Foreign educators believe that children develop the necessary life skills from the age of 1 to 8, which is more conducive to the establishment of their sense of self-identity and the development of independence.
At the same time, the cultivation of skills in children is also very obvious help for their own ability improvement. However, in Chinese families, many parents are accustomed to "doing the work" for their children, which makes them neglect the cultivation of life skills in their children.
Previously, a research institute survey showed that families who encouraged their children to do housework were more likely to cultivate children with excellent grades. And according to more in-depth data analysis, the proportion of children who often "work" has excellent grades is 27 times higher.
In addition, foreign research experts have made statistics on the situation of primary school students doing housework in various countries, and according to the statistical results, it can be seen that American children do housework for 1.2 hours a day, South Korean children for 0.7 hours, Japanese children for 4 hours, and Chinese children for only 12 minutes.
For the lack of time for chinese children's housework, many parents believe that this is mainly because their children have too many daily learning tasks and simply do housework and improve their life skills.
Psychologist Piaget believes that children first expand their thinking through body movements, that is, children have more hands-on space, which is more conducive to their brain development. Chu once said that it is difficult to imagine how children who can only read books and cannot even master basic life skills can know how to do experiments.
Focusing only on a child's academic performance while neglecting the development of their life skills will not only hinder the development of independence in children, but may also limit their future personal growth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" >01, 1-8 years old children must have five life skills</h1>
Chinese parents should pay more attention to the cultivation of their children's life skills, so as to make up for the shortcomings of family education.
Skill 1: Sleep well
It is very important for children aged 1 to 6 to learn to sleep well, and good sleep skills can help children improve their grades and improve their abilities. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the life skills of sleeping well as soon as possible until they form a fixed activity habit.
Skill two: Learn to cook
For children over the age of two, parents can try to involve their children in the cooking process, such as making juice, cold dishes, etc. Children 4 to 5 years old can try to measure the weight of food and stir batter, and children 6 to 8 years old can try to "go into the kitchen", such as microwave ovens, ovens, etc.
Skill three: self-protection
After the child is two years old, it is necessary for parents to enhance their sense of self-protection and gradually develop self-protection life skills in life. For children aged 4 to 5, it is necessary for parents to help them shape their gender consciousness and sense of self-protection. Especially after children go to kindergarten, self-protection is one of the most important life skills.
Skill Four: Brush your teeth yourself
Before the age of 3, parents should help their children brush their teeth, from 3 to 6 years old, parents should guide their children to brush their teeth under their own supervision, and after the age of 6, help children master the skills of brushing their teeth independently. Although brushing teeth is a very simple hand movement in the eyes of adults, it is a full embodiment of physical coordination for children.
Skill Five: Managing Money
After the child is six years old, parents should cultivate a certain concept of money and slowly guide them to learn to "manage money". The correct understanding of money makes children more able to recognize the true meaning of savings and consumption, which is more conducive to the development of their financial intelligence.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" >02, exercise children's life skills, what guidance do parents need to do? </h1>
In daily life, there are many parents who worry about the risk of accidents in the process of learning life skills, which makes them more inclined to complete the task goals for their children. In fact, if parents want to help their children successfully master life skills, then they must know how to properly provide them with sufficient exercise opportunities.
Although there is a certain complexity and difficulty in life skills, children may frequently encounter walls in the process of learning, and the resulting fear of difficulties may affect children's enthusiasm for learning. Therefore, in this process, parents must give appropriate encouragement, such as positive verbal evaluation, which can stimulate children's interest in learning.
In the process of guiding children to learn life skills, parents will inevitably be impatient because of their children's slow learning progress. At this time, parents must adjust their mentality and maintain patience with their children, so as to help them maintain continuous learning motivation. Parents' overly impatient psychology may disrupt the child's learning rhythm and hinder their mastery of life skills.
Before the child is eight years old, appropriate life skills contribute to their personal future growth and development, which is not only an improvement in their self-care ability, but also a great help in the formation of their personality and self-awareness.
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When children are at different stages of growth, the types of life skills they can master are different, and it is necessary for parents to know and learn more about this, so that they can fully take advantage of the golden period of learning life skills.
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