French biologist Georges Cuvier said: Genius, first of all, is attention. Italian children's educator Montessori once said:
The great discoveries that have brought progress to mankind are not so much due to the scientists' education or their knowledge, but rather to the ability to concentrate completely. Because of their intelligence they are able to immerse themselves in work that interests them.
If a child does not have enough attention, it will affect his intellectual development and future learning habits and efficiency; on the contrary, if a child can concentrate and devote himself to everything he does
, not only will his learning efficiency be higher than other children, but he will also have better results in the future. High achievement. This shows the importance of attention to children's growth.
Concentration can improve children's learning ability
When children can focus on something, they will take the initiative to explore unknown things and find solutions to problems. For example, children who often like to build building blocks are more likely to master the knowledge and skills of spatial structures, which can improve children's mathematical thinking ability.
Concentration can hone children's perseverance
When a child is keen on a certain toy and plays with it for a long time, it unknowingly exercises his perseverance and perseverance. It can also help the child overcome loose habits and be able to play calmly and calmly. Deal with problems and develop a stable psychological quality.
Concentrate and improve self-confidence
Children who are focused are more likely to achieve satisfactory results and experience the joy of success because they can concentrate on what they are doing. Children will become more confident if they receive praise from their parents. Especially for children in early childhood, their psychology is in the early stages of development and they lack the purpose of action. Unintentional attention is dominant, and intentional attention is in the development stage. Children at this time are easily affected by their own interests, emotions and objective new stimuli. They cannot keep their attention on a certain thing for a long time and their attention is easily distracted.
So, in what aspects should parents cultivate their children's attention?
Start with children’s interests
Interest is the driving force that attracts children to learn and progress. As long as there are things or things that attract children, there is no need to worry about the little ones not being able to concentrate, so what parents have to do is to explore their children’s interests. For example, take a photo album and tell the child the story of his birth and growth; chat with the child and listen to what is thinking in his little head; observe the neighbor's pets and tell the child some knowledge about small animals, etc.
Control time and effectively adjust children's attention
Children's mental development is immature, their attention span cannot be long, and they will not do the same thing for a long time. Parents should pay attention to this measure and not force their children to do one thing for too long to avoid causing them to develop a habit of inattention. After the child has concentrated for a period of time, he should relax appropriately and reward the child so that he will do better.
Let children develop the habit of doing things seriously
Children's attention is often diverted by changes in the external environment, and they are especially easily attracted by new things. For example: a child is reading a book seriously, and a beautiful bird flies out of the tree outside the window. The child's attention is immediately attracted by the sweet and sweet chirping of the bird, and he puts down his hand. book to see the birds.
When parents find that their children have such a situation, don't rush to draw his attention back, because that will be in vain. At this time, it is better to follow his new interest and cultivate a new focus. When the bird flies, the transfer is over. Remind him that he has not finished reading the book yet, and tell him that he must be serious about his work. After completing one thing, he will do another thing, otherwise he will not do any other thing. not good.
Cultivating children's attention is a very critical link in early childhood education. It is a step-by-step process. You must not act too hastily or change the principles easily. As long as we study patiently, improve methods, and let children focus, we can achieve good teaching results.
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