Promotion in all areas: The ''all-rounder'' games |
Posted: January 10, 2022 |
Promotion in all areas: The "all-rounder" games Playing is an "all-rounder". Because while playing, your child develops, practices and consolidates basic abilities, skills and knowledge in a wide variety of areas of development, such as:
Self-esteem, self-affirmation and self-confidence, Thinking skills and creativity, Responsibility for oneself and others, Empathy, understanding of others and a sense of community, ability to deal with conflict, bringing in and rethinking one's own point of view, etc. Adhering to rules and enduring disappointment and failure, Know how to learn and acquire knowledge. You cannot “teach” your child any of this. Rather, they acquire these skills themselves - often in exchange with others, in which they contribute their own interests and ideas. And all of this happens up to school age - and beyond - primarily in the game.
Children want to play freely and independently Children have an innate joy in play and are naturally curious, spontaneous and eager to experiment. That is why they want to be given, structured or organized as little as possible by adults when playing. They prefer games in which adults do not interfere as much as possible, but in which they can develop freely. Experts speak of "free play" here.
Of course, as an adult, you are still important to your child:
They are the ones who offer him suggestions and opportunities for experience. You are the contact person, the "audience" to which your child proudly presents his ideas. Every now and then you are also a supplier for new ideas. And of course you are also interesting as a teammate - provided you let yourself be infected by your child's ideas and playfulness and follow their “rules of the game”. When the child receives special support For a child with a disability, like for any other child, playing means being able to be curious, to discover and to learn. However, there is a slight risk that every game is used specifically for promotional purposes and is more like a training session than a free game. Playing is then all too easily experienced as “training” and not as joy, and the child loses the pleasure of playing.
Therefore try to differentiate as clearly as possible between practice games for special support and free play, in which your child can pursue their curiosity and explore the world in their own way.
Your child doesn't need educational games The realization that playing and learning are two sides of the same coin in young children has led to a flood of educational and educational games in the last few decades. They should train very specific skills in children, for example sorting, assigning, comparing colors and shapes, finding generic and sub-terms. Characteristics such as motivation and the ability to deal with conflict should also be promoted. Ultimately, all of this serves the purpose of preparing the children as well as possible for the demands of school, so that they can survive the competition as well as possible.
But such efforts often do not take into account the needs of the individual child, their individual characteristics, spontaneity and creativity enough. Educational games can certainly be fun for children - they are definitely not necessary for your child! Because in free play, in which the child can decide what, how, with what and for how long to play, your child finds the stimuli it needs for its development all by itself, discovers the world and develops its creativity.
While learning games often only focus on a specific competence, child-like learning in free play works holistically: body and mind are trained, social behavior is practiced and the soul receives "nourishment".
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