The first years of life of the baby are characterized by being a period in which they happen very quickly a series of very important achievements such as the control of the head, the ability to sit, the beginning of the march, oral language, maturation visual, auditory or perceptive or the establishment of the first relationships with certain adults.
To help our children achieve these achievements, there are many recreational activities from which we will be able to benefit. We propose today some ideas when playing with children from zero to three years old and avoid getting bored, tired and do not enjoy the activities we propose.
We must not forget that the child's development is progressive and fluctuating; This means that the behaviors occur in an order and that the ages at which they are achieved vary depending on the characteristics of the child and the surrounding environment, so that the ages are indicative.
Our task when playing with our little one is to help him create mental structures that can be applied to his environment, adapting the activities to the circumstances and individual characteristics of each child.
AdvertisingActivities or exercises should always be chosen based on individual characteristics of the child, who will perform them with him and the place where they are carried out. This will help them to be more attractive and eye-catching for both the baby and whoever makes them.
When we explain the activities to the child, we must do it in a language that is comprehensive for him: we will adapt our language, we will use explanatory gestures to better clarify what we are going to do ... All this has the purpose that the instructions do not hinder the exercise.
It is important to know that if we do an exercise with our son and it is the first time he does it, we cannot expect it to be done perfectly; Once learned we must demand that little by little it is perfected, but always attending to its level. Likewise, first we will make the exercises easier then go to the most complicated.
We will be attentive in case you need help, but we will not get ahead but wait for you to ask for it; if not, we will intervene not to solve the problem but to initiate it and thus facilitate it. In addition, we must take into account the emotional and physical state of the child when we are ready to play with him.
It is interesting to change the utensils we use. Not always using the same things will help the child to generalize what they have learned with other aspects. In the same way, we will not offer you all the material at once, but we will choose between two or three to give it to you. Only when the child plays freely will we offer all the material.
Although you could say that the most important of all is that we must never force the child: we will propose acrivities, learning opportunities and help you when necessary, but never force you.
Finally, remember that it is essential have patience in the early ages; the child does not understand the reasons for his behavior, we must prevent him from performing dangerous acts, activities that we do not like, we are the ones who select what he can and cannot touch, say and not say, do and not do ..., so it is Convenient to maintain constant minimum standards so you can learn them easily.
In the end, as they say: "each teacher has his booklet", and surely some of our ideas when playing with children from zero to three years old You are already applying them. However, we want to remind you of something very important and that there are no comparisons between children, or want all children of the same age to do the same activities. As I always say: "every child is a world".
