A family in Guangdong has a "little chef god". The family's one-year-old son fell in love with cooking. Not only can I cook simple stir-fries, but I can also cook hard dishes like grilled chicken wings. The mother said that the child showed a strong interest in cooking, and the family saw that he liked it, so there was no objection. The adults usually stood aside to ensure the child's safety. Some old people joke that their children have no future and will only be cooks when they grow up. Experts don't think so. A child who is over one year old can operate various pots, kitchen utensils, and handle ingredients. This shows that the flexibility of the child's hands is very good, which reflects the development of the child's brain.
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Professor Li Meijin pointed out after long-term observation of children’s growth trajectories: Whether children will be smart or not depends on their hands when they grow up. If you can know a little bit, all the child's IQ is reflected in his hands. ?Neurosurgeons discovered in a study that the activity of various parts of the body is connected to a certain area of ????the brain. The palms and fingers of human beings have the largest area of ????reflection in the brain. Scientists have concluded that fingers can be said to be the second brain of humans. The strength and flexibility of your fingers reflect the degree of brain development. This is most prominent in the growth of newborns.
When the baby's little hands make these movements, it is actually a signal that the brain is developing well.
1. Grasp the adult’s hand firmly. Many parents ask me, why does the baby hold my hand hard when sleeping? Is it a sign of insecurity? Are you having a nightmare? In fact, the consciousness of newborns lacks regularity and purpose. The opening and grasping of your baby's little hands are often unconscious movements. This is a sign that the brain is growing.
2. I like to grab whatever I see and tear apart books. Babies before one year old may like to grab objects. Adults think this is very bad. Grabbing things casually is dirty, and sometimes they want to stuff them into their mouths. The small picture book and cards I bought for me were supposed to look good, but they were torn into pieces within a few days. Don't worry, this is not the baby being naughty, but the brain is practicing body control. The baby can firmly grasp things, which shows that his brain control is very good. Being able to shred paper shows that your hands are stronger and is also a sign of good brain development.
3. I don’t like to use a spoon when eating. Baby eating has always been a headache for parents. There is a stage in almost every family where the baby eats food with his hands. He rubs it here and throws it there. It takes a long time to eat a meal and it gets everywhere. Parents are advised here not to feed their babies just to save time and hygiene and not let their babies eat by themselves. This actually deprives the baby of the opportunity to exercise his brain. Babies have dense nerves in their hands, so they like to grab things that feel special. For example, baby food supplements feel soft to the touch, and some foods are gritty and granular. These will make the baby's little mind extremely curious and want to complete the information of this part of the object through the touch of the hand.
The Italian educator Montessori wrote in "The Absorbing Mind": "Without hands, children's intelligence can develop to a certain level." But with hand activities, intelligence will reach a higher level. ?Finger movements can stimulate brain mapping areas. Fingers have the largest mapping area in the brain, which means that hand movements are one of the most effective activities for promoting brain development. The following types of games can not only help children exercise their finger flexibility, but also promote hand-brain collaboration and brain development.
1. Threading games. There are many types of threading games on the market. The main thing is to let the children collect small pieces that match the rules required by adults from a large number of small pieces of different shapes and colors, and put them on the rope. For example, find triangular beads, find blue beads, or find all birds, etc. This type of game can exercise children's observation skills and logical thinking. The stringing movements can connect the flexibility of the hands, thus diversifying the brain development.
2. Marble maze. We all played this game when we were children. It involves controlling the plane to move up, down, left, and right to make the ball reach the center of the maze.
The maze can cultivate children's sense of space, and controlling the path of the ball is not easy. It requires coordination and cooperation of the entire hand and wrist to judge the relationship between strength and movement, which is a great exercise for the brain. I remember being able to play a lesson with this as a kid. Younger children can make it simpler, such as using a cardboard lid to make a small hole and letting the child put a ball into the hole.
3. Shaping toys. Space sand, ultra-light clay, etc. all fall into this category of toys and are more suitable for younger children. These toys are highly malleable and feel good in the hand, and children’s little hands love to knead them. Conspicuous colors have a certain effect on children's eye color recognition ability. Using your phenomenological power to shape your favorite shapes is very beneficial to brain development.
4. Building block toys. Whether it is simple small wooden building blocks or geometric stacking building blocks, they have a very good enlightenment effect on children's sense of space and geometric thinking. Building blocks are harder than plastic toys and have a fixed shape, which can exercise the baby's grip strength and allow the baby to think about how to hold different shapes more firmly and have better control. The brain is running very fast at this time.
3-6 years old is the golden period for children’s brain development. Parents must grasp this period and take their children to play more hands-on games to promote brain development and make children smarter.