Early education must start at the age of zero, which is determined by the particularity of children’s development at this stage. These particularities are as follows:
Plasticity of brain development.
Brain plasticity is the potential ability of the brain to adapt to the environment, and it is a lifelong characteristic of human beings. The younger the age, the greater the plasticity. Before the age of three, especially the first year of birth, is the most rapid period of brain development. External stimulation from the age of zero will become the direction of brain development. Early behavior habits will be woven into neural networks, but it will be much more difficult to change them in the future.
The initiative of children’s growth.
When a child comes into the world, he has all the potential for development. Although he is weak and young, he has the inner power of initiative growth. Therefore, adults should create conditions in time to support their children’s learning and development, and to fully develop their abilities before the age of three.
The foundation of children’s development.
Studies have shown that there are a series of critical or sensitive stages in brain development, also known as the critical stage of learning. The best example is language learning. Children growing up in a normal social environment can easily master the oral form of their mother tongue. Although the critical period of human learning lasts from birth to early adolescence, the most basic period of human emotional, behavioral and technical learning begins before the age of three.
The sequence of development.
All aspects of children’s growth and development follow the sequence of gene arrangement. For example, in the field of sports, every child’s physical movement follows the sequence of raising, turning over, sitting, climbing, standing, walking, running and jumping. Although the age at which the above actions occur varies from child to child, the order is no exception.
These characteristics of children make zero-year-old education possible and necessary. As long as parents observe their children’s performance carefully, they will find that children aged 0 to 3 need to learn many skills. If parents can meet children’s needs in time and wait patiently, their children’s development will be better, and their lives will be happier and more harmonious.
