A EXPERIÊNCIA ACADÊMICA E SEUS REFLEXOS NA ESTIMULAÇÃO DA PRIMEIRA INFÂNCIA

Abstract

Child health care, through the monitoring of child development, is an essential attribution for identifying delays in neuropsychomotor development, preventing injuries and promoting health. In this way, the performance of projects aimed at early stimulation contribute to preventing or reducing possible delays in child development. This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, of the experience report type, experienced during the graduation of the Nursing course at the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), along with the activities of the “Project of Early Stimulation in Early Childhood - PEPPI” (PEPPI). The present study aims to contribute and emphasize the importance of academic performance for the successful execution of extension group activities, for the increase of extra-academic experience and greater professional qualification, in addition to boosting the stimulation of the child as a fundamental element for the milestones of child development. The results of this study were distributed along two axes, namely: the academic experience and applicability of learning in child development activities and the importance of the university link with extension projects. Therefore, academic and professional construction demands practice in several fields of activity, thus, it is up to universities to provide greater incentives, teaching and initiation of projects, as well as the availability of structures dedicated to this practice.