Why does this card become a child's "social hard currency"?

Why does this card become a child's "social hard currency"?

Education in the capital

2022-05-06 21:00

Morning Mist / Repost

How popular is a card the size of a playing card really like a child?

If a child's card book is lost, parents help find:

There are children who have bought thousands of tickets at great prices:

There are even children who steal money to buy cards:

……

Seeing this, don't show a disdainful look, this is a beloved thing for many children. Some parents may have guessed that the card that many children are obsessed with is the Ultraman card.

Why obsess over Ultraman cards

One of the reasons why many children like Ultraman cards so much is because in Ultraman derivatives, this card is easy to buy, not only the price is low, but also the card is as uncertain as the blind box, and the sense of surprise will bring some additional stimulation to the child.

But for children in kindergarten and lower primary school, the main significance of the Ultraman card is its social function. Many parents have mentioned keywords such as "common topic", "hard currency", "exchange", "integration into the circle", all of which refer to the "social" of the child.

Yes, the "Ultraman cards" we see are just cards, but for kids it's a social tool.

The path of ultraman cards in a class from scratch is roughly like this: when the first child found the card in the commissary, bought a pack, and took it to the class and other children to show off, other students saw it and thought" Wow, so shiny, good looking, only 2 yuan a pack is not expensive!" "It was natural to buy, and then everyone followed the trend and ran to the commissary to buy and buy, and the students kept showing off and competing to see who was lucky and the cards drawn were better, and the atmosphere of the whole class was brought up, that is, two or three days of kung fu."

This card is given a strong social attribute in the process of spreading among children, namely:

01

Common language

Communicating Ultraman is already a common topic that little boys must communicate when they play together. We thought Ultraman was Ultraman, but they could quickly point out to a bunch of Ultramans that this one was called Digimon Ultraman, and that one was called Seven Ultraman...

Like adults, the communication between children also needs to use the carrier, common hobbies, common talking points, etc., and kindergarten children will be more inclined to talk about animated characters, the communication threshold is relatively low, you know, I know, everyone can talk.

02

Exchange or gift, sublimate friendship

In addition to the common language, exchanging Ultraman cards has also become a more advanced way for children to interact with each other.

Usually I have two full star cards the pattern is repeated, and just if you don't have this card, then I will send you the extra one, with this human feeling, the friendship of the little partner will naturally be sublimated.

Of course, the best situation is to make up for each other's deficiencies, I give you more, you give me more, just like this back and forth exchanges, friendship will be more long-term and stable.

03

Shine

As the cards are collected more and more, many children will start to integrate the valuable full star cards they receive into the book.

The Ultraman family lineage is huge, the number of heroes and monsters is super large, and the company that produces cards can constantly innovate to stimulate the desire to collect and buy.

Whether parents are for or against

Today's parents of primary and secondary school students, when they were primary and secondary school students, have also collected large and small cards, including a certain crisp "Water Margin Card", a certain brand "Three Kingdoms Card", and even some film and television stars' peripheral cards. They have also exchanged with each other and have carefully collected them.

Therefore, when today's primary school students are addicted to cards, many parents are "somewhat ambivalent" about this mentality.

And these "contradictions" mainly come from two aspects:

On the one hand, it is worried that the child is overly addicted;

On the one hand, it is also worried that this is the "subculture" among children, is their "communication code", and once "cut off", it may be detrimental to children's mental health.

There are also some parents who are also somewhat ambivalent in their behavior:

Someone will cut the child's card in one breath and confiscate the child's card. But after the child performs well, he can't help but buy the child's favorite card as a reward.

But either way, there is no "optimal solution".

What should parents do

When children keep buying and buying, as parents, what should they do, is there a good way to solve it?

When we begin to reflect on this phenomenon, the first thing we should know is that there are many reasons why children are addicted to card games:

First of all, the targeted commercial sales behavior of merchants meets the psychological development needs of children, resulting in them being defenseless when facing card games.

Secondly, parents lack understanding and screening of the "media" content or game tools that their children watch, resulting in blind "entering the pit".

Third, some parents do not pay attention to the high-quality accompaniment of their children in the early stages and do not establish a healthy parent-child relationship.

Finally, when parents find that the adverse effects of card games on their children are difficult to control, they often take a "one-size-fits-all" approach to make children "quit", which can easily lead to parent-child conflict and children's rebellious psychology.

How to avoid card addiction, let children develop healthy hobbies, and at the same time have the ability to identify some bad hobbies?

First of all, from the early days of children's growth, parents should pay attention to screening the content and toy games they watch. The data shows that children under the age of 5 like brightly colored animation works with simple and straightforward plots. Parents should do a good job of screening to avoid some simple and rough plots becoming the "spiritual food" of children in the early days.

At the same time, we must pay attention to the quality of the parent-child relationship, the more we play with some creative toys, the more we must communicate with the child, enter the child's spiritual world, let them feel the companionship and attention of their parents.

In addition, it is necessary to establish a sense of rules for children's consumption behavior. Some children's parents don't let them play cards, so they secretly let their grandparents buy cards. Parents can let each family member talk about their views on consumption through family meetings, so that over time, the child's concept will change, and a healthy consumption concept will be established, and the repeated and wasteful parts of the card rules will be doubted.

Of course, once parents find that there is an obvious conflict with their children's concepts in terms of games, they must stop and repair them in time, cannot blindly complain, and cannot be "one size fits all", which should be neglected and not blocked.

Does your child like to collect cards?

As a parent,

How do you do it?

Let's talk in the comments section!

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