Digital Pedagogical Competence and Instructional Readiness among Pre-ServiceSocial Studies Teachers in Kogi State, Nigeria

The digital era has transformed learning, exposing children to vast informationwhile also threatening cognitive skills like attention, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The enhancement of a child’s cognitive holds the key to the child’s future. Todayagoodparent and teacher want their children to succeed in school and thrive intellectually. Theystruggle to achieve and maintain the strong family structure that can withstandnegativepressures so prevalent in our society, therefore, the importance of early enrichment activitiesthat can help parents gain the skills that are so important to their child’s futuresuccesscannot be overemphasized. Research has shown that a child’s early life experiencesandenvironmental surroundings are closely linked to cognitive enhancement and the foundationfor future development. It is known that parents create the first learning environment fortheir children, and the parents are their child’s first teachers. This Paper thereforeseektounravel what the parents and teachers should know and do to help this young school childenrich their brain through providing information and services that will aid in the children’sphysical, social, emotional, and intellectual development, in order to improve their learningand educational achievement. This could be realized through proper nutrition, goodhealthcondition, good exercises, and acquisition of language. A child should be assistedearlyenough in the cognitive enrichment activities for better performance that will leadstosustainable development