Four major misunderstandings of parents about children's education

Early education for children aged 3 to 6 is a period of preparation for life. However, some parents have various educational misunderstandings, which prevent the children's physical and mental health from developing properly, and even affect the children's own excellent qualities.

Misconception 1: Ahead of the times

In order to let their children win at the starting line of the competition in life, "start early" and "the earlier the better" have become the general creed of many parents regarding early childhood education. However, learning is a gradual process. Blindly advancing ahead often causes young children to learn quickly but forget quickly, and children become bored with learning too early.

Myth 2: Skill-based

Early childhood education requires the harmonious development of physical, intellectual, aesthetic and moral qualities. However, many parents currently focus on their children learning skills such as abacus and piano, while neglecting the development of their children's intelligence and emotions. Appropriate life skills are certainly necessary for a child's lifelong development, but most special classes provide skill training for children only to meet the needs of parents, which violates the children's psychological and physiological development stages. This not only increases the burden on children, but also causes them to lack the ability to think independently in the future.

Misunderstanding 3: Following the trend

Some parents do not choose special classes for their children based on their own characteristics, but instead send their children to classes that are popular in society, perhaps art classes today and Cambridge bilingual classes tomorrow, which makes the children very uncomfortable. There are individual differences among children, and the time at which various abilities develop is also different. Therefore, when making choices, parents should take their children's interests and strengths into consideration, and try their best to extend their children's interests while protecting them.

Myth 4: Playful

Some parents mistakenly believe that letting their children have a happy childhood means letting them play to their heart's content. Children who grow up simply playing will have serious difficulties adapting once they enter primary school. Because good early education for young children is the foundation for the construction of a person's social knowledge and skills, it is important for young children not only to have a happy childhood, but also to allow children to think in the process of playing, master various communication tools, and lay the foundation for primary school education.