Children playing - and developed

Psychologists recommend parents to carefully watch what games children play. The gameplay, which involves the kid - it's much more than just entertainment, because the game takes place during the formation of language and social skills ...

A familiar situation: a child alone in a room, but you can hear his lively conversation. Carefully look in the room and see how the baby to "communicate" with toys - "feeds" them, puts the "sleep", "educate", etc.

In the language of psychology, this is called " shaped game ". Baby feeding spoon can play their favorite teddy bear or toy car to roll, making distinctive sounds. The earlier these games, the more confident we can say that a child has the potential to develop a rich and dramatic imagination.

What kind of games children play?

Up to 2 years . The game is for children who are under two years old, usually involves the simulation of human beings and their actions in everyday life.   Kids are playing   to copy - for example, wash as parents, or "feed" their teddy bears and dolls as well as mother. During this period, the kids are trying to learn the world around them. They organize objects and actions, which suddenly faced, and learn to enjoy all kinds of everyday objects.

From beginning of the game baby toys are passive objects. But as the child's imagination, they are beginning to play an active role. Besides, bear cub kid can come up with a special voice, and then say this voice in the dialogue scenes enacted.

FROM 2 TO 3 YEARS . At this age, a child's imagination takes off, reaching a peak in 6-7 years. The game will get inspired not only the events in his life, and he begins to write stories about what actually never happened. As you get older, the baby will start to replace one other thing. For example, the carton can be used it as a house, car or possibly a tunnel. This flexibility and agility in the use of toys or objects is very essential for the preparation of the abstract forms of thinking (such as reading and writing). When children are using these usual and familiar objects or toys in a new interpretation, they can discover new relationships between objects and start to develop their intellectual skills.

FROM 3 TO 6 YEARS . Between 3 and 6 years shaped game   the child is becoming more and more complex. The kid is gradually moving from a solitary game, where he acted alone, a more complex game. Now in its imaginative games he starts to involve other children, inventing for them elaborate rules and roles, but at the same time it sets out complex storylines.

Signs imaginative games

So, it is clear that shaped the game can serve as an important indication that the child has the necessary mental life and mental potential. Here are typical signs that a child's imaginative play is:

• The kid is living inanimate objects, votes awards and personal character features their favorite toys.
• A child plays Imagining himself a doctor or a teacher, that is mastering role scenarios.
• It replaces one thing by another, for example, a chair is easily transformed into a vehicle or machine.
• During the game, the child changes the rules, and should not be constantly the same scenario.

If you know any of these cases, you can be sure that your child is involved in the figurative game. There are other situations in which there is a shape game:

Solitary game . It occurs in children aged 1 to 2 years. A child comes up with his own fantasy world where he is - the owner, who manages the fate of toys (for example, some of the toys put to sleep). Very often the two children of this age come up and play their own games close more readily than together. Older child plays in the same way, or because there is a number of other children, either because they invented the game is too complicated to explain.

Playing on an equal . This type of game requires joint action between the children as they choose fantasies that are going to carry out together, and together decide who is what role will it play.

Pros imaginative games

Imaginative play is good because it not only gives the child the opportunity to have fun, but also helps it to develop in the following directions:

Smart growth.   The game enhances and improves the language child's skills As he learns to express his ideas and playing different roles. Combining history and playing, he develops a better understanding of the world. He also learns to reason and think logically, since inventing sophisticated, carefully designed scenarios, improves concentration.

Social skills of the child . Imaginative games give the child the opportunity to put themselves in the place of others. His self-confidence and self-control will grow as in their games, he takes up different roles. It was found children with rich imagination are more popular among their peers. In addition, they are much less likely to be closed.

How to play with a toddler?

Here are the possible scenarios of the game, helping to spark a child's imagination:

• Start your story and ask your child to finish it. For example, "Davnymdavno zhilabyla dog. One day she went for a walk and got lost in the city. What happened next?"

• Tell us about the subject that your child may have never encountered before (maybe chesnokodavka or hammer for beating the meat), and ask: "What's it like?" Or "Do you think that this can be done?".

• Every time new shows the child objects and actions. Maybe this is just what he needed to call a new outbreak of imaginative play.

• From time to time, visit new places: the zoo, the airport or the railway station, a cinema, etc. So you implement child inspiration for new gaming ideas and situations.

• Ask questions, "What if ..." For example: "What if the elephant would come along the road?" And ask him to come up with what will happen afterwards.
• Enthusiastically connect to the game of their child, but did not seize power and do not impose their ideas. Follow the instructions - make suggestions based on his remarks, and let him give you the role he has chosen for you.
• Engage with your baby when he is in a good mood, and do not try to continue the game if he is tired and not to it. Try to follow the mood of the child. Children will find a way to show that it is time to change the rules of the game.
• Try to properly assess the propensity of your child and develop the strongest part of his nature. At the same time, not being able to forget for him where he feels weaker.
• Do not forget that every child needs its own approach. Some children need support and help, others prefer independence.
• It is desirable that the child in the games attended by all members of the family. Very soon you will find that everyone has his own style of communication with the child. It is very important for the baby, because every family member brings to his upbringing something of their own, and the child, in turn, also gives to each his own.

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