In this rapidly developing society, children's learning is also rushed. Children have to start kindergarten at the age of three. After entering kindergarten, parents also need to consider enrolling their children in some interest classes, such as painting, dance, piano, learning handwriting, etc. At what age is it more suitable for children to start practicing handwriting?
1. From a medical perspective, children's finger joints are not fully developed before the age of three. If children are required to practice calligraphy at this time, it is likely to cause finger deformities and even affect the development of finger joints in the future. Therefore, for the sake of children's health, they should not practice calligraphy before the age of three.
2. Children aged 4-5 gradually adapt their hand development to writing activities. At the same time, the children also entered kindergarten. This is a good opportunity to cultivate children's interests, enabling them to understand Chinese characters and have a basic understanding of Chinese character writing. Children can learn Chinese characters or play some Chinese character games. The key is to cultivate interest, and in this process, children should learn how to write with a pen and the posture of writing.
3. When children start primary school, they accumulate a lot of knowledge about Chinese characters and have a certain understanding of their structure. However, due to a lack of strength, they may feel tired after writing for a period of time, which is also a factor that requires practice. At this time, the time for practicing calligraphy should not be too long, and can be controlled within 20 minutes.
4. When children reach second and third grade, the development of arm muscles and joints is basically sound, and they have the ability to write horizontally and vertically. Because the previous training for children has also made them interested in writing, this is the best time to practice writing.
In summary, writing is a learning of perceptual actions. If children are not taught at the right time, they will miss the best opportunity to learn, and teaching too early will also waste time. Before enrollment, children can only train some very simple character shapes at most, but they are not suitable for learning handwriting. Due to the relatively intact development of nerves and muscles in children aged 3-6, they are unable to perform fine motor skills.
