Since the moment we become parents, we are often prone to lose our rationality in the face of propaganda campaigns such as "early education", "intellectualization", "brain development", and "smart baby"! Because we are afraid that our children will lose at the starting line, we will obediently pay for it out of our pockets.
Just like our upstairs neighbor, the two-year-old baby at home has been in early childhood education for almost two years. The child's mother once revealed to me that nearly 100,000 yuan has been spent on early education alone, which is an astronomical amount for ordinary families!
Is it worth spending so much money on early education? On this issue, it mainly depends on what parents want to get, everyone has different expectations for their children, and there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand viewers.
In fact, in order to let children develop intellectually and become smarter, it does not necessarily cost much. In fact, there are two most reliable methods, which do not cost a penny, and are particularly easy to implement, but many people still don't know, it's a pity!
The first: get your child moving
Today's children are full of time most of the time, in addition to textbook knowledge learning, there are also a variety of interest classes and "make-up classes". Or maybe your child is so attracted to all kinds of electronic devices that he is sedentary every day and has no time to exercise!
Studies have shown that children who exercise regularly are not only healthier, but also smarter. Harvard University professor John Reddy pointed out in his book "Sports Change the Brain" that people learn vocabulary 20% faster after exercise than before exercise.
In other words, consistent exercise can not only help children improve their physical fitness and strengthen their willpower, but also significantly improve their intelligence and reflexes. This is mainly because exercise can make the hippocampus-like protrusions of the brain larger, and this part of the brain is responsible for learning and memory.
When exercising, blood circulation in the whole body is accelerated, which prompts brain metabolism to speed up, brain tissue receives more fresh oxygen and blood supply, and nutrient delivery is also enhanced, so it can fundamentally promote brain development. Usually after exercise, the brain feels abnormally awake, memory is enhanced, and learning efficiency is greatly improved.
Professor Hong Lan, a well-known education expert, also said that when children are exercising, they will stimulate the secretion of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine, which are key mediators to promote neural connections.
Professor Li Meijin suggested: do not let the child stay at home all day to study, otherwise he may have a highly excited brain, and the cerebellum is not effectively stimulated, and the brain nerves are not fully excited, and it will be prone to psychological problems.
The top students of the college entrance examination over the years, when sharing their learning experiences, often mention a commonality, that is, they all have a wide range of interests and love sports. Therefore, exercise is the biggest investment in children's IQ and the best nutrient for brain development!
Second: Talk to your child more
American anthropologists have conducted a study that took two and a half years to track 42 families and record conversations between parents and children. The results showed that children from wealthy families had 2~4 times more frequent parent-child communication than children from ordinary or poor families.
Around 4 years old, children from wealthy families hear about 30 million more words than children from poor families. In the IQ test of the two, the former is 117 and the latter is 79.
Later, MIT, together with Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, organized a study that further confirmed and supplemented this view. Researchers investigated and tracked more than 30 children aged 4~6 and found that the higher the frequency of parent-child conversation, the stronger the activity of children's brain language areas.
This phenomenon is not strongly related to family income, parents' education level, and the vocabulary heard. In other words, no matter what family background children have, if they communicate a lot with their parents on a daily basis, their brain development and response will be just as good.
To put it simply, if you talk to your child often, it will affect the biological growth of your child's brain, isn't it amazing? This can also be confirmed in psychology:
Talking to your child stimulates the imagination
When you talk to your child, he receives the information and thinks of associations related to what he is talking about. The more you talk to your child, the richer his associations will be, his brain will be full of all kinds of wild thoughts, and his imagination will be developed like never before!
Talking to your child can develop reasoning skills
In conversations with children, children can be influenced and hinted at by the logical thinking of adults. As the cognitive and thinking skills grow, children understand more and more things, and will subtly apply the logical thinking they have learned from their parents to reason about things and draw conclusions.
Talking to your child can improve your language and communication skills
The more we interact with our children's verbal interactions, the faster they will master language skills. Slowly, you will find that your child's speech will become clearer, his thinking will become clearer, and his communication skills will become stronger and stronger.
Talking to your child can help him release his emotions and stress
By chatting with children often, we can better understand the inner world of children. In the process of conversation, we can also gain insight into some of the child's negative emotions and comfort or help him adjust in time. The release of children's emotions and stress is more beneficial to physical and mental health.
Talking to your child can enhance the parent-child relationship
The biggest difficulty in parent-child education lies in the parent-child relationship. If we talk to your child like a friend who talks about everything, then your child will trust and rely on you with all his heart. Otherwise, the child may fly farther and farther away from his parents in the future.
Write at the end
In general, the best nutrient for children's brains, the easiest and most effective way to become smart, is to exercise and talk more! Think about how long you haven't gone out to exercise with your children, how long have you not had a good chat with your children? Take more time to accompany and help your children unlock a smart and intelligent brain!
@莞家妈妈, I am a health manager/family education instructor, thank you for your attention and support, scientific parenting together, and wisdom to raise babies!
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