In recent years, under the influence of the concept of early education introduced from abroad and the competitive pressure of schools, domestic parents' awareness of early education has become stronger and stronger. At present, the theory of "right brain development", which originated in Japan and is popular in Southeast Asia, has also been introduced into China, making countless parents pursue it enthusiastically. So what potential does "right brain development" develop for children? Is it suitable for children in China? What are the misunderstandings of parents in China? Theoretical background: What does "right brain development" develop? The development of a child's right brain is the golden age before the age of 6. If we miss this period, with the growth of age and the influence of traditional cramming education, children will become "left-brained people" who only use left-brained thinking and "robots" who are not good at creation and innovation. The United Nations advocates to start the human intelligence project-whole brain project in the 2 1 century. The essence and core of the whole brain project is to develop people's right brain, especially children's right brain. Studies have shown that people's left and right brains are responsible for different functions. The left brain is called "academic brain", which is mainly responsible for language, logic, mathematics and analysis. Simply put, it is to organize things with logical thinking. In early childhood, children can be trained to recite nursery rhymes and poems, learn new words and practice simple addition and subtraction to stimulate their left brain development. The right brain, also called "artistic brain", is in charge of rhythm, painting, imagination, emotion and creativity. Whether children have creativity and imagination, the right brain plays an important role. Dance training, drawing, listening to music and letting children make simple designs are all very helpful to the development of the right brain. Judging from the relationship between the hand and the brain, the left brain dominates the activities of the right hemisphere, and the right brain dominates the activities of the left hemisphere. The development and utilization of right brain function has a positive effect on the coordination ability of the whole brain and promotes the development and flexibility of thinking. In order to fully tap the potential of the two hemispheres of the brain, the development of the right brain is very important, especially in the period when infants think mainly in images. 0-6 years old is the best period for the development of the right brain. Yang Wenhua, a senior education consultant, believes that there are many similarities in children's early education, but there is not much difference between Chinese and western children. The educational model suitable for foreign children is also suitable for China children in a sense. Children at this stage are like a blank sheet of paper. Models can be introduced, but some differences in content still exist and need to be adjusted accordingly. The effect of early education can't be seen in a short time. Skills training and potential development are based on interest, rather than simply mastering some skills, giving parents a sense of satisfaction. The goal of early education is to cultivate and stimulate children's interest. Expert Analysis: What are the misunderstandings of China's parents? ■ Misunderstanding 1 Early education can make a "child prodigy" Yang Wenhua believes that because some parents have a strong desire to "let their children win at the starting line", there is a saying that "the more advanced the education, the better", and early education "evolved" into "ultra-early behavioral ability training" when it entered the family. When many parents talk about developing intelligence, they think that they are teaching their children to read and learn knowledge. In fact, teaching children to play is also developing their intelligence. Children aged 0-3 should jump, listen to music, walk in a straight line and roll carpets. ■ Myth 2 Playing is a waste of time. Many mothers want their children to read more books and let them do math addition and subtraction, but children often don't appreciate it. If they don't learn well, their mother will be very anxious. The best way to develop your baby's right brain is to play hide-and-seek with him. Hide things first and let the baby find it himself; Or let dad hide until the baby finds it. For 1-3-year-old babies, their left and right brain development has been active during this period, which can encourage babies to draw more. If your baby is used to holding things with his left hand, you don't need to correct him. Often let children use their left and right hands alternately, which can better develop the intelligence of the two hemispheres of the brain. ■ Myth 3: The sooner you play an instrument, the better. Let the baby be exposed to music from an early age. Not forcing them to learn skills, but helping them learn music from life and games. It is necessary to cooperate with some music games, consciously and actively stimulate children's interest in music and let them actively participate; Or often take children to nature to feel the beauty of music and stimulate children's love for music. Children can touch some musical instruments when they are 3 years old, but they are too young to sit still and have poor understanding, so they are not suitable for learning musical instruments. At this time, contact with musical instruments only made him have some perceptual knowledge and aroused his interest, but it is not too late to learn again at the age of 4. ■ Myth 4: Forcing children to get rid of left-handed people who are good at left-handed activities, their right hemisphere has developed into a "dominant hemisphere" over time. If left-handed people are forced to be right-handed, the established right dominant hemisphere will change to the left, leading to the dysfunction of the original language center, stuttering, and even some children will be out of tune, slurred speech, unclear pronunciation and inaccurate singing. ■ Stimulating the fingertip method Every muscle of the human body has a corresponding "representative area" in the brain-the nerve center, in which the finger motor center occupies the widest area in the cerebral cortex. Nowadays, many parents let their children play the piano, which is actually a good fingertip movement. ■ It is as easy for children to learn two or three languages with the help of foreign languages as it is to learn one language. If children are trained to learn several languages at the same time, the right hemisphere of the brain will be "enabled". ■ Sports activities include disco aerobics, table tennis, badminton, etc. Half an hour every day, and consciously let the left hand and right hand repeat several actions during boxing or doing exercises to stimulate the right brain. With the help of the power of music, psychologists find that music can develop the right brain. So parents should let their children learn music. In addition, when children are engaged in other activities, they can create a musical background. A simple way to develop the right brain ■ When listening to fairy tales and stories told by parents, children will involuntarily imagine the characters, scenes and scenarios in the story with the development of the plot, which greatly promotes the graphic thinking ability of the right brain. ■ Left vision training refers to letting children turn their heads slightly to the right to observe things, such as letting children observe the vehicles on the street with left vision at the roof or intersection. ■ Play chess, teach children to play chess, and exercise children to remember the fights on the chessboard. ■ Look at pictures and draw pictures When a child is staring at the pictures in the exhibition, his right brain is working. There is no need to ask children to pay attention to the author's name or evaluate the quality of the work. Children should be encouraged to give full play to their painting talents.