The psychologist gave advice on how to prepare a child for school without stress and quarrels

In the last weeks of the summer holidays, parents should not turn school preparation into an intensive educational marathon. It is much more effective to develop a child's attention, memory, thinking and independence through games and daily activities. Shamil Akhmadullin, a teacher-psychologist and co-founder of the Umnoshkola, told Izvestia about this on July 19.

According to the expert, one of the most common mistakes of parents is the desire to "catch up" with the school curriculum in a short time.

"Parents often have thoughts: "we won't make it," "he'll be worse than the others," "I forgot everything over the summer." It is this anxiety that turns the last weeks of summer into endless activities and quarrels. But the success of studies depends more on the development of attention, memory, speech, the ability to listen to instructions and control their actions. It is necessary to develop the very ability to learn, and not to repeat and memorize the program," Akhmadullin said.

He stressed that in the second half of the summer it is important to prepare not so much knowledge as the cognitive basis of future education. At the same time, you should not force the child to study through force. If studying is constantly associated with compulsion and fatigue, interest in it decreases even before the start of the school year.

The expert advised to reduce the amount of classes, but make them more exciting. Instead of solving similar examples for a long time, it is better to offer the child logical tasks, read a small book together, or discuss the plot of a cartoon. It is useful to ask you to retell the story in your own words, analyze the actions of the characters, or come up with an alternative ending.

Intellectual board games, logical puzzles and "danettes" also contribute to the development of cognitive skills. According to the psychologist, such classes help to develop speech, memory, attention, as well as logical and critical thinking.

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It is equally important to train attention and self—control, skills that a child needs for successful studies. For this purpose, games with clear rules, constructors assembled according to the instructions, as well as tasks to find differences are suitable. It is enough to devote about an hour a day to such exercises to keep the brain in good shape without overloading.

In addition, Akhmadullin recommended developing independence in everyday life. Solving everyday tasks strengthens the child's self-confidence, reduces anxiety before the new school year and facilitates adaptation to school.

The expert advised paying special attention to the emotional state. Parents should not frighten their children with school or tell them that their free life will end with the beginning of their studies. Instead, it is better to focus on meeting friends, new knowledge and interesting discoveries.

"It is much more important to maintain curiosity, self-confidence and a desire to learn new things. It is these qualities that become the foundation of successful studies and remain with a person for life," Akhmadullin concluded.

Practical psychologist Tatiana Goldman said on July 8 that family conflicts do not always become a traumatic experience for a child. The decisive factor is not the fact of the quarrel itself, but how parents behave during disagreements and whether they are able to restore relations after a conflict. If adults calmly discuss problems, do not resort to insults and demonstrate the ability to negotiate, the child gets an important life experience: conflicts are a normal part of a relationship, and disagreements can be resolved without breaking the bond.