The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that children have several so-called "sensitive periods" or "critical periods" in their early development. In the sensitive period, the child's ability to accept certain stimuli is unusual. A child's special sensitivity to something will last until this feeling is completely satisfied.
The sensitive period from the birth of a child is the language sensitive period (0 to 6 years old). The baby began to look at the mouth of an adult and made a dumb voice, which began his language sensitive period.
With the enhancement of children's desire to express themselves, the derivation and accumulation of fresh words will enter the peak of language development at the age of two or three, that is, the language explosion period is coming.
In the period of children's language explosion, children's speech expression has two characteristics:
After listening and listening, children learned many new words from adults or from some enlightenment books and early education machines. Therefore, children can use some new words. Parents may be surprised when their children say these words. (even learn swearing quickly)
Because children only learn these words from the outside world, they may not know what the correct pronunciation of a word is, and they speak according to their own feelings. Therefore, sometimes parents have no idea what their children are talking about. I will fully understand the meaning of the expression in the future.
The second characteristic of children in speech outburst period is that they will repeat what their parents said, or a sentence or word. Especially what you like.
Children have a strong interest in unknown languages, especially languages they can't speak.
Although parents will feel bored when children become "gossips", talkative children still have many advantages.
Compared with those introverted and shy children, "Little Chatter" speaks with more enthusiasm and frequency. Keep training your language skills in daily life, and your child's language skills will become more prominent.
Presumably, parents should know the importance of language ability to their children.
Moliere said, "Language is a tool for human beings to express their thoughts". Balzac also said: "Speech is the spiritual part of clothes. Use it and put it aside, just like putting on or taking off a hat decorated with feathers. "
Language expression ability is the embodiment of human spirit. Through children's expression, parents can know their children's thoughts. If the child happens to have a wrong expression, then parents can correct the child. On the contrary, the parents of children who don't know how to express themselves don't understand their thoughts at all.
Strong exploration and thirst for knowledge
The sensitive period of children's language appears at the age of 3-4 and lasts until 10. At this stage, children are also very curious, so there will be many questions to express. Children have a lot of ideas to express, but their language skills are not enough. Children will subconsciously imitate the language expressions of people around them.
Not only language expression, but also in other aspects, children's curiosity and thirst for knowledge are also very strong. Children always touch the world around them with curiosity and use their own way of thinking to understand the changes in this world. When children's cognition can no longer explain a phenomenon, children will ask their parents for help.
Therefore, parents need not feel uneasy about their children's inquiries. On the contrary, parents should be happy, because this is a strong expression of children's desire for knowledge.
Stalin said: "Language is both a tool and a weapon. People use it to communicate with each other, exchange ideas and understand each other. "
A 3-or 4-year-old child is boldly and carefully building a bridge of friendship with his own language skills.
Children who like to talk are generally lively and enthusiastic children. They are proactive and good at expressing themselves, so they have many friends around them.
The charm of language is to convey the feelings you have experienced to others, so that others can be infected by these feelings and realize them.
Sincere feelings can arouse others' voices. If you don't even have the ability to express yourself, then your child won't have the ability to express himself. Children without emotional ability often have no empathy.
The performance of children's verbal communication shows that children have entered the period of verbal outburst. Parents should grasp the outbreak of speech and help their children develop good language expression skills.
Parents can use "situational exercises" to grasp the children's speech outburst period. "Situational practice" refers to substituting children into various situations and having a dialogue in these situations, so as to achieve the purpose of training children's language expression ability.
1, exercise through dialogue
This part of the scene is generally an ordinary family life scene, and parents can conduct this part of the training at home. When children live with their parents, they will be interested in some of their parents' behaviors, or share with their parents what they have encountered in life.
At this time, parents should listen carefully to the topic their children are talking about. They shouldn't let their children study there alone. Parents should give their children some responses, which can increase their enthusiasm. Parents should not be perfunctory when children ask questions.
Parents should try their best to answer their children's questions. If you really can't answer it, then answer with apologies: "Baby, mom can't answer this question either."
During the conversation, parents should pay attention to body language, which can increase the goodwill and trust between parents and children.
2. Exercise through games
The solution to parents' annoyance when they hear their children nagging is to make them become "gossips".
The game is a good scene. Parents can play games with their children. Parents and children are both players, so both sides must communicate in the process of playing games.
There are also different scenes in the game. Parents and children are advised to play some educational board games here.
There are many kinds and versions of educational board games, which parents can choose according to their children's cognition and interests.
For example, if parents want their children to learn to read numbers, then parents can choose a number board game; If children are interested in some small animals, parents can choose a board game based on knowing the names of animals. There are many popular board games at present, so parents can choose carefully!
When playing games, children can not only have fun, but also learn new knowledge and exercise their language skills.
Step 3 Exercise through experience
This kind of exercise scene is better outdoors. Parents can take their children out and get close to nature with them, such as having a picnic. In this process, parents can help children better understand nature. Children who go in and out many times will express some sentences about nature.
In addition to nature, parents can also take their children to experience some other different scenes, such as the simplest supermarkets, markets, parks, tall buildings and so on. In the process of talking with children, parents should also teach their children to observe other people's expressions. This will greatly increase the fun of speaking. When you see the billboard, you can also read it.
During the language outbreak, parents should encourage their children to express themselves bravely. After the language expression period, children can have outstanding language expression ability.