At what age should different skills be introduced to children? When should you let go and let your kids develop their own pace? Match their interests and maturity to decide what to let them learn? If parents can teach their children the right skills at the right time, they can achieve the effect of doing more with less.
Establish regular sleep (1~6 years)
Sleep is a major event in life, and studies have shown that sleeping more and sleeping less is not important; what is important is regular sleep, adults and children are the same. According to research from the Douglas University Institute of Mental Health in Canada, good sleep habits may improve children's performance.
First of all, we must carefully observe the child's sleep state, various signs. There will be unique laws in growth. Gradually developed to the point where you can develop a fixed habit of activity. At this point, try these 4 B steps: bathing, brushing, storytelling, bed, to develop the whole sleep pattern. You have to build up regular sleep step by step.
There are also many details to take care of, such as: don't play too excited games within two hours before bedtime; create a good sleep environment. Around the age of 6 to 7, children can begin to manage themselves. But don't forget to keep encouraging and reminding them to get 9 to 11 hours of sleep.
Swimming (1~6 years old)
Swimming can be said to be a baby instinct, after all, he lived in the water for ten months before leaving the mother's body. Many parents, from birth, let their babies learn to swim.
However, according to the information recommended above in the Swimming and Water Safety Skills Chart of the American Red Cross, children between the ages of 6 and 3 can learn basic skills first, such as immersion in water, floating, and paddling. After the age of 4 to 5, when they start to learn more skills, they have higher coordination of hands and feet. Children 6 years of age and older, start paddling again. Because paddling requires greater whole-body coordination, this step-by-step learning can make them confident and skilled swimmers.
There are also some infant swimming classes, which can be referred to. In addition, you can slowly cultivate the child's habit of feeling in the water when bathing, you can use the shower head shower, or gently play water splashing games with each other to make them slowly adapt. Don't be in a hurry, explain in detail and prepare him mentally.
Learn to cook (2+ years old)
Every time I take my two daughters to a parent-child house, the place to stay the longest must be the cooking area. Cooking and food can be conjured up into a different way of playing, you can talk to yourself about selling things, or cooking for your mother, or pulling your sister as a small guest. But I was always afraid of trouble and never had them actually come to the kitchen to help.
In fact, you can let children do it from the safe and simple part, it is best to give priority to the electric pot cooking without fire, such as: cooking rice, steamed eggs, steamed cakes, etc.; or cold food such as juice, cold mix and so on. Let them have a sense of accomplishment quickly, but they are less dangerous.
There is also a chance to educate at any time: things must be stirred and dissolved quickly. What is the gas that will come out of the electric pot when heated? The egg was originally liquid, how did it become solid as soon as it was put into the electric pot? If you have a fully automatic bread machine at home, it is better, and making bread is more fun and delicious for children!
After the age of two, in fact, you can slowly cultivate children's interest in cooking, the purpose is not to make them a little kitchen god, but this basic life ability, will give him great help, they are more likely to become a healthy dieter, love to try new foods, less likely to be partial to eat people.
Children between the ages of 4 and 5 can be taught to measure the weight of food and stir the batter. 6 to 8 years old can use kitchen equipment and tools such as microwave ovens, ovens, and can openers.
Self-protection (2+ years)
Social chaos has made parents worry every day, and a video that went viral on Facebook before " Are you sure your kids won't go away with strangers?" It also allows parents to find that children are more likely to trust strangers than they think.
So since the children understand things, especially after starting kindergarten, I often rehearse various situations, even role plays, to tell the children not to go with strangers. After the child is 4 to 5 years old, you can start to help your child shape gender awareness, self-protection awareness, and privacy is untouchable. Let the child understand the difference between people and me, and understand how to protect themselves.
Bathe yourself (3+ years old)
When children are 3 or 4 years old, their activity increases and their large muscles mature, which is a good time to strengthen and master the movements. So at this time, it is actually a good choice to start letting children take their own baths!
But because the bathroom is prone to many crises, easy to fall or potential to drown, three years old can begin to develop the child's ability to bathe on his own (including washing hair and cleaning private areas) and establish safety rules in the bathroom. Because after the age of 5 or 6, they may begin to ask for a bath alone, at this time, parents should try to pay attention, control time and pay attention to safety. It will take about 8 years to start letting them take a bath alone.
Before going to school, six to eight years old is another golden age, when the child's mind has matured, from the physical level of skills, slowly transferred to the psychological level of skills.
Brush your teeth (6~8 years old)
The American Dental Association recommends brushing your teeth with the help of your parents before the age of 3, and then letting your child brush it under the supervision of your parents at the age of 3 to 6. By the age of 6, you'll be able to brush your child's own teeth!
But some professionals disagree, with some doctors believing that children can't brush their teeth properly until the age of 8. But this has little to do with ability and coordination, mainly because the child does not have the motivation to brush his teeth clean.
It may be difficult for them to appreciate the importance of keeping their teeth clean, and they may not understand whether they have brushed clean on the surface. According to research, most children brush only 50% of the surface of their teeth even by the age of 11; even young people aged 18 to 22 only brush about 67%.
To make kids aware of the importance and even spice up brushing a little, try a plaque display to motivate your child to brush their teeth. Take him to the dentist's office and ask the doctor to apply a little liquid before brushing his teeth, which can make the plaque appear and let the child know that his mouth is not clean thoroughly. After brushing and then applying, plaque remaining due to incorrect brushing can be revealed. This may give your child a little more motivation to brush their teeth clean!
Here we should also promote a correct concept, deciduous teeth if not well cared for, will have an impact on adult teeth. Because the important function of deciduous teeth is to maintain the space for the growth of permanent teeth and the neatness of the dentition in the future, avoiding tooth decay is really an important item that parents have to pay attention to from the birth of their children!
Bring your own laces (4~8 years old)
According to the child's ability to accept, learning ability to judge when to teach, some children can tie their shoelaces in middle class, girls generally learn a little earlier than boys. In addition, if the child is very flexible and can handle small buttons or draw well, you may be able to teach them earlier. It is recommended that parents may wish to use jump rope first to teach their children to learn to tie knots.
Manage your own money (6+ years old)
In the past, the financial education of children probably required children to know how to save. But it is useful to focus on having children with MQ-Money Quotient. The concept of money management is a whole series of teachings, from knowing coins to saving applications. Parents must use their brains to give their children the opportunity to manage their finances as much as possible in their lives. At the same time, cooperate with the game, understand and generate interest. There are also many animations and picture books that make it easier for children to learn, and you can also consider it.
You can use the weekly calendar to write down the total amount of pocket money given to the child, write down the daily use of the child clearly, and set rewards and punishments. After each month is summarized, deposit the excess into your child's account (take him to open an account). From the age of 6, it is necessary to cultivate the concept of "own money" for children, and then slowly teach them advanced financial planning.
Caring for little life (6 years old and older)
We have seen too many videos of Wang Xingren and cat people living in harmony with small babies or having funny interactions. But at what age should it be before you can have a pet?
Dr. Butch Schroyer, a veterinarian, recommends that it is best to entrust the responsibility of caring for a small life to a child after the age of 6. 2-year-olds can expose them to gardening and start taking care of plants, or they can start with small goldfish and golden rats and challenge cats or dogs. Let them begin to understand the meaning of life and responsibility, and observe whether the child is suitable for pets.
While many experts and scholars continue to list the various benefits, Finnish research has also found that living with pets can improve immunity.
Research from the University of Uppsala in Sweden also shows that children with pet dogs are less likely to suffer from asthma. But because children over the age of 6 will have a more mature attitude towards the experience of life and the establishment of responsibility. So be sure to make sure that your child is able to show responsibility and willingness to take care of other matters before you start getting them to adopt pets.
Use the map alone and take public transportation
(6 ~13 years old and above)
American experts suggest that we can't help but let our children learn to be self-reliant, but it depends on your children's traffic safety education and local traffic conditions. Because the hardest part may not be getting around, but the problem of crossing the road safely. Therefore, in advance, how should children deal with the surrounding environment and geographical location, knowing that they encounter an emergency? (Let your child carry it with you or remember and recite your parent's mobile phone number).