Pay attention to children's aesthetic sensitive period
Most children will enter the aesthetic sensitive period when they are 2.5 to 5 years old. During this period, children will suddenly become particularly picky and sensitive to beauty. Not only in their own clothes, but also in eating an apple and a biscuit, we must choose a complete and beautiful one, especially the little girl, who likes to choose her own clothes and has a strong interest in lipstick and makeup.
Therefore, it is not surprising that a 5-year-old girl wants to get a manicure. It is not a sign of "bad learning". On the contrary, it shows that children's aesthetics are developing healthily. Parents at this stage should not ignore their children's aesthetic needs, but should seize the opportunity to correctly guide and cultivate their children's aesthetic power.
Aesthetic education should start with dolls.
We educate our children with the slogan of "all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor", but the reality is that "beauty" is often ignored. Many parents and teachers only ask their children to be clean and tidy. If children like "smelly beauty", they will often be suppressed. However, people's aesthetic ability is not innate, nor is it produced out of thin air after adulthood. It is from the aesthetic sensitive period that they first form their own aesthetic standards, and then accumulate and revise them gradually, so that their aesthetic interest gradually grows and grows.
So when the 5-year-old girl asked for a manicure, crooked mother thought it was a good opportunity to experience education. She took the children and painted some colors on their nails to make patterns of rabbits or goldfish. While meeting her needs, she will also think to herself, "Is this pattern beautiful? Why does it look good? " A simple experiential education may be better than visiting an art museum or a set of aesthetic education training courses for improving children's aesthetics.
There is no direct relationship between loving beauty and learning bad.
Most parents object to their children's "smelly beauty" because they are worried that she will put her mind on dressing up too early and neglect her study, and then she will like to compare with others and even develop puppy love. From this perspective, it does make sense, so parents should not blindly indulge their children's pursuit of beauty. For example, children don't go to kindergarten without manicure, don't go out without makeup and so on. But the child in the case just likes it after seeing his mother's nails. I also know how to delay meeting my needs and get a manicure after the Chinese New Year. This demand is not terrible. It's not a bad thing for her parents to take her once. It can satisfy children's curiosity and improve their aesthetic ability.
However, there is no necessary connection between loving beauty and learning bad. For children who are still in kindergarten, the academic pressure is still very small. They have many ideas that can be used in other aspects, and it doesn't hurt to pursue beauty properly. Even in primary and secondary schools, children should pursue beauty properly while completing their studies. Why not be a nice and beautiful child? In addition, loving beauty is one of the possible manifestations of children's puppy love, but the reasons for puppy love are very complicated, mainly psychological, and have no direct relationship with loving beauty.
Pay attention to safety and hygiene when doing nails.
Many parents are also worried about their children's health when doing manicure. Preschool babies may put their hands in their mouths easily, and some unsafe pigments may affect their health. Moreover, nails need to be polished when doing manicure, which often leads to brittle nails and easy cracking due to external forces. Therefore, parents should not blindly criticize their children's nails, but they should not encourage them too much. Just take them to experience it properly. For example, if a child asks for a manicure, parents can guide her to make rules, such as how often to do it, or as a reward for her exam results. Finally, I would like to remind you that you must choose a regular nail shop and use the safest paint when you take your child for manicure. After all, for Xiao Xiaobao, health comes first.