support your children talent
Mar/100
Talent does not equal intelligence. Talent is more referring to the motor and the skills displayed children. In other words, the talent can be seen by others.
How to do is to continually hone the talent through practice. Talent will not grow if there is no amplifier, so that later disappeared. Besides talent, they also have an interest in the field they work. The presence will also strengthen the interest in these talents.
Little Help
How can we know if a child gifted? According to Dra. Clara Kriswanto, MA, CPBC, psychologists from Jagadnita Consulting, children are generally much faster talented mastering certain areas than others, without making a hard effort.
Examples gifted children sing, it’s easier to recognize notes, the sharpness of his tone is good. Children are gifted in the field of linguistics or language, can mimic or memorize a foreign language more quickly.
Once children have the talent to draw or paint. Quality lines owned by the child will look more subtle. They understand color, composition is also made more good and interesting.
A gifted child can also learn things differently than other children. “The talent just needs a little help from adults. They often solve the problem in its own way, “said the woman who completed an MA in Applied Anthropology & Community and Youth Work Goldsmiths College University of London.
Children who love tinkering with toys is a manifestation of his interest in the object. For him, fiddling with the toy is the exploration of further curiosity.
Children who have the talent usually also able to motivate yourself to learn the things which he loved. Children who likes to play the piano or to swim not only practice when the teacher came. They will practice the piano or swimming without prompting.
“Ideally, the talent possessed by the children in line with interest. That way, potential or capabilities of the child would be tapped in an optimal, so the children can excel, “said Clara.
Generate Interest
Unfortunately not all can go together the talents and interests. There are gifted children who were not interested in the talent he had. When this happens, the psychologist is a graduate of the UI, need more support from parents, so that children can be honed talents optimally.
If you do not get support from parents or raised interest, talent possessed child will not develop. These children could have been a bit slow to develop his abilities, especially when he realized he had talent in a particular field.
Madonna for example. At the age of 40 years, as already has two children, she makes books for children. New talents to realize when she became a mother.
Actually the same thing could also happen in children who have an interest in a particular field, but no talent. For example a child wants to follow Indonesian Idol, but do not have the talent to sing. Well, in this type of child, it takes a tougher business than gifted children. Way, of course, with vocal lessons to get a good sound.
What is important, added Clara, parents need to enrich the child’s interest. Do not let the kids just focus on one interest alone. Children who are interested in football, for example, should also be introduced to other activities.
“Tell your child that exercise is not just football. There are still other activities, such as art, which can be introduced, “said Clara.
Easy way is to introduce children to their peers who have varied interests and talents.
Perform tests Talent
There are several ways to recognize the talents of children, namely:
1. Seeing the child’s behavior. What activities are often done? Children are more interested in what things?
2. Following the child’s development closely.
3. Provide a variety of stimuli or stimulus to the child, for example by providing tutoring or a varied game.
4. Psychological tests (aptitude tests) to see the strengths and weaknesses of the child. This test can be done during the 7-year-old child or when attending school. At that age have seen the talent and interests of children.
Understand the Development of Children
According to Dra. Clara Kriswanto, MA, CPBC, there are things that need to be considered by parents when giving lessons to children.
1. Not prioritize targets. It is important to remember that the lessons are given in an attempt introduction to child activity.
2. Les should be given by teachers who understand child development. Do not let the teachers give punishment when the child can not follow the lessons. Clara pointed out, when his son to piano lessons, always crying when it got to the place of lessons. After the judging, it seems that the tutor often pinched or hit her son’s hand when not able to follow the teacher’s instructions.
3. Make sure the child continues to have a balanced time for play and rest.
4. Do not force the will of the child. Which should come first is an interest in children.
5. Fixed monitor child development.
6. Strive to develop all aspects of children’s abilities.
Talent Is Not Enough!
Clara Kriswanto psychologist asserted that talent alone is not enough. Required at least three other things that will hone the child’s potential:
a. There should be support from parents and the environment
Support is provided not only in the form of material, but also moral support. Giving praise (with no exaggeration and all too often) when a child shows the ability to also be a form of support. Forms of support can also be provided with not compare children with relatives or friends, let alone get a negative label.
b. Do not stop trying
If the child is not interested, but have the talent in the arts or sports, parents should not give up. Could have children feel lazy because too many lessons, until exhaustion. It is better not to include too many lessons for children. Parents should not impose on children. Physical punishment such as pinching or hitting the child does not practice should be avoided. Punishment can make children not interested in such activities.
c. Provide adequate facilities
Facilities provided need not be expensive. Provide suitable facilities parental abilities.
holiday activity
Jan/090
Visible in the plural this time, the children spend time with television, toys, electronic or computer. Not surprisingly, the children with activities that develop like this, it is difficult to find positive activities. If it is not taught, so can these children no longer recognize the traditional toys. Like, kites, toys or even a direct connection with nature.
Not only that, children often play in the nature of its development will be hampered in the nature. Even tended to become children of the unemployed and lead to activities and the activities of negative and dangerous. Before that happens, you as parents can still encourage children to come and help her with the natural creative play. Next-tips.
Amazing Race version of the local
You know the adventure of The Amazing Race TV broadcast paid? Make an event of this kind. Prepare some questions that quiz the child must find the answer by visiting various places. You can ask questions that refer to the types of plants, for example. If you have some plants with a wide garden. Or around the house also can. Will be more exciting if done in a competitive. cousin-cousin or friend play as the main opponent. Create an interesting game if possible.
Bring along gardening
Most children will love to play with the land. Moreover, if he does not afraid with dirt. Well, from here, get him to recognize various kinds of vegetation, as well about the benefits of farming in the planting, as spelled out a lot of world’s most popular hobby.
You do not need to be a plant expert can teach the world to the small planting. You can tell how to plant, as well as patience, what and when the plant will grow. Even if you do not have a garden area, you can tryfarming pot plant with flowers. Even possible to plant the cotton shoot subjects such as elementary school first. Besides teaching patience, children will also learn to explore scientific knowledge, the plants, and how its life.
Cooking together
Cooking can also be the activities that educate as well as fun with the children. Bring along their shirt sleeve to create a healthy snack and delicious. Cooking is an activity that requires expertise and knowledge that will be held until it is the small adult. So, cooking together is a good activity for the starting small. Plus, you can teach your children to set up a table to eat dinner . They will have a sense of the work can contribute in the house, so that you still have time to talk with them, as well as supervise them while you cook.
Art activities
Playing dirty-dirt is fun for children. Do not contaminate themselves with the exception of the picture tools, such as crayon or painting tool.
Create a canvas from just plain T-shirts, and use tools for painting the clothes at this time has been sold in the shops, children’s toys. Do not force the poppet in determining the color of an object on the paintings. Free only if he has a particular perspective. Just make sure that any paint used safely for children, at this time because many toxic substances that stain.
You can also practice coloring eggs that have been boiled. Study coloring eggs with various substances dye stain, or painted. Of course you still remember the primary lesson is, when creating a kind of seal of the plant stem on colored liquid. Activities that play with this color and more to help with the color-sensitive.
If you want to teach about the re-use items that are not used, take books or old magazines. Do bring along a small scrapbooking. Scrapbooking is a way to save the interesting recollections of the small. Meanwhile, if the minor is a personal thing smell like art, try to get it also came to the museum. For example, Museum.
Acquainted with the nature
The instinctive, children are curious and interested in the nature. Unless they grow and develop animal husbandry in the area or close to nature, a small possibility they could know nature. Especially if they are in large urban areas. The key is to keep educating and still maintain their security, as well as teach them the beautiful nature of the earth itself. You can invite them stay in the camp, or go to the artificial lake, or even to the arena that invites them acquainted with the nature. For example, Games Fair
To shopping
It is not a new item, that the population of Jakarta, which is surrounded with a variety of shopping malls will choose rather than have to play in the mud. Many proclaim that if the losses continue to encourage children to go to malls. However, it can not be denied, on the small roads to the mall is the recreation more comfortable and easy. Can shop, watch movies, eat together, and so forth.