Children's cognitive development varies from one to another. However, there are certain things that can be a general picture that marks the cognitive development of children at each age.
Sometimes parents pay more attention to physical development than the cognitive development of children. There are times when this is due to ignorance of parents in recognizing the cognitive abilities of children at various stages of age. Below are some things that you can make observations in children aged 1-2 years and 3-6 years.
Toddler 1-2 years
The brain develops very rapidly after the baby is more than a year old. At the age of a year, toddlers begin to be able to remember the experiences he experienced the day or a few hours before.
He can do things he learned a few moments before, such as building blocks and throwing balls.
At this age he also begins to see relationships between events such as when he throws a ball, the ball will bounce. Or when he presses the switch, the light will turn on. At the age of 1.5 years, he began to recognize other people as strangers and stick to his parents. Meanwhile, toddlers after the age of 2 years can also imitate or pretend to be another figure. For example, pretending to give a drink to his doll or talk on the telephone toy.
Children 3-6 Years
A three-year-old starts to ask "why." He will also listen to your answers as long as you can make an explanation that is easy for him to understand. However, he could not understand the reason or the detailed or serious explanation. You can give sentences along with simple reasons such as: eat fruit, so it is healthy.
The task of parents becomes more challenging because sometimes the simple questions are the most complicated. For example "why pray?" Or "why can't dogs talk?" Especially because the question requires complicated answers but needs to be made simple.
This is the right age for children to be introduced to places where they can learn various things, such as museums and zoos. Many museums are now specifically designed for families so that it is not boring and attracts children's attention. At this age, children also begin to show an interest in toys or specific fields such as music, drawing, and sports.
However, he still did not really understand the concept of a long time. For example, if told that dinosaurs lived 200 thousand years ago, he would not necessarily understand the time gap between then and now.
At the age of four years, children begin to understand various basic concepts taught in school such as morning, afternoon, night, rain, and heat. Entering the age of five years, your little one can begin to name days, letters of the alphabet, numbers, and understand shapes such as rounds and squares. There are many children's books that can help children understand these concepts.
While at the age of six years, a child's cognitive development develops to better understand the world around him. Children begin to gather information, evaluate, and interpret according to their abilities. At this age, he also began to read and write sentences, as well as working on simple addition and subtraction.
At the age of six, he began to have new, more mature thoughts as he transitioned from kindergarten to elementary school. You can help solidify his cognitive development with games that hone his memory like board games that are similar to ludo, halma, or snakes and ladders.
It is important to continue to stimulate the child's brain to support cognitive development. But most importantly, there is no need to compare their development with other children, because every child has his own time. At the age of 3 years old, he should be able to talk, draw lines or drawings with a pencil or crayon, understand commands, jump, and play and imagine with a doll or toy. If your cognitive development is felt to be worrying or stunted, you can consult your psychologist or pediatrician.
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