Today’s children are under a lot of pressure. Even if they go to kindergarten, they have to show various skills and talents, and some have to pass an interview before entering the kindergarten. In order to let their children win at the starting line, many parents Children begin to consciously develop various skills before they are 5 years old. However, what many parents do not know is that learning some skills too early will not only not be helpful, but will affect the child's intellectual development.

Recently we posted an article about different sports and at what age you can start learning them. Countless parents have requested another talent edition.

After all, a child’s talent is a precious asset that cannot be wasted. What if the next child prodigy is my child?

Whether it is to give your child extra points in the future or to give him a hobby in the future, "mastering a talent" is the aura that parents most want to give their children.

So, are there any scientific start times for various projects? Key points to note? Study method? We found the principal of an art education and training institution and asked everyone the questions they are most concerned about -

At what age is the right age to start learning piano?

Before you plan to enroll your children in a class, my biggest advice is: experience it yourself first. More than 85% of those who come to our school to sign up for piano classes are parents who cannot play the piano themselves. The reasons for enrolling in the class are very simple: I saw other people’s children looking beautiful wearing little dresses and playing the piano elegantly, so I decided to enroll my own child in the class. But only if you have experienced it yourself will you know that there is a lot of resistance when pressing the piano keys. The term is called "key weight". Different brands of pianos have different key weights, and a certain amount of finger strength is required before you can actually start practicing piano.

The piano has 88 keys, and children only have 10 fingers. Children's hand muscle strength still needs constant practice before they can reach the level of smooth playing; and if you have never played it yourself, you will not understand your child's resistance and fear of practicing piano.

So our suggestion is: Don’t consider practicing piano for children before the age of 5.

What’s more important is that when most children first come into contact with musical instruments, their understanding is still not good, so the main focus of listening to the lessons is the parents. Whether your child can persevere depends more on whether you can persevere. Piano is a relatively difficult project in talent training, and it requires a lot of love for children and support from the family.

I have seen too many human tragedies in which children enroll in piano classes on a whim, and then end up renting the piano, which frustrates the child's interest in music. In fact, if you want your baby to start learning any musical instrument related to finger strength, such as guzheng and guitar, it is best to let him try playing a relatively complete piece of music first and then consider the following things after he does not feel too tired. What exactly do you want to study in art?

The second most frequently asked question is art. Before enrolling your child in an art class, the most important question you should be concerned about is not "at what age can you start learning to draw?", but that you need to think clearly about "what exactly are you going to learn about art?" You just want your child to master simple painting skills. , or help him open his mind and become more imaginative and creative?

Many art classes now are creative art, which means that under a certain theme, the teacher assists the children and allows the children to display them creatively according to their own ideas.

But the imagination and creativity of many art teachers are not as good as your children who can only scribble on the wall, so it is impossible to guide children to carry out their wild imagination; and children are not familiar with the teacher's techniques They don't care at all, and they are indeed not at the stage of learning techniques. This is the mysterious contradiction of art classes that many parents have personally experienced.

There is a simple way to judge when your child can learn art, just like piano: If you are good at drawing, then accompany your child to draw more at home; if you are like me, your drawing skills If you are still stuck in the stick figure stage, then buy some good drawing enlightenment books and start drawing with your children at home.

When the child has too many ideas and doesn’t know how to express them, maybe you can find a reliable teacher for him and start learning. Hosting speech classes are very popular now. Why is this class so popular?

Most of the parents’ answers are: I hope their children will be more confident, better expressive, and more articulate... So many times, parents’ expectations for the small host class become: What is my child? When can I go on stage?

I have a friend who has won the Golden Microphone more than once. She also held a small host class, but her class started with vocal exercises. She once complained that many parents did not have the patience to let their children learn from vocal exercises and kept asking, when will they have the opportunity to go on stage? So utilitarian!

Vocal practice is a basic skill for all types of hosts. The same is true for speaking. Ordinary people always have a dragging feeling when their lips and tongue are weak; but when announcers speak, their words are clear and majestic. Is it because they have more opportunities to be on stage?

No, it’s not the result of hard practice in pronunciation.

You must know that the real temperament of the host is not to stand on the stage in bright clothes; but to practice hard from the early morning bubble sounds, oral exercises, breath control, and initial and final consonants. came out. If you can find a very professional teacher who can teach your children starting from vocal exercises and gradually progressing to the ability to express them freely on the stage, it is a talent study worth trying.

In addition to piano, painting, and small hosting, there are many other talent categories that parents ask about, but the principles are the same.

Many parents enroll their children in training classes with the mentality that “it’s always good to learn more.”

There is nothing wrong with providing children with a rich experience environment, but if too difficult professional training is started too early, children can easily become psychologically frustrated or even physically injured. 1. What should children learn before they are 6 years old?

The practice of early education for at least a hundred years has proven that language (such as English), reading, and housework are absolutely infallible projects, no matter how early you start them, and they will not waste time and money.

After all, before the age of 6, playing is the best way to learn. 2. Skills not suitable for learning before the age of 5 1. Drawing: Sketch

Although sketch is the foundation of art and the only way to learn to draw, and can exercise children’s basic skills, but the key to learning sketch is The process is boring. You have to observe cylinders or cones for a long time, and constantly draw points, lines, and surfaces with a pencil. This will make children feel monotonous, and the rigid description will also limit their ability to innovate and divergent thinking.

In addition, the only three colors that can be exposed when learning sketching are black, white and gray, and there is no other color impact, which will weaken children's perception of color.

My suggestion: If parents want to cultivate their children's painting ability, they can skip sketching first and let their children learn watercolor painting, oil painting, etc. At this time, the child's expression, observation and imagination are all in a rapid development stage. Exposure to more colors allows them to draw freely, which is more conducive to development. 2. Recitation: Poems and Songs

In order to enhance their children’s memory, many parents ask their children to recite poems and songs. However, for children, they cannot understand the meaning of poems and songs, so they only rely on rote memorization. , If this habit develops over time, it will affect the child's understanding ability and future learning habits.

Moreover, the period before the age of 5 is the golden period for children’s brain development. If they are allowed to recite ancient poems repeatedly, the children’s brains will not get fresh stimulation, which is not conducive to intellectual development.

My suggestion: before the age of 5, children have a strong desire to express themselves, and their little mouths will talk non-stop. If you want to improve your children's memory, you can let them tell more stories. The stories in children's books can not only Deepen their understanding of words, expand their vocabulary, and enhance their expression skills. 3. Skills suitable for babies before 6 years old to learn 1. English

Early childhood is the best period for oral language development. Most children can master all the sounds of their mother tongue by the age of 4, and can also learn the sounds of other ethnic groups. language. If parents want their children to speak English as well as their native language, they should try to learn it as early as possible. Become familiar with English at the age of 0-2, and learn from regular teachers after the age of 3. After the age of 5, the child's native language habits have been formed. The pronunciation mechanism gradually stabilizes, and it will be much more difficult to learn a foreign language due to phonetic interference. 2. Swimming

Generally speaking, parents can take their 1-2 year old babies to play in the swimming pool. After the age of 3, when their learning ability and understanding ability have been strengthened, they can officially learn to swim. . 3. Table Tennis

If a 3-year-old child can learn the movements of throwing and catching a ball, and can "catch a lost high ball", then he can start playing table tennis at the age of 3. 4. Dance

Dance can exercise the baby's body and maintain healthy bone growth, so children can start learning dance around the age of 4.