What abilities can parent-child travel cultivate children?

Take the children to the zoo during the holiday and pass by an outdoor fountain. I saw a group of children, some 1 2 years old just learned to run and jump, and some were older than 7 or 8 years old, all playing with water by the fountain.

Some little boys just take off their shirts and flutter in the water in their underwear, while adults roll up their trouser legs to ensure safety. The water in the fountain is very shallow, there are several spouts that can splash water, and some stairs make rich paths, so the children jump up and down and have a good time.

On this trip, I took my younger brother and took them to participate in various children's sports activities. I took them to step on puddles, play with fountains, dry up haystacks, ride bicycles, climb trees, jump into bunkers and touch lambs. ...

My brother is about to climb a tree.

Maybe everyone will think it's a pity to spend time with children to do these things, but in fact, the planning of these outdoor activities, whether my brother goes on vacation or plays at home, is part of our schedule list.

I have always insisted that for children, the benefits of outdoor activities are not just physical exercise.

For children, sports (running and jumping) can expand their activities, and also provide them with opportunities for language learning, physical use and receiving external information. For example, many sports need to accept instructions and imitate exercises to stimulate the development of various senses (vision, hearing, touch, etc.) of the body. ) is an essential capsule for children's growth.

Therefore, no matter what the children's daily schedule is, ensuring adequate outdoor activities is one of the best paths for children's physical and mental development.

What is outdoor activity? When we first heard this word, we might think that as long as we leave home, it is outdoor activities, such as taking our children to shopping malls, amusement parks, or visiting museums, but these are not the classification of "outdoor activities" in our preschool game theory field. In game theory, the outdoor activities we are concerned about are actually the forms of children's activities, and there are three points that need our attention:

1. Outdoor activities include a certain amount of exercise and time.

This means that children need to have enough exercise and enough time to participate in activities.

For example, children need to actively participate in climbing mountains, playing with sand, playing with water and pulling weeds, or have a broad place for children to chase and run with each other. Children must be "tired" to participate in outdoor activities, because they need to fully mobilize their senses and participate in them.

2. Take the form of game activities instead of physical exercise.

It means that children are more engaged in outdoor activities in the form of games and play, which is different from taking children to participate in a sports competition training, such as special balance car, running and ball training. These are not the key features of outdoor activities. Although there is no contradiction between the two, competition training cannot replace children's game activities.

Outdoor activities should be distinguished from sports competition training.

3. Children need to take the initiative to participate and do not rely on tools.

It means that children don't have to rely on toys and tools to complete the whole activity process, which is different from the passive participation mode of taking children to amusement parks and visiting museums by cable car. Although there is no conflict between the two, it cannot be considered that children's outdoor visits are equivalent to outdoor activities.

There are also differences between outdoor activities and visiting activities.

Generally speaking, for children, participating in outdoor activities is to encourage them to take risks and participate in an attitude, and regard the outdoor place as a huge open laboratory without a structured form. Of course, this is also the key to judge the quality of children's outdoor activities.

Outdoor activities are the seeds of extraordinary games. The fountain described at the beginning is also an outdoor activity, but it needs to be reminded that many fountains in China expose potential safety hazards, which are very fatal, so it is strongly recommended not to take children to play with water! (Because this topic is beyond the scope of my discussion today, you can check this article to understand the hidden danger of China Fountain: Fountains also kill people! Really don't take the children to the square to play with the fountain again.

Taking children to step in puddles, dry haystacks, ride bicycles, climb trees and jump into bunkers are also outdoor activities. These are not structured plans and arrangements, and children need to use their brains to participate. These activities can be carried out in daily life.

Even on weekends, I will take my children for an outdoor outing, simply bring picnic mats and some basic tools to play with water and sand, and go to the children's park to play; Or go to the open sand pile and haystack to do some simple exploration activities. If it's not heavy, you can pick it up casually.

Adventure and disorganization constitute an important feature of outdoor activities. Children's participation is like walking into a huge open laboratory, which is actually closely related to the nature of the game.

The importance of games I once wrote in this article that "the Ministry of Education advocates games against the' primary school' of kindergartens, but how much do you know about the common misunderstandings in playing games? In detail, everyone can watch it together.

When our children can move on and develop more pioneering and creative game forms, their game development will gradually present the most abundant form-transcendental game.

Supernormal game refers to the most creative and intense game, which is characterized by adventure, complete devotion and ecstasy, and is one of the bridges for children to leap to a higher level of game form.

The natural open and unstructured outdoor environment will greatly support the iteration of children's play forms in this respect.