Gesticulation helps children think, speak and learn. And vice versa: the requirement to “stand still, hands at your sides” makes it difficult to formulate thoughts and impairs speech.
This conclusion was made by psychologist Karen Pine (Karen Pine) from the University of Hertfordshire (UK). She showed children from 6 to 8 years old pictures and asked them to name the objects depicted on them. In the first part of the study, the children were allowed to gesticulate; in the second, they were forbidden.
When their hands were free, the students were more likely to give the correct answers and pick up the right word faster. So the fighters for discipline should think: by limiting the movements of the child, we “fetter” not only his hands, but also his thinking.