Why do children have memory loss?

Children's poor memory is one of the things that causes parents a lot of headaches. Sometimes when he goes back to do the questions he just finished, he can't do them again. How can his memory be so bad at such a young age? He usually eats well, and the child is about to go to school. His poor memory will inevitably affect his future academic performance and results. Why do children have declining memory? How to improve their memory? Let’s find out together.

1. Reasons for children’s poor memory

1. Lack of concentration

Early childhood education experts believe that the main reason why babies have poor memory is because they have poor attention and lack of concentration. Attention is the basis of memory. Therefore, if you want to improve your baby's memory, you must first improve your baby's attention and increase his interest. This requires parents and teachers to work together to train the baby's attention.

2. Lack of sleep

If children feel tired, sleepy, the weather is too hot, thirsty, sick, or are emotionally upset for some reason, it will affect their concentration, their brains will function more slowly, and their memory will decline.

3. The educational content is profound

The educational content is too profound for children to understand, or too shallow and lacks novelty, and cannot attract children's attention. If the teaching method is not flexible enough and cannot combine static and dynamic methods, this will affect children's attention.

4. Damage caused by excessive lead

Excessive lead content has a great impact on children in the growth and development period. It not only affects children's complexion, diet, height, and hair color, but also seriously affects their liver and other body organs. It also damages children's central nervous system, leading to poor brain development, inattention and mental retardation. Children's absorption rate of lead is much higher than that of adults, and their ability to excrete lead is also lower than that of adults. Therefore, it is more likely to cause excessive lead in the body and affect health. If your baby has been shown to have excessive lead levels, then please pay attention to lead excretion.

2. Effective ways to improve children's memory

1. Repetition Memory Method

Consolidating memory through repeated reading is suitable for young babies, who like repetition and can listen to the same story over and over again. Let the baby stand behind you and ask questions in time.

2. Associative memory method

The simplest associations, such as 1=chopsticks, 2=duck, 7=crutch, can strengthen the baby's associations, make it easier to remember and avoid boredom.

3. Intuitive image memory method

Use visual teaching aids to help your baby remember. Some babies can recite the commercials on TV vividly and directly achieve the purpose of memorization.

4. Classification Memory Method

Just categorize knowledge. To maximize storage. The best way to teach your baby to read is to use induction. For example, "青", "清", "请", "情" etc. have the same characters on one side and similar pronunciations, so it is easy for babies to remember them.

5. Memorization by rhyme

Rhythmic and rhyming works are easy to remember, and many nursery rhymes are catchy, which is very beneficial for broadening the knowledge and developing the baby's intelligence.

6. Use sensory involvement memory method

Using ears, eyes, mouth and hands to participate in memory activities can improve children's memory.

Memory is very important for children's learning. Children with strong memory will always be successful in their studies. But memory cannot be improved simply by eating this or that supplement. Reasonable training is the key. The best way is to take advantage of children's playful nature and consciously let them play more memory games. Training children in games will make them very motivated, and the memory area of ​​the cerebral cortex can be fully activated.