“Sensing The World”

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“Sense Organs”
All living things have the ability to sense any change in the
environment
and respond to it accordingly.
Animals and Humans have special organs that allow them
to sense or understand their environment. These Organs Skin
We Get Information about“Sense
are called the World Around us through
Organ”.
our Sense Organs Brain
“Sense Organs are the organs that respond to Eyes
external stimuli Nose
by conveying impulses to the sensory nervous
How Sensing Process Works ?
system.”
Sense Organs collect signals from the Environment and send
them to the Brain
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The Brain processes them, Interprets them and Gives We can Say that it is our
instruction to our Body Sense Organs that make us
aware of our Surroundings
Our Body then Respond accordingly in the Given Situation
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“ Five Sense Organs ”
We have five sense organs, namely:
1.Eyes
2.Ears
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3.Nose
4.Tongue
5.Skin Ears
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These five sense organs contain receptors that
relay information
through the sensory neurons to the appropriate
places
within the nervous system.

Skin Nose
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“ Five Sense Organs ”
As stated before, we have five sense organs that can receive and relay sensory information to
the brain.
The different sense organs and the senses they provide are mentioned below:
1. Eyes – Sight or Ophthalmo-ception
Eyes helps us to See.

2. Ears – Hearing or Audio-ception

Ears helps us to Hear.

3. Nose – Smell or Olfalco-ception

Nose helps us to Smell.

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“ Five Sense Organs ”
As stated before, we have five sense organs that can receive and relay sensory information to
the brain.
The different sense organs and the senses they provide are mentioned below:
4. Tongue – Taste or Gustao-ception
Tongue helps us to Taste.

5.Skin – Touch or Tactio-ception

Skin helps us to Feel.
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“ The Eight Senses ”
Besides these five sense organs, there are another three that help to orient us with the world.
They are:
6. Vestibular System 5 External Senses

The vestibular system acts as a sensory system of the body

and
is responsible for transmitting information to our brain
about the motions, head position and spatial orientation.
This system is also involved with motor functions and helps
in:
1.Maintain our body posture.
2.Maintaining our body balance.
3.Stabilize our head and body during movement.
4.Identifying the orientation and posture of our bodies in
relation to the environment.
7. Proprio-ception
Thus, System
the vestibular system is essential for normal
movement and equilibrium.
Proprioception system is described as the conscious or
unconscious awareness of joint position. This system helps
the body to identify the muscles, joints and limbs located in 3 Internal Senses
3D space and the direction it is moving in relation to the
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“ The Eight Senses ”
Few Examples of proprioception system are as follows: 5 External Senses
•Walking or kicking without looking at our feet.
• Balancing on one leg.
•Touching the nose with eyes closed and
•The Ability to sense the surface on which we are standing
upon.
8. Intero-ception System
These are present within our body and respond to any changes in
the internal environment,
Few Examples
•Changes in Temperature,
•pH of blood, etc.

We get to know about these changes when we feel thirsty,

hungry, pain, nausea, etc.
Intero-ception can also help us with body signals about how we
are feeling emotionally. 3 Internal Senses

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“Sensory Perception”
What is Sensory Perception ?
Perception simply implies the use of the senses in our
possession to gain a better understanding of the world
around us.
An individual or organism capable of processing the
stimuli in their environment is called to have a Sensory
Perception.
This processing is done through the coordination between
sense organs and the brain. Hearing, vision, taste, smell,
and touch are the five senses we possess. Sensory
perception involves detecting, recognizing, characterizing
and responding to stimuli.
There are five different kinds of stimulus, they can be
categorized as mechanical, chemical, electrical, light and
temperature.
The process of sensory perception begins when something
in the real world stimulates our sense organs.
For instance, light reflecting from a surface stimulates our
Sensory perception tends to become
eyes.
weaker with the ageing process.
The warmth emanating from a hot cup of beverage
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“Good Touch/Bad Touch: What Children should know?”
What is Good Touch and Bad Touch?
Good Touch: A touch that makes a child feel secure,
cared for and happy. For example
•a mother hugging a child or
•a grandparent kissing their child or
•a doctor examining a child.
Any touch that makes the child happy or secure is a
good touch.

Bad Touch: A touch that makes a child uncomfortable,

afraid or nervous is a bad touch. The child will not feel
safe with a bad touch.
For example,
•if an adult touches your child and tells him or her not to
tell anyone, or
•if your child feels very uncomfortable when kissed or
touched, then it’s a bad touch.
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“Good Touch/Bad Touch: What Children should know?”
What should we do when we Experience
a Bad Touch ?
We should
immediately tell
about this to our
• Teachers or
•Parents or
•Do
Trustworthy Elder
not keep quiet on such matters
as it is not our fault.
Your parents will always understand
and protect you from these people.
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“Good Touch/Bad Touch: What Children should know?”

How to identify Bad Touch ?

This is our Body
and Nobody can
touch it if we don’t
like it.
In Case the touch
makes us feel
uncomfortable,
We must
immediately stop
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How can you teach your children about good
touch
Given below are seven andonbad
suggestions how touch?
you can teach your child about
this topic.
1.Tell your children that only they own their bodies, no one else.
Teach your child that no one has the right to touch them if they don’t want
to be touched.
Tell them that certain parts of their body are private.
Children as young as two years old understand that some body parts are
private.
Only Mum and Dad or someone parents have appointed can touch them
there while
2.Give
bathing the swimsuit
or cleaning example:
them.
Explain to your
No one else canchild that
touch the ifparts
them, theyof his or
don’t her to
want body that are covered by a
be touched.
swimsuit are extremely private.
So, no one should ever touch him or her there.
Despite this, if it happens, he or she should report it to you or to the school
teacher so that action is taken.

3.Teach them to say NO:

Explain to your child that they have the right to tell someone not to touch
them or some parts of their body. They can say ‘No’. Even if it is some is
trying to hug or kiss them and they feel uncomfortable or afraid, they can
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How can you teach your children about good
touch
Given below are seven andonbad
suggestions how touch?
you can teach your child about
thisTalk
4. topic.
to them in a casual and easy manner: While this is a serious
topic,
try to keep the conversation casual so that the child is comfortable talking
about it.
Use everyday events to introduce the topic.
For example,
5.Tell introduce
them about thistouch
good topic when you touch:
and bad are having dinner,
Explain or giving
to your child
your achild
that good a bath.
touch will never make them uncomfortable or afraid but a
bad touch will. Teach them to run away if someone tries to touch them
inappropriately or if they feel scared or insecure.
6. Use books or videos to explain: Now a days there are many good
books and videos available on this topic. Books contain good illustrations
making it easy to explain and understand. Videos on this topic are also
freely available on YouTube. Use these resources to explain things in a
much simpler and easier manner to your child.
7. Teach them to run away: If a child feels threatened by someone, they
should run away from that place as soon as they can and try not to be
near that person again.
Also teach them that it’s ok to confide in their parents or teachers or
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While you teach your children to stay safe,
you should also be on your guard always.
Look for the following signs:
Is an individual invading your child’s privacy?
Does that person come home only when the kid is around?

Is someone forcibly hugging or cuddling a child though the latter

may protest?
Is someone spending more time with kids than adults?

Is someone trying to get closer to kids by buying them expensive

gifts?
Is your child feeling uncomfortable being anywhere near
someone?
If you suspect something, remove the child from that environment
or person immediately. Also, always ask your child how their day
went. They should be able to confide in you. Assure them that you
will listen to them no matter what.
Your child should be able to trust you and share anything with
you.
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A note for Parents
Today, child molestation and physical abuse are so very rampant.
Every other day we get to hear stories about a child being molested or touched
inappropriately.
What’s more, children who fall prey to this are normally below six years of age.
They are too young and innocent to know the difference between right and wrong because
the abuser is generally someone known to them and the family.
Therefore, while it is a terrible subject to talk about, parents must get out of their
‘discomfort’ zone and
educate their children about this issue to keep them safe and sound.

Conclusion

All parents want their children to be safe and well at all times.
Since parents cannot expect their children to always be surrounded by good people,
it is the parent’s responsibility to teach them to be ready to handle such situations if they
are ever faced with one.
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