"Babies have recently fallen in love with eaters and put everything in their mouths."
"You have to press the button on the elevator, the toy must be placed in the designated position, how did the baby become 'obsessive-compulsive'?"
"Either pinch or cut, the baby's destructive power is getting stronger and stronger."
Some time ago, many mothers sent private messages, saying that the baby had "bad habits" recently, watching the "bear child" road go farther and farther, asking me what I should do.
In fact, on the surface, these "bad habits" of babies are not compatible, but in fact, they are all a problem - they have reached the sensitive stage of young children.
The so-called "sensitive period of young children" is the concept proposed by the famous child educator Montessori: when young children come to a certain sensitive period, driven by the inner vitality, they will continue to repeat a certain action and learn a certain ability, until they meet the needs and weaken the sensitivity, the sensitive period will be terminated, and some educators will also call it the "critical period" and "window of opportunity".
When the baby is in a sensitive period, the learning ability and curiosity in some aspects will be greatly improved, and if we seize the opportunity, it can greatly promote the development of the baby's mind and ability.
Conversely, because each "sensitive period" will only occur once in a lifetime, if it is missed, the baby may not develop a certain ability well, even when it grows up, it will be affected.
Therefore, for the 4 sensitive periods that the baby has to go through at the age of 0-3, we must pay attention to it and follow the trend in a targeted manner, which is of great benefit to the development of the baby's ability.
Oral sensitivity period (oral desire period)
Babies between half and 1.5 years old will experience a sensitive period of oral cavity, also known as the "oral desire period".
Babies in this period will put everything they can see and touch with their hands, put it all in their mouths, and taste it carefully.
Many parents may wonder whether to stop their children from behaving like this.
The answer is no, for babies, their understanding of the world will initially begin with their mouths, and stuffing objects into their mouths is a way for them to explore the world.
For example, eating hands and feet is the cognition of the body, understanding the components of the body, eating other things, is to feel the size, softness, taste, shape, and establish the initial understanding of things.
When the baby is in the oral period, we must not stop its exploration behavior, maintain good hygiene, put away the dangerous goods at home, and try to create a good "exploration environment" for the baby, so as not to miss the oral period and make the baby develop the habit of eating hands.
Sensitive period of the hand
From 8 months to the end of about 1 and a half years old, the baby will also experience a sensitive period of hands, which is specifically manifested as liking to grasp, pinch, and cut various things, and the "destructive power" is greatly enhanced.
When the baby is in the sensitive period of the hand, many parents will be surprised to find that the baby is becoming more and more "naughty".
In fact, similar to the oral period, when the baby is perceiving the world with his hands, and it is also a way for him to explore the world.
In this regard, we should give the baby more "room to show" and prepare some finger foods that are easy to grasp, such as balls, biscuits, bread and so on.
Secondly, we can also give the baby a touch massage, prepare some toys of different materials, touches and shapes, and help the baby exercise fine motor skills.
Order sensitive period
From birth until the age of 5, the baby is in a sensitive period of order.
During this time, the baby is extremely sensitive to the order of things, and many times will act like an "obsessive-compulsive disorder", because in the eyes of the baby, the world should be unchanged, and they cannot recognize the changes and development of things.
So once the order is broken, it is easy to make the baby feel uneasy and anxious, until the sensitive period of order is passed, and this way of thinking is changed.
In response to the baby's orderly sensitive period, we should encourage him to experience life, establish a stable family environment, and avoid excessive emotional fluctuations.
Especially when the baby is crying because the order is broken, we must not think that he is making a fuss for no reason, at this time more comfort, help the baby restore the original order, is the best way to deal with, only by grasping the sensitive period of order, in order to establish a sense of security for the baby, grow up to master the correct living habits, learning methods.
Language sensitive period
From half a year to about 2 and a half years old, the baby will also usher in a language sensitive period, which is a critical period for his language development.
At this stage, the baby will gradually become a "small talker", starting from understanding some simple words and sentences, becoming fond of self-talk, and the language ability will be greatly developed.
When we guide the baby through the language sensitive period, we should pay more attention to the following 3 points: 1. Chat with the baby more, rich language stimulation, is the key to the baby's language enlightenment;
2. Avoid using the "baby cavity" all the time, when the baby learns some simple pronunciation, use the normal tone and tone to communicate with it, and establish correct language habits for the baby;
3. Give the baby the opportunity to express, make appropriate use of question sentences, and create more opportunities for the baby to express and meet his expression needs.
Old Miao Conclusion:
The sensitive period is the best period for the baby to learn, and it is also a critical period for education, which has an important impact on the baby's life.
Correctly deal with the baby's sensitive period, we must pay attention to the guidance, cause enough attention, the sensitive period will only appear once in a lifetime, once missed lifelong regret!
Today's Topic: Have you noticed these sensitive periods in your baby?
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