Capture the sensitive period of children

Author: Sun Ruixue
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Publish Date: 2007-01-28
Features: ★ Montessori education expert Sun Ruixue's academic monograph on education, focusing on children's spiritual growth. A must-read for parents. ★ The sensitive period for walking typically emerges around 7 months of age. Initially, the child refuses to sit and begins to walk, insisting on climbing stairs independently and heading toward uneven surfaces. This may be the sensitive period when parents are most exhausted. The child is a free and active individual, and their ability to use space begins to grow stronger. Between 1.5 and 2 years of age, children enter a sensitive period for fine motor skills, showing interest in small details—like a strand of hair on the bed or a blade of grass on the floor. However, children are not always like this. During the sensitive period for the hand, children go through a process of grasping—whole-hand grasping, two-finger grasping, and three-finger grasping. Many adults are clumsy with their hands, unable to use chopsticks, pick up go pieces with their fingers, or count money, all of which relates to hand development during childhood. The sensitive period for music develops in a spiral pattern. By age 2, children can grasp rhythms; between 3 and 4 years old, they begin to show interest in simple, repetitive melodies; after 5–6 years, they start choosing their favorite music and spontaneously express it through movement; by 6–8 years old, they can deeply immerse themselves in music. Children in the sensitive period for identity formation will select an idol and imitate them constantly. "I am a Ninja Turtle!" "I am Superman!" By absorbing the personality traits of their idols, children construct their own personality states and ultimately form their sense of self. This book includes over 200 real-life cases of children (0–10 years old) experiencing sensitive periods, all recorded by parents or teachers with commentary by Sun Ruixue. In the history of Chinese and foreign education, this is the first large-scale, comprehensive, and in-depth exploration of the phenomenon of sensitive periods. It is like a golden key forged over 10 years, guiding readers to understand the patterns of children's growth and unlock the secrets of their inner world. Regarding the case studies in this book, two points should be noted: 1. Some cases involve children with developmental challenges, and we have used pseudonyms for these individuals. 2. The cases included in this book span 10 years. Due to the long time frame, the recorders of some cases are no longer known. These cases are all attributed to "Unknown."