The sooner parents begin to think about the development of their child’s thinking, the better. There are many different ways to do this: rebuses, anagrams, ciphers, and, of course, riddles. Guessing teaches a child to think wider and deeper, to see the unusual sides of everyday phenomena. Child consciousness improves the ability to represent objects or events.
Riddles as a remedy for children's fears
It often happens that children are afraid of something: dogs, darkness, insects, etc. Many babies are afraid of lightning. She is too bright, and the thunder accompanying her makes her worse due to the noise created.
You can rid children of fear with the help of riddles about lightning. In them this natural phenomenon is described in such a way that it does not at all seem terrifying and frightening to the child.
For example, there are such puzzles about lightning for younger children:
- Dag-scratch lives in a cloud, pops up a burning arrow.
- Fiery lion cubs with clawed legs scratch the horizon.
After the child guesses these riddles, it can be explained to him that lightning is not at all terrible, she lives somewhere far in the sky and cannot reach the baby.
More complex lightning puzzles
For older boys and girls, the following are suitable:
1) An eagle flies
In the claws is fire.
Fire arrows shoot
No one will catch them.
2) Red-hot arrow
The tree fell and left.
3) An arrow flew,
Fell into a quinoa.
Looking for,
I won’t find it.
4) A fire arrow flies between heaven and earth.
5) Flashes, blinks,
Someone will call.
Fiery Vine
Curls in the sky.
6) A fire arrow flies
No one will catch her:
Neither the king nor the queen
No red maiden.
Mysteries about lightning, in which comparison with fire appears, help the child develop associative thinking. It will contribute to successful studies. The associative method of remembering different rules and facts is one of the most effective and simple to use.
Dialogue with a child
Explain to the child what lightning is and relieve fear from it through dialogue. It should be built on interesting issues. For example, you first need to ask the baby how he thinks what lightning is. After he answers, he should truthfully, but with elements of a fairy tale, explain how it arises and why there is strong thunder after it. Most often, children are afraid of ignorance.
You can also ask the child why the lightning is bright, fast, large, etc. The most important thing that is required from the parent is to think in advance what the baby can say and prepare fabulous response forms. For example, lightning is so fast because it's a wizard moving between cities.