The modern attitude towards children is seriously different from what was adopted a hundred years ago. In pre-revolutionary Russia, the education of children began not earlier than eight years, and before that age they were treated as if they were some kind of absurdity. Now they are actively engaged with children, and parents go to consultations for parents of younger preschool children.
Now babies are developed from a very young age, and a preschooler is already considered a person who needs to know a lot and be ready to study at school.
At the same time, parents often worry: is he ready? To dispel doubts, consultations are organized for parents of preschool children, special tests are published, and work is conducted with a psychologist in kindergartens. Is this all that is needed and what exactly should the psychologist find out at such a consultation?
In the view of parents, readiness for school is a certain set of knowledge, skills. This is partly correct, but usually psychologists and parents have completely different skills in mind.
It seems to mother that at school it will be easier for a child to study if he learns to read or write in advance. This, of course, is fair, it will be easier to assimilate, or rather, repeat what has passed at home or in kindergarten. But if at the same time the child is completely helpless in everyday life, then there will be little sense in such training.
Consultations for parents of preschoolers are held in kindergarten regularly, at each psychologist he says that it is necessary to develop independence, play role-playing games, and learn to interact with children. But often parents remain completely deaf to this information.
Consultations of a psychologist for parents of preschool children are especially relevant in the last preschool year of the child. School is a serious test for kindergarteners and domestic children. The problems of both will be completely different at school.
Children who attended kindergarten are already accustomed to a noisy team and to group activities. Often they serve themselves well enough: they dress themselves without any problems, monitor their things. But such children are not always responsible for the educational process. In kindergarten, all classes took place only in the game, they did not put pressure on the child, and he cannot always understand what has changed at school.
Parents of domestic children are usually more worried about their child’s school future, more often they attend consultations for parents of preschool children at a preparatory group at school or at an early development center.
But children who are used to doing a lot of work at home, usually quite easily master the preparation of homework. At school, they are a little more difficult. The noise and fuss are confusing, but usually everyone gets used to this situation quickly enough.
Consultations for parents of preschool children are relevant when there is no confidence in the well-being of the child at school. For example, children born in winter can go to school at six and a half, and at seven and a half years. Is the kid psychologically ready for school, is he ready for school? The psychologist will help to answer these questions. And during the adaptation period and later, throughout the elementary school, you can come for consultations for parents of younger students. This will help to choose the right tactics of behavior in a difficult situation, to competently help the child.