Is early education useful for children?
American child psychologist Craig T. Ramey and his wife Sharon L. Ramey have studied the lasting influence of early childhood education on high-risk children and their mothers. Why target poor children? Western scholars believe that due to the influence of family environment, nutrition and educational concepts, the intelligence level of children from poor families is slightly lower than that of children from families with high economic status. In this early education program, scholars give these selected babies long-term intensive projects and intellectual exploration from infancy. By the time the children are 2 years old, their IQ is already higher than that of their peers. Seven years later, their IQ is still 5 points higher, especially their mother's IQ is below 70. It is worth mentioning that this plan is aimed at poor families, that is, children with relatively low IQ. Therefore, early childhood education is good for children's IQ. So should children attend early education? Don't jump to conclusions, the child has something to say.
Will the environment of love affect children's IQ?
Skeels, a child psychologist, once followed 25 mentally retarded children in an orphanage. These children were transferred to welfare institutions because of mental retardation. These 25 children were adopted soon, loved by adoptive parents and stimulated by the rich living environment of their families. As a result, their IQ increased by an average of 29 points. At the beginning, all the children in the orphanage stayed in the orphanage except the 25 children who were considered to have normal IQ, and finally their IQ dropped by 26 points. In addition to this study, in another study, some black children with normal IQ (black children are considered to have slightly lower IQ than white children) were adopted by their families, and their average IQ increased by 13 points. I thought of a child, who was the study committee member in my childhood class. She is a clever little girl and always gets 100 in every math exam. Then one day, the little girl's parents died in a car accident and the little girl had to drop out of school. Half a year later, I heard that the little girl couldn't even count her fingers. Ten fingers can't count for a long time, and she is always hovering between 8 and 9. Bad family environment endangers children's IQ.
Law of children with abnormal IQ
Two other child psychologists, Snowden and Christian, conducted a study on children with extraordinary intelligence. They found a general rule among these children. Those children with extraordinary intelligence spend a long time with their parents, who like to answer their children's questions patiently and encourage them to explore their intelligence. Snowden believes that the family environment and the companionship of parents are more conducive to children's intellectual development. The answer is clear. Although early education is useful, parents' companionship and their own intellectual exploration will bring more gains to children. So, will early family education be more perfect? This is also the idea advocated by children's theory.
Some people say that children's early education should be carried out before the age of 3, otherwise they will lose at the starting line?
There is no such thing as "losing at the starting line" in neurology. Western scientists have confirmed that the more people learn, the more new cells are produced in the brain. Psychologist Stephen CeCi also believes that the longer children continue to study, the more their IQ will improve. After leaving school, the IQ of those children who graduated will drop by 6 points every year. In short, the more you learn, the smarter you become. Did not lose at the starting line. Therefore, children's education will not be much better early, and they will not fall behind much later. Parents don't have to worry too much. However, it is sooner rather than later for parents to accompany and pay for their children, and just like a fish can't live without water, if a child is far away from family, it is really "lost at the starting line".
Parent-child intelligence exploration that can be carried out in the family (early family education) includes:
1, parent-child interaction, hug, eye contact, tickling
2. Toys
3. Competition
4. Children's songs, nursery rhymes and jingles
5. Handmade
6. Art and music
7. Ancient poetry and beautiful prose
8. Imagination can induce children's thinking and curiosity.
9. Read picture books and tell stories
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As long as you are with your parents, every day is a quality early education.