It’s natural to love to play | This is how parent-child games can be played

Mothers always ask that it is often difficult to balance gentle guidance and rules and discipline. Playful children always test authority again and again. Today we will discuss how to integrate education and play to make a difference. In 2009, the German Volkswagen Company conducted a series of humanistic experiments named The Fun Theory. One of the experiments was conducted in a subway station. At the beginning of the video, almost all pedestrians choose to take the escalator up and down, leaving the spacious stairway to the side unattended. How can you make climbing stairs fun? Let people who are walking in a hurry voluntarily give up the convenient escalator and choose to walk up and down the stairs? The experimenter began to lay black and white wooden boards in the corridor, and installed a mechanism under the wooden boards so that music could be emitted by stepping on them, turning it into a walking \”piano\”. When people discovered the ingenious \”piano\” the next day, 66% more people chose to climb the stairs than usual. The escalators began to become neglected. When people regard climbing stairs and playing music while walking as a kind of fun, this psychological state directly affects subsequent behavioral patterns. Why play games? Because playing games can make boring things interesting, thus changing the inherent behavior patterns of adults. For 2-3 year olds who are not yet able to clearly express their emotions and needs in language, they need to fill the gap between verbal communication and non-verbal communication through play, and through the process of playing games, Establish a connection between the real world and the inner self. Games are played for the fun of it; education is just a derivative of it. Peter Gary, from Free to Learn “The genius of playing games is that when we are immersed in them, new cognitive patterns are created. It is in the process of creating new patterns that we find ways to do it.” —Brown & Vaughn, What about brain development and playing games in 2010? The latest scientific experiments demonstrate that playing can increase the size of the cerebellum. The cerebellum is the most neuron-rich part of the brain. In addition to its main function of coordinating balance and movement, it is also closely related to attention, language processing and other learning abilities. (Brown & Vaughn, 2010) A report by social scientists shows (Medina, 2014) that open-ended free play games can make children become: more creative, have stronger language skills, have stronger problem-solving abilities, have stronger memory, and have better relationships with people. How to play with better social skills? Instead of following the trend and buying all the popular toys, it is better to choose the right toys and improve your gaming ability as a parent. No matter how good or numerous the toys are, if they lack the enthusiasm and creativity of the participants and turn into one-way passive play for children, the positive effects of the game will be greatly reduced. Some game tips that can attract children\’s attention and stimulate creativity: While paying attention to safety, try to play in a natural environment. For example: Play water-related games in the bathroom, and play food-related games in the kitchen. The sillier the better during play, the expressionsThe more exaggerated it is, the more attention it will attract. For example: speaking in the voice of their favorite cartoon character, wearing an exaggerated wig while washing the dishes, wearing a weird hat while helping the kids get dressed, or wearing sunglasses while eating dinner. Use the melody of the song that is familiar to the child and re-write the lyrics and sing it. For example: use the song of Little Star to sing the story of the boy who cried wolf. Reduce the number of toys and try to use one thing for multiple purposes. Store toys well and try not to put more than 10 toys outside at a time. Rotate it quarterly (1-3 months) to keep the baby fresh. It can be packed separately using a toy cabinet similar to the picture below. At the moment, the companion is willing to play a supporting role, giving the opportunity of the protagonist to the child, and goes with the flow, asking as few questions as possible such as \”What are you doing?\”, and while playing, describe the way and process of the child\’s play in words. He listens (helps language development). Keep the cardboard shell of the rolling paper and use it as a microphone to sing. Make a small house with sheets and pillowcases and crawl in and play with the child. Replace common items and let the child be a detective. Come and find out. If a child is not interested in a toy, parents can play by themselves as a role model where he can see it, thereby arousing the child\’s attention and curiosity. Creative games include Squigz. This toy is called Squigz. Because each joint is a vacuum joint, it can be combined at will. In addition to exercising your baby\’s fine motor skills, you can also use your creativity to develop new games. For 1-3 year olds, suck Squigz on the floor and ask the child to pull out the specific color (to exercise fine motor skills, grasping strength, distinction between shapes and colors, cognitive ability to listen to 1-2 instructions, and eye-hand coordination) Ability) to make a track for a car. For 3-6 year olds, suck the squigz on the cardboard and connect it with a thick marker (fine motor, early handwriting and grasping practice). Connect the squigz into a necklace Mr. Potato head. ) Mr. Potato head is a character in Toy Story and a classic toy suitable for young children. Generally speaking, it is suitable for children aged 1 and a half to 2 years old and above. Tighten Mr. Eggman\’s facial features loosely, and at the same time turn on the background music that the kid likes, and sway Mr. Egghead to pretend to \”dance\”. When its body parts gradually fall off, cooperate and say \”oh, no! Mr. Eggman\’s eyes are gone,\” and \”his shoes are off.\” This can help the baby\’s language and cognitive development. When taking a bath, apply bubbles to Mr. Eggman, and while scrubbing Mr. Egghead, tell him which part of the body to wash, wash your face, wash your hands, wash your nose and mouth, wash your feet, etc. Establish a bathing routine to encourage some babies to overcome their fear of water and learn about their bodies. Open the small door behind Mr. Eggman’s plastic shell, pretend that it is the monster’s mouth, and let the baby feed it some “imaginary” food (use small legos or pom-pom toys to pretend to be vegetables and fruits, etc.) Tactile experiment Bile Box (2-3 years old and above) This is an idea taken from some variety shows. Collect some gadgets of various textures that are familiar to the little ones at home, such as beaded necklaces, feathers, etc.Wool, glass marbles, small pom poms, small plastic glasses, small toys with silicone texture, etc. Put them into a small cloth bag and let the baby put his hand in and guess what toy he got in his hand only by touch. Creative game with colored tape. Stick the colored tape on the floor of the room in a straight line to make a road for cars/trains. Stick tapes of different colors on the ground in irregular lines and let the baby \”walk the maze\” according to the lines of the specified color. ” (Gross motor development, color distinction, vestibular balance, attention, etc.) Clever use of daily necessities (3-6 years old) Keep the cardboard shells of kitchen paper after each use, and stick them together with tape to make mini ones. In the tunnel, cars can \”drive in\” and stick a long strip of plastic protective wrapping film on the ground for express delivery, allowing children to step on it and \”press the bubbles\” to squeeze out the men\’s shaving bubbles (the bubbles are thicker). Put it on a plate, hide some baubles with different textures inside, and let the baby put his hands into the bubbles to find \”treasures\”. Let the baby cut the plastic straws into different sizes, and string them together to make a necklace (fine motor, Use both hands, eye-hand coordination) Place small pieces of paper of different colors in each grid of an egg carton or baking tray, and let the baby put the small pom-poms in the corresponding colors (color recognition, eye-hand coordination, fine motor) The parent-child games written at the end, like all parent-child interactions, can help establish a positive emotional connection between parents and babies. In every play and game, the love for the child is expressed through specific and direct actions, and the baby can learn and experience more calmly and naturally in the relaxed interaction. I hope parents can play with me without any burden, let go of their pride as parents, and immerse themselves in it wholeheartedly. Don\’t look at your phone at this time, put aside the wandering thoughts in your mind, focus on the present, let your child be the leader, and share this relaxing moment with them by following your footsteps.