by Christophe » 30/09/21, 09:50
How to make a child stupid
What parental attitudes could hinder children's cognitive development? Feeding an excessive fear that he will hurt himself, get lost, escape, and want to force him to remain always calm, docile. (free access)
Hell is paved with good intentions: a child's overprotection could do him a great disservice by slowing down the development of his intelligence!
Sometimes, "taking a child by the hand" is to make a child not clever: who embraces too much badly embraces ... Such is the unexpected lesson lavished by three radically different shrinks and who nevertheless, when they have to answer a question that 'We never ask them (“How to make a child stupid?”), their violins agree: what makes a child stupid is not screens or bad company, but overprotection. Which can take several forms.
First, nurture an excessive fear that he will get hurt, get lost, escape, and want to force him to always remain calm, cute, docile. It is legitimate but must remain within the limits of reason, according to Josette Serres, research engineer at the CNRS specializing in the cognitive development of infants, and early childhood trainer (1): "What is fundamental for the development of intelligence , it's action! All discovery and all knowledge passes through it, from an early age. If you want to make a child stupid, you just have to stop him from acting. From an early age, the child indeed learns through the body. It is through it that he manages to estimate what he is capable of, and to appreciate the consequences of his acts on his environment: to capture the intention of an adult, or to set an object in motion and then to observe that it is remains on the ground, out of reach, when he has made him fall from his chair during the meal… The body serves as much as an instrument as a standard. “When a child enters a box, it is not to play, but to measure its volume in relation to his body. If the object is smaller, he brings it to his mouth. This reciprocal interaction between body and environment is called a “perception / action loop”. However, our children move less. " Truly ? Yes, continues J. Serres: “When the child begins to walk, we want to protect him, prevent him from hurting himself. At the nursery, we would like to prevent him from running. At school, he is asked not to stir. Later, he remains stuck in front of the screens. He is given fewer opportunities to experience things and explore. "
Ease doesn't necessarily make you very smart
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