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The various phases of a child’s development are important for a parent, establishing moments of joy as well as tiresome waiting periods. Waiting for these goals to be achieved (a baby’s first steps, the first uttered words, the first moment of separation, etc.) often influences a parent’s behavior towards his child, leading them to make a small mistake, or maybe not.
Here are some handy tips to promote your child’s healthy and happy development.
A child immediately establishes the ability to explore.
Thanks to this exploration capability, a child will be able to get to know the environment that they live in and that they’re subjected to, even if just temporarily, and they will explore surrounding objects and people, and define their existence in the environment.
Satisfying every single demand and whim during this phase (handing them objects that they could reach for themselves, carrying them to another room) is all negative reinforcement that needs to be properly dealt with.
A child has to be given the opportunity to determine the best strategy to obtain their objective (objects, people, game related).
In other words, if you do everything for your child, they will never learn.
Making mistakes is crucial in child development phase of a child. It determines a sound revision of the strategy used (how they discover an object that is new to them, how they approache a new amusement ride at the park).
Since no child has well-established capabilities, when he is struggling, simply try to put him in a situation where he will have to gradually reach a higher goal, avoiding frustration from making mistakes, while constantly setting new challenges for him to face.
There is nothing better than a reward at the end of an activity that your little one successfully carried out, but it’s equally important to establish a punishment in case of misbehavior that needs to be controlled (take away an object of his belonging or an activity that he enjoys).
What do these two measures have in common? Coherence.
Instantly building a relationship with one’s own child based on suggestions, promises and coherent reactions is the best choice to nail down a child’s critical instinct, with which they will learn to make choices and distinguish what is positive and what is not for his own human development.
By definition, identity “is the combination of unique qualities that makes an individual unique and one of a kind, thus that which makes us different from one another”.
Your child will create an identity that they will unveil to the world and you are responsible to make sure they grow healthy and strong.
You’ll find it easy to evaluate the work that you are doing with your child, comparing them to others (brothers or sisters and other kids), but that is not the road you should take.
Play along with them in this journey, giving them time and space.
Handling your child’s development as your own responsibility does not mean that you should only encourage their independence.
Hug them, tell them that you love them and show it to them as much as you can.
They really needs it now. And even more so in the future.
Encourage your child to reach new heights with Smart Tales educational games. Each story is a unique learning experience to train logical reasoning and visual attention. Compliment them when they successfully complete all activities, their self-esteem will also benefit!
