Problem-solving skills need to be trained from an early age so that when they grow up, they become more confident and can cope with any situation. To make the training process smoother, you can refer to the following 5 games.
Drama game
Drama games help a lot in comprehensively developing children's life skills, especially in the aspect of handling situations. You can let your child play this game in a way that simulates situations they will encounter in real life. For example, when children go to school with friends, go to the market to help their mother, or get lost... Then let them handle problems that arise themselves. Children will process information about the situation at that time and find the optimal solution. When participating in a play without a specific script, children will be able to think for themselves and develop problem-solving abilities.
You can arrange unexpected situations in your child's school play
When the play ends, parents can explain to their children what they did right or wrong, thereby perfecting their children's problem-solving skills. Teaching children life skills through games, they will make their own decisions that they think are the best possible. This will help your child acquire problem-solving skills as naturally as possible.
Puzzle games help children develop problem-solving abilities
Puzzles are a great way to help children develop problem-solving skills. When solving puzzles or problems, children will have to use logical, creative and analytical thinking to find solutions. To prevent children from getting bored and at the same time train their children's patience in the thinking process, parents should gradually increase the difficulty of the puzzles.
When your child first starts playing puzzles, choose puzzles about familiar things around them such as animals, colors, means of transportation... Then gradually increase the difficulty level with puzzles that require thinking. think and calculate. For example: “2 ducks go in front of 2 ducks, 2 ducks go behind 2 ducks, 2 ducks go between 2 ducks. How many ducks are there in total? Gradually increasing difficulty also helps train children's thinking and reasoning abilities, contributing to developing problem-solving abilities and becoming confident, independent and intelligent people in the future.
Sort and arrange furniture
Each type of item has a different storage place. This furniture sorting game will challenge your child's memory and problem-solving skills. Can a banana be stored in a shoe cabinet? Or why can't we put shoes in the refrigerator? Your child will have to think to find a suitable place and store each item, thereby developing problem-solving skills.
In addition, classifying furniture also helps children develop the ability to observe and recognize the characteristics and differences between types of objects. Parents should also participate in this process with their children, to give suggestions and questions, so that their children feel the companionship and care of their parents and do not give up when they encounter obstacles.
Let's show your child how to classify and arrange furniture properly
Match the animal with the sound
The activity of pairing animals with sounds will help children develop the ability to observe, analyze, compare and classify. Initially, you should choose familiar animals that your baby is likely to have frequent contact with such as dogs, cats, chickens... then you can take your child to zoos or farms to introduce animals to children. new.
When playing the animal-sound matching game, children will have to observe animal images and listen to the corresponding sounds. Next, children must match the corresponding images and sounds together. This activity not only helps children develop problem-solving skills when matching animals with distinct sounds, but also helps children love animals and become more interested in surrounding sounds.
Construction games also contribute to increasing problem-solving skills in children
Building forts , animals or plants with materials like LEGOs , pillows or blankets is extremely fun. Playing construction games at home also helps children develop spatial thinking and geometric shapes. At the same time, we practice good qualities such as patience and learning how to say thank you when our parents help us.
Assembled toys also help children develop problem-solving skills
During the construction and assembly process, children may encounter difficulties such as objects used for stacking falling, assembling parts that do not match so the finished product is messy... Regardless of whether the problem is small or big. , then having your child think of a way to fix it himself will help increase problem-solving skills.
Using problem-solving skills will help children be more confident when facing difficult challenges in life later. Training will be easier and faster when parents apply games to teaching.
