How to develop the child's abilities. Tips for parents of preschool children and young children
Who does not want his child to be successful - inschool, communication with peers and adults, in the knowledge of the world? We will tell you how. These tips on developing the abilities of children are based on scientific data - shared by Sayen Beilock, professor of psychology and author of the book "Brain and Body."
The child's thinking is inextricably linked with the body andthat which surrounds him. If these links are used correctly, you can achieve good results: improve memory, reading, writing and scoring skills, teach the child to interact with the world, guess the intentions of people and understand what is required of him (this is very important for a kindergarten and school). The main thing is to start on time.
Orientation in space and mental abilities
Some believe that the stage of crawling for the babynot so important: here will learn to walk - then yes-ah. But in fact, this is completely wrong. Crawling is of great importance for both physical and mental development. First, in this way the child learns the world around him and learns to avoid dangers. And secondly, the more coordinated the movements of the body, the faster the development of mental processes: memory, attention, perception, thinking.
Not everyone knows that walkers slow downdevelopment of the skill of independent walking, following the crawl. And moreover, they cause serious injuries, up to broken bones and head injuries. Why? It's simple: crawling and exploring space, the child accumulates experience; over time, he understands that in some places, "creep" is not necessary, for example, over the edge of the sofa. When he is put on a walker, everything changes: the kid is an expert in crawling, but not walking, so the motor system does not send him signals of danger when they are needed - just do not have enough experience. Toddler babies are inclined, without hesitation, to step over the edge of the visual cliff - for example, through the stairs in the house.
An interesting way to check how successfulchildren are guided in space and how to solve visual and spatial problems, described in the book by Andrea Rock "Brain in a dream." Experiments have shown that if a child often talks about dreams, then, most likely, he has a sufficiently high level of visual and spatial skills. So, a good chance that the visual-figurative thinking, on the basis of which then the "adult thinking" appears - an abstract one, develops normally.
Reading and writing
Children learn something new much faster,if they help themselves physically, i.e. actually use their own body as a tool for collecting information. For example, when a child learns to write (not typing on the computer, but writing in the words), then he starts to read faster. The letter develops small motor skills - precise movements of the hands, coordinated with the visual and nervous systems - which, in turn, stimulates the brain. Consequently, the brain begins to learn more actively, to learn new information. The result is developed skills and readings, and letters.
Helping a child learn their native language even fastercan actions in reality, woven into the learning process. Everyone knows the picture when mother says to the baby: "Aunt goes away. Tell her "bye-bye" - wiggle the handle, "and immediately waves her hand. So you can teach children to connect new words with the actions, objects and events to which these words refer. Studies of first-graders and second-graders have shown that this way of teaching reading is more effective. Children understand and absorb the material much better when they do certain actions (they correspond to what they read) than those who just read phrases and sentences over and over again.
Mathematics
Playing musical instruments developsability to math. The fact is that for controlling the finger movements and the ability to operate with numbers, one and the same brain zone is responsible. That is why children who are engaged in music, for example, playing the piano, better cope with the solution of mathematical problems.
There is another way to make sure that the childhad time in mathematics (and even was better than classmates) - from early childhood to teach him to count on fingers: it depends on how successful his brain will handle the numbers being an adult. Many children come to an understanding of what are numbers, thanks to the account on their fingers, and also master the concepts of "previous" and "next." The more developed this skill, the easier the child is given the science of numbers. That is why in kindergarten age it is worth paying much attention to the development of sleight of fingers.
Do you want to know what will be themath from your child? With a five-year-old child, you can conduct a simple test: ask him to close his eyes, and touch his fingers and ask him to name exactly which you touched. If the child accurately determines this, then probably when he goes to school, there will be no difficulties with mathematics.
Memory
Gestures help you learn: with their help the child is easier to imagine what it is about, so it's easier to understand and remember this. Experiments proved that the more children move their hands when solving three-dimensional problems (for example, how to mentally rotate the figures in the picture), the better they cope. Actors in the theater need to memorize a lot of text. Many admit that it is easier for them to remember the lines during the performance, if they are associated with certain actions of hands. The conclusion is this: when you teach lessons with your child or explain something new, ask him to gesticulate. And then he will certainly amaze the teachers with his academic success!
Anticipating the intentions of others
Little children understand better what they want to doAnother person, if they themselves know how to do it. The subject we are following is the mirror of our intentions: by observing our actions, others understand what we are going to do next. From what we reach out to - a book or a ball - we can draw this information. However, children do not recognize the intentions of adults, if they themselves do not know how to interact with this subject. The motor experience is what helps the child to navigate in the society.
Therefore, do not immediately get angry or scoldchild, if he is not able to understand something and is not too smart in communicating with peers: first think whether your child has experience manipulating the subject, which is at issue. And in general: to make the child feel better in relationships with others and more accurately understand that he needs it (for example, in a kindergarten or on a playground), teach him to use a variety of subjects and things.
Be engaged with the child, give time to it and will see, how on your eyes the successful, independent person to which you will be proud will grow. Believe me, it's worth it!
Based on the books "Brain and body" and "Brain in a dream"
