Hello everyone, I am a tomato mother who practices lifelong learning!
Last weekend, I had a party with my girlfriend Swallow, and she kept pouring out to me about the difficulty of raising a baby. If nothing else, the cost alone is overwhelming. Swallow said: "Today's children are not only satisfied with their eating and drinking Lasa, but the 'invisible cost' of opening the eyes and long-term insight of the baby is too much for you to imagine." ”
I couldn't resist my curiosity and asked her, "How much do you spend on traveling with your baby every month?" ”
Swallow silently calculated an account before replying to me seriously: "About four thousand yuan per month." ”
I know more about the family situation of Swallow, the combined salary of the two families is working class is about 12,000, and the car loan and mortgage are not a small fixed expense of 6,000 yuan per month. The remaining one or two thousand or so, not only to support the daily expenses of a family of three, but also the children's education funds, the husband's socialization, etc., these expenses are tightly calculated, are not enough, I really don't know how their family survived.
As a mother, I can understand the hard work of Swallow as a mother, lest the child lose to the children of the same age in terms of vision, so even if the parents clench their teeth and save money, even if they need the help of their parents and parents, they are still cultivating education with their babies, and the cost of increasing their knowledge is by no means soft.
But as far as the matter is concerned, I do not agree with the blind travel of swallows.
If your child is to benefit from every trip, then the choice of destination requires skill. I told Swallow bluntly, "Your high consumption is really not worth it!" It is recommended that you take your baby to these places often, the cost is not much, but the child benefits a lot, and the return on investment is quite amazing. ”
I often go to these three places with my baby, not only low consumption, but also broaden the children's horizons, and the future is also better
The first place: the library
Although at home, I also opened up a "reading corner" for my children, but it is far less than the learning atmosphere in the library. One of the places I often take my kids to is the library.
Taking the child to the library, in addition to feeling the atmosphere of reading, I also made a "borrowing card" for the child, and gave the "book choice" to the child to decide for himself. Every time I go, it is up to the child to decide which books to borrow to go home.
Unlike books purchased by yourself, borrowed books have a return time limit. So I made a promise to my child that the next time I returned the book, I would read the contents of the book carefully.
With this "sense of time oppression", children really read a lot more actively. Another time, near the day of return, the child did not finish reading the contents of the book, and anxiously asked me for help: "Mom, I haven't finished reading it yet?" What should I do when it's time to return the book? ”
I told my kids, don't be in a hurry, if you like this book, we can extend the borrowing time of the book, or your mother can buy you a copy to go home.
In this way, the child's interest in reading is enhanced, and the child gradually becomes a "small book fan", the number of reading is increasing, and the reading ability and language expression ability are also rising, which is the harvest obtained by taking the child to the library.
The second place: the museum
I'm more interested in taking kids to museums everywhere than the popular tourist attractions. But in the cold museum, if there is no guidance from parents, children are likely to just "hang around", and the essence of history cannot be digested at all.
After many times of thinking, I summed up the experience of taking children to the museum, first of all, to put aside the "grand goal" of history education, take the children to the museum, and learn to use the "gamification" method to open.
At the beginning, I let the children find differences from various displays, such as: patterns, colors, styles, etc., and let the children find the bowl of blue and white porcelain more exquisite. Gradually, I found that my child began to have a little interest in the collection, and he would ask some of his own questions, such as: "Mom, why don't the bowls for eating at home need to be displayed, but the bowls here need to be displayed?" ”
Take this opportunity and I will tell you about the historical origins of porcelain. Of course, as a mother, I am not a professional, so in order to avoid misleading the child, I just briefly and superficially tell the child.
After all, the original intention of taking children to visit the museum is to stimulate children's interest in history and guide them to find answers on their own.
The third place: the zoo
When the children are still learning to speak, I often take my children to the zoo, because in addition to letting the children have an intuitive understanding of animals, they also let them understand the way of life of different creatures in the world. The zoo is really a "treasure trove of education" for children, and every time you go there is a different harvest.
When I was a child, children seemed to be more interested in large animals, even if they were far away from the tigers and lions, they would dance with excitement. After all, these large animals are far away from their real lives, and it is not surprising that curiosity prompts children to observe animals.
When children are a little older, their eyes are no longer just attracted to large animals, they will actively explore new things, and they will also use their brains to ask all kinds of strange questions. For example: Why does the peacock open the screen? Why do Mandarin ducks come in pairs? Why are panda eyes black?
The benefits of going to the zoo are far more than just taking children to know animals and understand animals, but also a good place to exercise children's observation and thinking skills.
If you want your children to have a good job, don't ignore these three places that don't spend much money, but the educational results are very good! Compared with the hero of the high score of the exam, in order for the child to have a career, the child's reading ability, comprehension ability, reading interest, historical pattern, observation ability, etc. are very important abilities.
Often take children to these three places, and with the subtle and skillful guidance of parents, you can fully stimulate children's interest, let them learn in play, and make progress in play.
What are the places you often take your baby to? Welcome to leave a message to share together!
Slogan: Learning may not allow parents to cultivate excellent children 100%, but without learning, you can't cultivate excellent children, may every mother become a learning mother!