After reading this article, I will no longer be confused about enrolling my children in interest classes.

Recently, friends often come to me and ask me, what interest class should my children enroll in? He even complained to me that there are so many different interest classes out there now. If you don’t choose well, it will cost you money, time, and effort, and both you and your children will suffer. I thought about it, and I have enrolled in many interest classes for Lele over the years👇 I have summarized three misunderstandings that need to be paid attention to and shared them with everyone: 01 To participate in interest classes, the child\’s own interest is the first prerequisite. We must pay attention to the children\’s own wishes and needs rather than imposing our own subjective wishes on the children. Otherwise, it will backfire and ruin the children\’s interests. 02. Follow the child’s own growth rules. For the cultivation of interests such as English, sports, and art, it is necessary to follow the physical and psychological laws of children. For example, when children learn English before kindergarten, they are not asked to memorize words and learn English textbooks immediately, but to play some English children\’s songs to sharpen their ears. Another example is learning roller skating. Orthopedic doctors recommend that children should not start learning until they are at least 5 years old. 03 The cultivation of interest should not focus too much on the results, but on the cultivation of habits. Learning is a lifelong marathon. If you \”start\” early, you may not reach the destination first. After talking about the misunderstandings, I would like to give you some suggestions on \”what to learn at what age\”, \”how to discover your baby\’s own strengths and advantages\”, \”how to choose an interest class suitable for your baby\”, etc. If you happen to want to choose an interest class for your child recently, you can continue reading below. I hope it can help you solve problems and avoid detours on the way to raising a baby. Nowadays, when enrolling children in interest classes, one reason is that they don’t want their children to lose at the starting line, and other children must learn from their own children. The other is to cultivate children\’s interests and hobbies, so that the children will have specialties in the future. But the troubling point is not knowing which interest classes to sign up for. Judging from my experience, every time I take Lele to interest classes, she is very happy. Sometimes she even asks me, do I want to take a painting class today? Are you going to take piano lessons today? It’s just the little look that I’m looking forward to. So I personally feel that interest classes in the eyes of children are not what we adults understand. In my opinion, an interest class that combines education with entertainment and respects children\’s nature will not only not increase the burden on children and stifle their happiness, but will also play a positive role in the development of children\’s potential. Huang Lei\’s daughter Duoduo should be familiar to everyone. She is recognized as a talented girl. She is excellent at piano, painting, and clothing design. Her English is so good that she has translated three published English picture books. There is also Xiao Tianxin, the daughter of Jia Nailiang who was very lovable when she was a child. She also takes various interest classes such as piano, dance, painting, and taekwondo. It shows that now everyone attaches great importance to the cultivation of children\’s interests and talents. So how to choose interest classes for children? This is also a very troublesome thing for parents. First of all, it must be interesting to children. However, because children are very curious and may like everything, and we as parents have limited energy, we cannot report everything. Here we need to teach students in accordance with their aptitude, especially in the arts, which depends on talent. Every child has his or her own special talent. These talents need to be carefully observed by parents in daily life, just like in the movie \”Dangal, Dad\”, when their daughterWhen they were fighting with boys, the father discovered his daughters\’ wrestling talent and decided to let them learn wrestling. Eventually, they became wrestling champions. I found a \”multi-faceted\” wrestling method studied by Dr. Robert Sternberg of Yale University in the United States. The test teaches you how to discover your child’s talent. It’s quite interesting. I’d like to share it with you so you can refer to it. 1. He is excellent at memorizing poetry and rhythmic sentences. 2. He pays attention to your emotional changes when you are sad or happy, and responds accordingly. 3. He often asks questions such as \”When does time start?\” and \”Why don\’t asteroids hit the earth?\” 4. He rarely gets lost in any place he has walked through. 5. His walking posture is very coordinated, and his movements to the music are very graceful. 6. His scales are very accurate when he sings. 7. He often asks what \”thunder, lightning and rain\” are about. 8. If you use the wrong word, he will correct it for you. 9. He knew how to tie his shoes very early and how to ride a bicycle very early. 10. What role does he particularly like to play or make up a plot? 11. When traveling, he can remember the signs along the way and say \”we have been here before.\” 12. He likes to listen to various musical instruments and can identify the sounds they produce. 13. He draws maps very well and has clear routes. 14. He is good at imitating various body movements and facial expressions. 15. He is good at classifying all kinds of messy things according to rules. 16. He is good at connecting actions and emotions, for example, he said, \”We are happy to do this.\” 17. He can tell stories wonderfully. 18. He commented on different voices. 19. He often says that so-and-so is like so-and-so. 20. He can make accurate evaluations of what others can and cannot accomplish. If a child performs well at 1, 8, and 17, it means that he may have good language talent. If a child performs well in items 6, 12, and 18, it means he may have good musical talent. If a child performs well in items 3, 7, and 15, it means that he may be talented in mathematics and logic. If a child performs well in items 4, 11, and 13, it means that he has good spatial talents. If a child performs well in items 5, 9, and 14, it means that he has good physical and kinesthetic abilities. If a child performs well in items 10, 16, and 20, it means that he has good self-understanding. If a child performs well in items 2, 10, and 19, it means that he has a good ability to understand others. Of course, in addition to careful observation, it is also very important to have more experiences with your children. We should provide children with a variety of opportunities within the scope of their abilities, let them be exposed to different knowledge, and actively demonstrate their potential talents, so that we can discover what children are good at. In fact, participating in interest classes is the most effective way to discover children\’s talents. In addition to considering the child\’s interests and talents, we must also follow the trend, respect the child\’s age characteristics, and comprehensively consider the child\’s physical and mental development, learning and acceptance abilities, etc. It is mentioned in the book \”Calvert\’s Education\” that according to the law of diminishing potential of children, there is a certain optimal period for intellectual development during a person\’s growth process. This is the best timeIt is very crucial. It plays a decisive role in a person\’s intellectual development throughout his life. Don\’t miss it. Based on the critical period of children\’s potential development mentioned in the book, I have summarized and compiled a recommended age for learning in various interest classes (it is just a recommended age, which does not mean that learning must be at this age). I hope it can help everyone. . Sports education 0 to 6 years old is a critical period for children’s sports development. At this time, the most outstanding performance of the child is that he is hyperactive and can easily gain happiness in exercise. Exercise at this time can also speed up the development of the child\’s brain and exercise the child\’s balance ability. The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend that children under 1 year old learn to swim. Children aged 1 to 4 years old make the decision based on their own circumstances. It neither recommends nor opposes it. Only children over 4 years old have the ability to learn to swim. Children over 4 years old are supported to learn to swim. . Children aged 1 to 4 can take parent-child swimming lessons and play in the water with their parents. Over 4 years old, children\’s physical development is relatively mature, they can understand the coach\’s instructions, adapt to unfamiliar environments, and start learning to swim independently. The Chinese Roller Skating Association believes that children over 3 years old can learn roller skating. However, orthopedic surgeons recommend that you should be at least 5 years old before learning roller skating, because the action of roller skating is to make the legs into an X shape, and children are young and have immature bones, so it is not recommended to do this action too early. I personally feel that the physical coordination of 3-year-old children is not very good yet, so it will be more difficult for them to learn, and they are prone to falling frequently, which will also dampen the children\’s enthusiasm. Cui Enlei, the Youth Department of the Chinese Football Association, pointed out: \”Children aged 7 to 9 can play more football without affecting their studies. Football training that emphasizes physical fitness and technology is more appropriate to start when the children grow up. \”Of course, children can be exposed to more football before they are 7 years old, and play football with them to lay the foundation for learning football. When you are 7 years old, you can start studying systematically. Sports medicine experts suggest that the best age for children to learn basketball is between 6 and 16 years old. 6 to 10 years old mainly learn some basic skills. Basic skills must be mastered from an early age, otherwise it will be more difficult to learn later. Moreover, at this stage, the child\’s body is also developing, and exercise can promote the child\’s growth and development. 10 to 13 years old is the stage when children begin to learn technology. Table tennis is our national sport. If parents plan to let their children engage in this profession in the future, they can start learning at the age of 3 to 4 years old. If it is purely for physical fitness and cultivating special skills, then you can start learning when you are 6 to 8 years old. At this time, children have relatively strong self-regulation and restraint abilities, and they will learn much more easily. If you are interested in badminton or tennis, you can start playing it around 4 to 5 years old. The focus is on cultivating children’s interest in this sport. For systematic practice, it usually takes until 6 to 8 years old. At this time, the child has strong imitation ability and space-time perception ability, and the strength and coordination of the hands have also reached a certain standard. From 5 to 6 years old, you can start to get in touch with Taekwondo and learn enlightenment. Children aged 7 to 8 years old have reached a certain standard in physical flexibility, explosive power, acceptance and understanding, which is the best time to learn Taekwondo. Fencing is thisA very popular ancient sport that originated in Europe. Fencing requires a lot of leg and waist strength for children. Children should at least be in primary school and can start to get into fencing at the age of 7 to 8 years old. Music education: 3 to 5 years old is a critical period for music development. Children during this period begin to truly appreciate music. Parents can choose songs suitable for their children, such as world famous songs, fairy tale music, etc., and enjoy them with their children while explaining them to stimulate their imagination. At this time, appropriate instruments can be selected for children to learn based on their interests, expertise and other conditions. The structure of the piano is different from that of the electronic keyboard. The electronic keyboard only needs to be pressed lightly to produce sound, while the piano requires about 30 grams of force to play each note. Children who are too young cannot reach this strength, and they will also lose control after long-term study. The normal development of the fingers is impaired. From a physiological and psychological point of view, after the age of 4 to 5 years, children generally have great improvements in attention, cognitive ability, understanding and other aspects, and their muscle development is also more complete, so in this period It is better to start learning piano during this period. Mr. Zheng Yanyi, a famous string educator and violin professor, believes that the violin is actually a relatively difficult instrument. He once put forward the view in his book \”Spring Breeze Man\”: Unless the child is a genius, loves the violin, and has outstanding conditions. Generally speaking, you do not need to start learning violin at the age of 3 to 4 years old. It is enough to start learning violin at the age of 8 to 10. It is not too late to start learning violin at any age. Playing the violin requires a lot of hand and finger strength. Taking into account the child\’s development and Professor Zheng\’s ideas, it is best to start learning at the age of 5 to 6 years old. You can start dance enlightenment learning at the age of 4 to develop your sense of rhythm and rhythm. Professional dance training must wait until the age of 8 or above. Because professional dance training is highly intensive, some movements will put a heavy load on human body tissues and easily cause muscle strains, which is not conducive to the growth and development of children under 8 years old. Before learning musicals and dramas, it is best to lay the foundation and get some basic musical enlightenment, which can start at the age of 3 to 4 years old. In addition to reading music, listening to music, and rhythm, it also includes multi-faceted comprehensive study of music appreciation and music history. Of course, this basic learning is not only for musicals and dramas, it is also very helpful for learning musical instruments. And learning about real musicals and dramas can actually start at any age. Calligraphy and painting education 3 to 5 years old is a critical period for the development of writing and painting. Children in this period will be very interested in writing and painting. Although they may not necessarily know what they are writing and drawing, parents can guide their children and let them use their own words to describe the scenes and objects they want to express. This not only satisfies the child\’s wish to write and draw, but also exercises the child\’s language expression ability. Children generally start to like graffiti when they are over 1 year old, and begin to show a strong interest in colors and patterns when they are over 2 years old. At this time, there is no need to deliberately enroll in classes, as long as you provide adequate support at home, do not stop them, and maintain their interest in painting. 3 to 5 years old is a better time for enlightenment. Parents need to be reminded that they must not teach their children to draw in a patterned way, as this will constrain them.Children\’s imagination and creativity. If the children taught by the painting institution you go to audition for in a class all draw exactly the same paintings, then you should definitely not sign up! Calligraphy is a highly skilled art, divided into two types: hard-pen calligraphy and soft-pen calligraphy. It is generally recommended to learn hard-pen calligraphy first and then soft-pen calligraphy, because it is easier to get started with hard-pen calligraphy, while soft-pen calligraphy pays attention to strokes and movement, and the age is relatively small. It is not easy for children to understand. Therefore, it is generally recommended that the age for learning hard pen is 5 to 6 years old, and the age for learning soft pen is 7 to 8 years old. Because the wrist strength of children of this age can already control the brush freely, they also have some understanding of characters, the structure of characters, and the basic methods of using brushes. The critical period for language education occurs between the ages of 3 and 4 and stops at the age of 6. During this period, children will be very active in language learning, and their language development will be relatively rapid. This is the best time for children to learn Mandarin, or a second language. \”Heidi\’s Parenting Encyclopedia\” writes: The best time to start learning a second language is between the ages of 2 and a half to 3 years old. Of course, this does not mean that children should only be exposed to English when they are 2 and a half years old. For English learning, what is more important is the environment, not the starting time. Exposure to English can begin subtly from birth. Various English children\’s songs, English picture books, English cartoons, and English games are all good sources of English ear sharpening. Therefore, the best age for bilingual education is any time. Of course, you can take systematic English learning courses outside when you are around 3 to 5 years old. Little Host is also a very popular interest class now. Most parents want to train their children\’s language expression skills, thinking and adaptability, and enhance their children\’s self-confidence. It is more appropriate to study at the age of 5 to 6 years old. At this time, you can speak in a basic logical order and have a certain ability to think. Finally, there is another point that I think is very important. Parents must not use various standards to measure their children\’s learning achievements with the purpose of \”children will definitely learn something in interest classes.\” Learning is to provide them with more possibilities in the future. Whether they have learned something, especially in the arts, will not be able to see the results in the short term. Of course, if you want your children to learn well in interest classes, you must provide high-quality companionship. Don’t think it’s done just after enrolling your child in a class. In fact, parents also need to communicate with the teacher when taking interest classes. By understanding the learning content and the learning situation of their children, they can deepen their impression and consolidate it after returning home. This is what parents should do! As parents, we must maintain a good attitude so that interest classes can truly become an interest for our children rather than a burden.