Most children are naturally sensitive to color, so children are naturally fond of doodling. Especially at a certain age, if you are not careful, the child will take the pen he sees and start to "draw" on the floor, on the white wall or on any object at home.

Generally, children 1 year-old or older begin to like graffiti, and after 2 years old, they begin to show strong interest in colors and patterns. At this time, they don't need to go to class deliberately, as long as their families give them enough support, don't stop them and keep their interest in painting.

Experts in children's painting psychology point out that if children want to learn to draw, the best age is the later stage of the schema period, that is, 6 to 6 and a half years old, so that children can learn to draw. During this period, children's abstract thinking is close to that of adults, and their body and mind have developed to a better level. If you can enter a professional painting organization, accept the guidance of a professional art teacher, and combine your interest in painting, your painting level can be better improved.

Calligraphy is a highly skilled art, which can be divided into hard pen calligraphy and soft pen calligraphy. Generally speaking, it is recommended to learn hard pen before soft pen, because hard pen is relatively simple to get started, and soft pen pays attention to strokes and strokes, which is not easy for young children to understand.

Therefore, it is generally recommended to learn hard pen at the age of 5 ~ 6 and soft pen at the age of 7 ~ 8. Because children of this age can control the brush freely with their wrists, they also have a certain understanding of the characters, the structure of the characters and the basic methods of writing.

2. English

Heidi Mycroft wrote in Heidi Parenting Encyclopedia that the best time to start learning a second language is between two and a half and three years old.

But in fact, language learning can begin when children are younger, but the environment is more important than enrolling in classes. You can grind your ears with English cartoons, children's songs or other English reading materials every day.

I remember my friend's mother in summer once said that she and her father in summer have been trying to create an environment for their children, watching the English version of Peggy Pig, listening to English nursery rhymes and trying to speak English with him. ...

Therefore, children in summer have always been interested in English, and one day they suddenly popped up a "thank you, mom", which has never been taught in his family. I didn't know it was father pig who said it to mother pig until I asked carefully. As for how old to sign up for class, you can look at your child's situation. Must be at least 3 years old and be able to sit still and attend classes.

3. Musical instruments

From the physiological and psychological point of view, generally speaking, children's attention, cognitive ability and understanding have been greatly improved after 4-5 years old, which is a prerequisite for learning piano.

Therefore, it is generally believed that girls can start learning piano at the age of 4-5, and boys can start learning piano at the age of 5-6. However, due to the great individual differences of children, there are obvious differences in physical conditions and intellectual development, so there is no strict regulation on this optimal age, but it depends on the children's own conditions, such as hand bone development, physical development, discrimination, intelligence, hearing and other comprehensive conditions.

In addition, according to informal statistics, the winners of major international competitions began to learn the piano at the age of about 5- 15.

Step 4 dance

Before the age of 3, try to avoid children participating in dance, taekwondo and other training courses. After the age of 3, children's skeletal ligaments are still immature, so it is necessary to focus on cultivating interest and rhythm training, so that children can dance freely with music.

You can start initial study after 4 years old, but don't carry out targeted basic training. Bending, splitting, handstand and other actions are not suitable for children before the age of 6.

5. Sports swimming?

The American Academy of Pediatrics used to believe that children should not learn to swim before the age of 4. However, after 20 15, their standards have changed a little: now only children under 1 are opposed to taking swimming lessons, and children under 1 ~ 4 are not prevented from taking swimming lessons.

This is because studies have shown that if children aged 1 ~ 4 receive regular swimming class training, the risk of drowning will be reduced. After revision, AAP's suggestions for learning to swim at different ages are as follows:

/kloc-under 0/year old: You can play in the water with your parents, but you don't accept any form of swimming class, because it won't help your child's safety.

1 ~ 3 years old: parents can consider learning to swim according to their own situation, which can reduce the risk of accidental drowning of children to some extent.

Above 4 years old: You can start to learn swimming, especially after 5 years old. Children are more mature physically and can learn to swim faster.