As long as teachers and parents find out the crux of the problem, use the right methods, and face the sensitive period, they can help children get through each sensitive period smoothly. Growing up in love and freedom, the child will have great potential and creativity, dignity and self-confidence that no one can shake, he will be able to find his place in the world and therefore have a sense of well-being.
3-4 years old (small class) children are sensitive.
Sensitive period of color.
Characteristics: Curious about colorful things, like the combination of different colors, choose the colors of toys and clothes by yourself, and start to enjoy coloring activities.
Suggestion: Let your child use a variety of coloring materials to complete a "work" to meet your child's color needs. When decorating a room, mix and match colors to blend colors into the environment.
Stubborn sensitive period.
Characteristics: Children at this stage often say "no", and everything must be done according to his ideas, otherwise they will be emotional. He will often lose his temper and be considered "willful" and "vexatious" by his parents.
Suggestion: When encountering stubborn children, teachers should first learn to observe and listen to understand the needs of children. In addition to patiently explaining some rules to your child, you can also try to change your strategy and make an agreement in advance, rather than solving the problem in a simple and crude way.
Sensitive period of possessiveness and possessiveness.
Features: Children begin to have their own concepts of "mine" and "yours", and often hear children say to the teacher, "This is mine!" "Have a strong possessiveness of things that interest you and are reluctant to share.
Advice: First of all, understand that this is a normal phenomenon and do not deliberately criticize the child. Teachers can combine some picture books with the theme of "sharing" to guide children to learn to share.
Sensitive period of the curse.
Features: Children like to say "bad mother", "stinky fart", those words spoken by children, regardless of the occasion, regardless of the use of the crowd, the greater the reaction of the person being said, the more energetic he is, the child begins to discover the power of these negative words, and gradually likes to use bad words to express his emotions.
Suggestion: When you hear your child say this kind of word for the first time, the teacher can ask and guide you appropriately to understand the child's motivation and lead to the correct words. If the child repeats these curses, the teacher first pretends not to hear them, does not reply to him, does not reinforce him, and does not give him a response to what he just said, and he will feel bored. Let your child feel that these words are no different from other languages, and when they find these words uncatchable, they will find them bored and will no longer be exposed to these words. Secondly, divert his attention and chat directly with him, talking about topics that interest him, such as favorite animals, favorite toys, etc. Then take advantage of the characteristics of 3-year-old children who love to imitate, clearly tell the child, and encourage him to say more words of love and love between the children and the teacher.
The most undesirable thing is to use criticism to preach, which can only be counterproductive.
Sensitive period of language.
Features: Children begin to like to imitate what people around them say, and may pop up some idioms from time to time that are unbelievable to adults.
Suggestion: This stage can help children expand their vocabulary, it is best to associate these words with the living environment, for example, when introducing flowers, trees, etc., you can take your child outdoors to see the appearance of flowers and leaves. In addition, adults should pay attention to their own words, children are very imitative, do not say "dirty words" in front of children, etc.
A sensitive period in the pursuit of perfection.
Features: "The zipper of this dress is not pulled well and you can't go out", "Shoes must be placed under a small chair to be able to", and other problems began to erupt, children pursue perfection in doing things, and began to have their own evaluation standards for eating, wearing, and using items, and are very sensitive to the evaluation of the outside world.
Suggestion: What teachers need to do is to respect children, don't be too troublesome to save trouble and follow the standards of adults, and retain the standards of children's pursuit of perfection, which is a precious quality. Sensitive period for cutting, pasting, and painting.
Features: Children have strong hands-on ability, and they can't put down tools such as scissors, brushes, and glue.
Suggestion: Teachers and parents should not only provide sufficient materials for children to meet their children's hands-on needs, but also participate in relevant activities with children.
A sensitive period for logical thinking.
Characteristics: Children at this age are full of curiosity and constantly ask "why", "Why do girls and boys go to the toilet separately?" "Why is there only one sun?" "Why ......"When you answer, then you will ask why, breaking the casserole and asking the end. In the question and answer, the child gradually develops logical thinking.
Suggestion: Protect your child's precious curiosity, and if you can't answer a question right away, you can study with your child, search the Internet or add a set of encyclopedias to answer your child's language in your child's language.
A sensitive period for the continuation of the order.
Features: From about 2 and a half years old, children begin to have a very strong sense of order, used things must be put in place, and their own things must be placed neatly.
Advice: Respect your child and protect it. Try to slow yourself down, observe and listen to your child more, and create an orderly external environment for your child to match your child's sense of inner order.
The sensitive period of the exchange.
Features: I like to exchange things one-on-one, and I don't care if the value of things is equal.
Suggestion: The teacher should give the child full autonomy and not intervene with the best value standard. Parents should usually reserve some toys and items for their children, so that children have the conditions for exchange.
4-5 years old (middle class) children are sensitive; Aesthetic sensitive period.
Features: Children begin to have their own standards for the clothes they wear, especially girls, who like to dress themselves.
Tip: Set up a powder room for your child and put in all kinds of materials for your child to dress up. In addition, it is necessary to give full affirmation to children's aesthetics and give them sufficient space for self-exploration.
Sensitive period of birth.
Features: Children like to ask themselves where they came from, and keep inquiring about their birth.
Suggestion: Whether it is a teacher or a child's parents, they can't cope with such a problem. In kindergarten, teachers can combine some picture books of life to tell children the origin of life. Parents can also refer to some popular science articles and encyclopedias to tell them how life is formed in a way that children can understand.
Emotional sensitive period.
Features: Children will take the initiative to express "I love you" and will keep asking "Do you love me?" Emotions begin to be delicate, expressing their own emotions while also paying attention to other people's emotions for themselves.
Suggestion: When receiving the child's emotional expression, give enthusiastic feedback and protect the child's emotion.
Sensitive period for mathematical concepts.
Features: Children begin to be sensitive to numbers, fall in love with counting, and will point out where there are numbers outside, and will keep saying how many buses are there when waiting for the bus.
Suggestion: This is the first stage of the child's math sensitive period, during which the teacher should guide the child to establish the concept of math in life.
Gender-sensitive period.
Characteristics: Children begin to pay attention to who is a boy and who is a girl, and become curious about the different gender characteristics of men and women.
Suggestion: Guide your child to understand the various organs of the body and distinguish between male and female sexes.
The sensitive period of the symbol.
Characteristics: Children are interested in literacy and phonics, and they will be very excited when they find out that the words in their names appear elsewhere.
Suggestion: The teacher and the child read some text cards and other materials together, and cooperate with the actions to let the child understand the text macroscopically.
Sensitive period of marriage.
Characteristics: Children will want to "marry" with their father and mother at first, and want to "marry" with teachers after kindergarten, and after the age of 5, the tendency to choose a partner becomes very obvious, and they begin to consciously express themselves in front of their favorite peers.
Suggestion: Teachers and parents should be happy for the arrival of the sensitive period of their children's marriage, do not avoid talking about such topics, but should give children more free space, and parents should also establish a good family atmosphere, so that children feel that love and marriage are beautiful things.
* Sensitive period.
Features: Children will twist their bodies with a sense of rhythm, and like to play with all kinds of props in the performance area.
Suggestion: Teachers and parents can enjoy it with their children, and let them feel the **will when appropriate, so as to give their children a high-quality environment.
5-6 years old (kindergarten) children are in the sensitive period; The sensitive period of writing.
Characteristics: Children gradually become interested in symbols and writing symbols, and their enthusiasm for writing is as unstoppable as a rapids. They will not let go of any place where they can write, and often the walls of the house are covered with their handwriting.
Suggestion: Teachers and parents can try to create a wall or a specific area for your child to satisfy your child's desire to write.
Sensitive period of painting.
Features: Children's sensitive period of drawing and writing is similar, as long as there is a pen in hand, they always want to draw and write. Experts point out that before 12 weeks, children's emotional language expression ability is imperfect, and drawing is the best way for children to express their feelings.
Suggestion: Give him a big blank slate, for the child's masterpiece - do not intervene, do not ridicule, encourage more, let him draw his true self.
A sensitive period for the development of social interests.
Characteristics: Children are eager to understand social rules, like to play various social roles, and establish the rules corresponding to the role. For example, children play the role of teachers to take care of children, and arrange for students on duty to clean the classroom and organize toys.
Suggestion: During the teaching activity, the teacher can elect some group leaders to lead the group to complete the task. In addition, let children participate in some social activities, such as going to nursing homes to serve the elderly, picking up garbage in parks, so that children can experience and cultivate a sense of social responsibility and establish a good sense of rules.
Sensitive period for flora and fauna, experiments, and collections.
Features: Like to collect all kinds of natural objects, like to raise silkworm babies, turtles, rabbits and other small animals at home and in kindergartens, and like to explore all the mysteries of nature.
Suggestion: At this stage, teachers and parents can organize children to explore nature outdoors, let children get close to their favorite animals and plants, observe and record with children, and cultivate children's spirit of exploration and sense of responsibility.