although there have been many times, the husband and wife of Salman and Wulan never get bored.
Salman is now serving his son. Baby Maryam's thick hair in pigtails to the back, then put on a headscarf for her.
"Uh, make a gemes, beautiful Daddy's son. It's like Mommy." Anxiously, Salman kissed the baby's puffed cheek.
"Had dong, the powder will stick to your face all mas. The beautiful baby we're moving into the face of his Daddy." Kekeh Wulan's.
"Also want to love Mommy is difficult. It's only in the room."
"Outside you can too, just as long as you're not ashamed."
"Okay, I'll prove it later." The two put on a cynical smile.
Wulan put baby Maryam in her stroller, then pushed her. Salman had their luggage with him.
Something that Salman never imagined in his life. Intended to want a vacation, but fall like people want to move house. Because of the things they brought, there were not a few in number.
Wulan is very protective of care for her baby. Let those who see him say he is better. Because the baby is the baby. The one who has the responsibility to take care of him is his parents. People can only judge and not be able to feel exactly the same as all the hassles faced while taking care of their baby.