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Development of communication skills, communication in preschool children
The development of communication skills begins in the family. Contact with parents and group games help your toddler learn interaction skills.
Communication factors in children
In the age of electronic communication, babies lack live interaction with their peers. When parents do not tear themselves away from tablets and smartphones, the child begins to master gadgets earlier than to talk, and even more so to communicate.
Group games contribute to the development of communication skills
Live interaction with people is more difficult than passive perception of information, however, it is necessary. Good communication is associated with several factors:
- Desire to interact with other people. A healthy baby is ready to make contact with people, this is his instinctive need. Little autistic people do not need this, they “live” in their own special world.
- The perception of another person, the ability to listen and hear. It is impossible to establish communication without interest in another person.
- Empathy is emotional empathy with the interlocutor.
- Knowledge of the norms of interaction. Each culture offers its own norms, and the baby should know them.
All this is laid down from childhood, cultural traditions must be conveyed in a playful way.
The role of parents in the formation of communication skills of preschoolers
From birth, the baby enters into communication with the mother when, crying, he declares his rights to food and attention. Mom should talk to the little one in the process of leaving. This not only develops future speech, but also affects communication skills.
The kid watches how mom communicates with dad. If in the family everyone is busy with their own business, and the parents do not contact each other, this will affect the future skills of the crumbs to conduct dialogues with people.
As soon as the baby starts to speak, he needs to start developing speech and communication ability:
- discuss the past day with your baby;
- ask questions that require a detailed answer;
- read fairy tales, discuss the behavior of the characters;
- encourage play with peers.
At this time, you can already begin to carefully instill in the little one cultural norms, explain what politeness is.
Preschool Communication Games
You can feel yourself in the “shoes” of another with the help of group theatrical performances. If you did not manage to collect familiar children, introduce it into practice to participate in them with the whole family. Another way to show empathy is to play Choose a Gift for the Whole Family. The kid should not only buy something in an imaginary store, but also explain his choice.
It is necessary to start the development of communication skills from early childhood. The family plays an important role in this process.