How to cultivate the thinking ability of 0-2 year old babies?
Babies explore the world mainly through their senses. First of all, babies respond particularly strongly to "sound" stimuli. For example, when I talk to my baby, my pronunciation and intonation need to be particularly exaggerated. Secondly, the baby's exploration mainly depends on "using both hands and mouth", and their routine is particularly simple: 1) touch 2) put it in the mouth.
Babies also have a dead angle of thinking and cannot understand the "permanence" of objects. For example, if you hide a ball under the carpet, they will cry. Because in their world, invisibility is zero. According to the thinking characteristics of this age, how can parents help them think?
? The real tactile experience satisfies the baby's desire to explore.
Textured board is a very popular homemade toy in America. Generally, the waste clothes, mops and all kinds of scraps at home can be pieced together on a board, and children especially like to touch it. With eyes and hands, you will feel a lot, and the nerves in the corresponding areas of the brain will be greatly activated, forming an effective connection circuit and stimulating the development of thinking.
At the same time, making a "tactile board" is also a particularly good family activity, and it is especially recommended for families with two treasures to "mobilize the whole family". Dabao can help his parents make a touchpad for Bao Xiao.
? The "smell" bottle brings the full experience of thought.
Only by mobilizing the synergy of the five senses can the thinking ability advance by leaps and bounds. Unfortunately, babies of this age rarely have the active experience of "smelling", so they especially need the help of their parents.
I think the closer to real life, the more children like it. These "smell bottles" like the one above are very convenient to make. On the one hand, it can prevent children from putting everything directly in their mouths, on the other hand, it can give children a chance to use "smell".
Of course, my own experience is that children can't find this is a "smell bottle" at first, and more often they put it directly in their mouths. At this time, parents do not need to correct it immediately. They can wait for a while and continue to observe the child's reaction. Some children will find the unique smell of this bottle, and then they will correct their "use" of the bottle. Some children may not be attracted by the smell of the bottle from beginning to end, but will try to shake the bottle and find that all kinds of strange things in the bottle can make different sounds.
As long as you observe patiently, you can find their "thinking" process and discover the "function" of the bottle independently. Of course, parents don't need to be depressed because their children don't use the "smell bottle" according to your routine, because in any case, they will gain something in the process of exploration.
? Aquarius+soybean, the "garbage" in your eyes is their best playmate.
Presumably, many novice parents have found that the higher the toy, the faster the child may lose interest. And those worthless things at home can make them never tire of playing. Children before the age of 2 have a persistent pursuit of "immediate effect". If they press the button, the light will come on; Ring the bell, you can hear voices, and they repeat this behavior. If the toy itself is too complicated, or without this "immediate" effect, children will soon lose interest.
Because of their fascination with "instant effect", what do you think is the baby's favorite musical toy in the nursery? As far as my long-term observation of them is concerned, I found that the most sought-after mineral water bottles filled with sand and soybeans were unexpected! Babies will create their own different ways of playing. They like this humble toy simply because it is not an ordinary toy. The angle and frequency of each shaking are different, and the immediate effect of the bottle is not exactly the same, which is manifested in the different sound feedback to the baby. Secondly, because this change is controllable and can be directly seen by babies themselves, they are more willing to experience it and feel more satisfied with themselves.
How's it going? Has your concept of toys been refreshed again? Empty mineral water bottle+soybean, such a simple and easy-to-get prop, do it now!
In the United States, the focus of early education is not arithmetic and literacy, but to cultivate children's "thinking ability" and learn to think, which is the premise of learning other knowledge. However, unlike all kinds of thinking training methods on the market, Xiao Xiaojun believes that children's real logical thinking will not be available until at least 3-4 years old. Until then, parents should not expect them to think like adults. However, this does not mean that parents can stop doing it at this time.
? Cultivating infants' understanding of "permanence" begins with avoiding cats and dogs.
Many parents don't know what to play with their babies, especially fathers, who are always at a loss when standing in front of their children. In fact, even novice parents without any training should know a game called "hide and seek"! Cover your eyes with your hands in front of the baby, then suddenly open your hands and open your eyes, and say "peek at a hiss" to the child in a strange tone. Almost all children will laugh happily, and then wave their hands and feet to signal you to play again. Some babies even cover your eyes with round hands and let go.
This game is not only fun in itself, but also very powerful for the development of baby's thinking consciousness. This lets them know that even if he can't see something sometimes, it still exists. Many children leave kindergarten, and crying will be particularly serious, partly because they don't have a good understanding of "permanence". They think that when their parents leave, they will never appear again, and they can only use their best "crying" to ask for help.
How to cultivate the thinking ability of 2-3 year-old babies?
Children of this age begin to be particularly curious about how objects work. At this time, children no longer put anything in their mouths, but like to create a set of methods to explore the results. In fact, they are similar to the "scientific thinking method" used by adults on closer scrutiny. For example, they will try to "knock down" building blocks and make noise. They will beat the water with different strength to see how high the splash is, and they will puncture the "soap bubbles" with their hands.
Because they can't predict the working principle of everything like adults, they mostly use the only way of "experiment" to find the answer. At this time, the problem comes, because many times, because adults already know how objects work, they will directly guide children how to "play". But I think this is actually a good opportunity for children to explore themselves. Parents should not only deprive their children of their rights and fun, but also do two things well to make their children's thinking develop smoothly.
1, provide more opportunities, such as letting children eat by themselves first.
As shown in the picture above, the two babies are sitting in the "dining chairs" that are particularly common in American nurseries (dining chairs, about 170 USD each). The teacher will pour the food directly into the washed plate, and the babies can grab it directly with their hands. In fact, American teachers especially don't like children to leave things lying around. This "dining table and chair" design allows teachers to clean quickly, give children a chance to eat by themselves, and form a good habit of not running around when eating.
Of course, some parents worry that children will only play and not eat. In fact, I think children can understand hunger and satiety themselves. If they eat less at noon, they will naturally gobble up snacks. This is also an opportunity to learn. Only when you feel "hungry" do you know how to eat well. The advantage of this is that children can explore food by themselves, including their sense of touch, taste and even how to eat it. Repeated practice of basic skills in ordinary daily life, even if it is just such a simple thing as eating, is an excellent opportunity for children to learn to think.
2. Use small challenges to increase the original difficulty.
Children like to play with sand, and they will also invent various ways of playing, such as "descending sand" and "washing sand", or they may consciously pile sand. At this time, adults can give them some challenges to try to make the sand pile more stable.
For example, introduce a "watering can". You don't need to tell him how to make sand pile up more easily. Children will try it themselves. Although it can't achieve the effect you want, he can understand that sand will accumulate more easily when it is wet. Some Xiong Haizi will unscrew the kettle and pour water directly into the sand pool, and finally the sand will become mud. Nevertheless, it also presents a particularly good natural result, that is, telling children not to be too greedy and need to replenish water bit by bit.