Is there a scientific basis for sensory integration that I have never heard of?
Many people have never heard of sensory integration theory, and it is also because this idea has not appeared in public view for a long time.
1970 in advanced countries in Europe, America and Japan, the problem children are getting more and more serious. After the research of hundreds of experts, finally in 1972, Dr. J.Ayres of the University of Southern California put forward the theory of sensory integration and corrective methods, which can improve the coordination between children's brain and body by stimulating different sensory organs.
It was not until 1990s that the concept of sensory integration was gradually introduced into China. Although it has been introduced for more than 20 years, it is often mistaken as a treatment for special children because it was originally introduced from the medical system. However, with the improvement of people's living standard and education level, the requirements for children are getting higher and higher, and the concept of sensory integration has been widely known.
Children didn't need it before, so why spend money on training now?
Before answering this question, we can recall our childhood. Almost all our childhood was spent playing with our companions, climbing trees, catching insects, swimming, playing various running and jumping games and so on. However, in modern society, urbanization and small family system have led to great changes in children's living environment and activities. Children's senses have not been well stimulated because of intergenerational upbringing, excessive family arrangements and narrow activity space, which naturally makes them more prone to sensory obstacles than before.
It is precisely because parents have no such experience that when children have already shown signs of underdeveloped development such as speaking late, uncoordinated limbs, clingy people and crying, they have not paid attention to it, thinking that they will get better gradually when they grow up. This is a habitual thinking, but it is not scientific.
Children's abilities need to be cultivated. If parents lack conscious guidance, this ability gap may become bigger and bigger with the growth of age, affecting all aspects of life. Early training is helpful to children's learning ability, interpersonal communication and moral cultivation, and this improvement is often achieved through sensory training.
Some organizations call the feeling of unity "sacred". Can it really be realized?
Nowadays, many early education institutions also offer introductory courses, paying more attention to the joyful atmosphere of parent-child interaction, and there is no strict requirement for the improvement of children's ability, and the effect is naturally not obvious; Secondly, some sensory training institutions exaggerate the effect of advertising and training in order to attract parents, but in fact the professional level can not meet the requirements. However, truly professional sensory training institutions will train according to the individual differences of different children, and benchmark their abilities and what to do at what age.
The child did sensory training for a period of time, and the sensory effect was not obvious.
Sensory training is not a crash, and children's abilities need time to develop and improve. Some parents give their children sensory training classes and ignore them completely. They just rely on the training effect of institutions. As we all know, most of the reasons for children's sensory imbalance lie in the family education model. If parents' educational methods are not properly adjusted, the habits formed by children in class will be affected as soon as they get home, and it will not be worth the candle.
Even some parents "fish for three days and dry the net for two days", thinking that the sensory training course is not as strict as the school, and the training effect will be greatly reduced if they have time to come back. If the effect and expectation that parents see in their children are deviated, they think that sensory training is only a marketing tool.
Sensory integration is the foundation of all children's abilities. With the rapid development of modern urbanization, there are more and more children with sensory integration disorder. What parents need to do is to put their minds right, don't be anxious, and do some targeted training games for their children at home. When they have no time, they can choose professional and effective sensory integration training institutions to improve their children's sensory integration ability and lay the foundation for future study.