Reading picture books is one of the most intimate interactions between parents and babies. In the ocean of books, mom and dad lead the baby to travel through thousands of mountains and rivers, and appreciate the true beauty of the world.
At this time, many parents will ask, when should parent-child reading start? Do you want to wait until your baby learns to read? Would it be useless to start too early?
In fact, in the early stages of pregnancy, parents can tell a story with the baby in their belly, and it can continue until the baby is born. After the baby is born, hearing the kind voice of the parents again will naturally produce a sense of familiarity and increase the parent-child relationship.
At the same time, novice parents do not have to worry about the interaction too early, the baby will not respond. Because 0-6 months of age, his visual and auditory nerves slowly start to develop , you will find that at the beginning he will like high-key, repetitive baby language, and gradually he can distinguish the caregiver through familiar voices .
Although the baby will not respond to you at this time, he can accept all your interactions with him. Therefore, parent-child reading at this time can not only stimulate the child’s language development, promote the development of the audiovisual nerve, but also cultivate the child’s reading Interest .
0-6 months old baby's reading advice
children are still struggling to grow and develop, for now, they can't deal with too complicated content. Stories with complicated plots and ancient poems, etc., can easily make him feel bored. Therefore, recommends that parents choose simpler cards (0-3 months old choose black and white cards, 3-6 months old choose color cards). When interacting with your child, you must pay attention to these aspects: First, choose when your child’s emotional state is good, for example: after breastfeeding, before going to bed; try to fix the time every day, about 10 minutes a day; unified language , for example, if you use Mandarin at the beginning, the latter should also be completed in Mandarin. If you use dialect or English at the beginning, the latter should also be unified, which is conducive to the development of children's speech ability. The interaction method of
card is very simple. Parents pick and choose a suitable card, which is about 20-30 cm away from the child’s eyes, so that the child can easily look at the card. First confirm that the child can look at the card, and then move the card slowly to let the child follow it. After the child's tracking ability stabilizes, you can repeatedly tell the child what the pattern on the card is.
The interaction does not take too long at the beginning, usually 3-5 minutes. According to the child's situation, the interaction time can be increased slowly after the child is familiar, but it is recommended not to exceed 10 minutes.
Message from Aiborn : Most parents ignore the parent-child interaction during this period. In fact, babies at this stage can recognize the sounds and smells of their relatives, which is an important period for establishing parent-child attachment relationships. The parent-child attachment relationship has an important impact on life. Therefore, parent-child reading starts from an early age.
