All children are different, in general, like all adults. And the speed of mental processes is different for everyone. Children with poor mobility of the nervous system are called sluggish. They are about 20% of the total number of children, this is a lot, one fifth. What do parents of such children and teachers need to know in order not to injure the baby?
The child moves, speaks and thinks more slowly than his peers. This is not a deviation. This is this type of nervous system.
Any child can become slow due to illness or stress. But the disease goes away, psychological comfort improves and he becomes as he was. A slow child will always be like that. He just needs to help adapt to others who are so different from him.
In early childhood, slow children are even very convenient for parents - they sleep a lot, are not active. Questions arise when a child goes into society. To kindergarten or school. And if he has impatient parents, then even earlier. The kid does not have time to complete tasks at the same pace as the group or class, does not have time to change into physical education, does not have time to eat.
And if an adult - a parent or a teacher does not pay due attention to this issue, the child may receive mental trauma. In pursuit of the class, he will be overworked, nervous. He will have headaches, nervousness. And at best - fear of school, and at worst - stress and severe neurosis.
But the main problems begin in the middle level of the school, after grade 4. The number of subjects and teachers is sharply increasing, the workload is increasing.
We have already realized that slowness will not go away with age. What to do? How can you help a slow child?
1. No need to rush the child. He will not work faster - he will be nervous. Let him work at a pace that is comfortable for him, not for you.
2. The quality of the work will depend on the constancy of conditions. The atmosphere and routine should be familiar. Changes are highly undesirable.
3. The child cannot abruptly switch from one type of work to another, there must be a break between them. Also, while completing the assignment, you should not ask questions on extraneous topics.
4. You will have to finish some of the classwork at home, be prepared for this. A little knowledge can help improve your child's mood and confidence in class when you discuss a topic that needs to be covered.
5. Decide for yourself forever that good grades or the happiness of your child and his psychological comfort are more important to you. He will not read as fast as others. But if at the same time it will also feel bad - who will feel better from this? He will hate school, and he will be right. After all, no one there loves and understands him. They only humiliate and destroy his self-esteem. Be sure to discuss these issues with your teacher. The pace is not the main thing. Get a school counselor if necessary.
How can you correct the slowness?
Exercise can increase your baby's pace a little. But only if you dealt with this issue before 4-6 years. In this case, you do not need to gradually increase the speed of tasks. It is necessary to change it in one direction and the other. Execute calmly - execute quickly - execute calmly.
Games for different speed of movement of the "day-night" type. During the day we actively move, with the word "night" - we freeze. Then again active movement.
Tapping out rhythms. Simple songs loved by the baby can be tapped with a stick or clapped. You can draw sticks, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.
Your main goal is to teach your child to control the speed of their actions.
