What should we do during children’s sensitive period? Parents can respond in this way

Children will have sensitive information at every stage, and will show a series of sensitive symptoms in terms of environment, language, movement, order, etc. It is important for parents to pay more attention to these thoughts of their children, listen more to their children's needs, and let their children grow up healthily.

1. Pay attention to the "signals" of the sensitive period of order

Early childhood education experts explain that, generally speaking, from birth to two years old, as children's cognition develops, they accumulate certain abilities in speech, behavior, and other areas, and the sensitive period of order appears at this stage.

"2-4 years old is an important period for the formation of a baby's sensitive period of order. While children are constructing their inner order, they are also very sensitive to the outer order, and generally have requirements for places, order, possessions, agreements and habits, etc." Zhu Kuihua, director of the Teaching and Research Center of Qiming Education Group and principal of Qiming Guofeng Bilingual Kindergarten, added that sometimes parents may feel that their children suddenly become stubborn and disobedient. If the child suddenly makes a fuss and cries "not like this, it should be like that", parents need to stop and think about how today's situation is different from usual: Is this an unfamiliar place? Is time tight and parents are in a hurry to do things in a different order than usual? Have the items in the house been moved? Have the baby's toys been sorted out without his consent? If the child's crying is due to these reasons, it means that the child is in a sensitive period of order.

2. Order is a necessity of life for children

Why are young children suddenly so sensitive to order?

"Order is a need of life. When children in a sensitive period get a sense of order, they will feel safe and happy, which is very necessary for the mental health of young children," Zhu Kuihua said. If children can develop a good sense of order, they will also put things in order and do things in an orderly manner in their future life and work. These are habits that will benefit them throughout their lives.

3. Parents should slow down and be orderly themselves

When faced with a "serious" baby who insists on returning the beaten eggs to their original shape and mixing them again, parents often feel helpless and have to either obey the baby's wishes or use "threats and inducements" to make the child comply.

"The sensitive period of order is often linked to the stubborn period. The thinking of children at this stage is irreversible, which often makes parents feel helpless." Tang Shuanghuan, principal of Sun Ruixue Supreme Baby Kindergarten in Chaoyang District, Beijing, said that respecting children's life is the first priority. What parents need to do is: first, slow down, observe and listen to their children patiently; second, adults themselves must also be orderly.