How to teach a child to use scissors

How to teach a child to use scissors? This question arises sooner or later in every parent. Because in a kindergarten or school, a child will still have to perform some actions with this subject. Therefore, as soon as the baby asked - what is it? - you need to start training.

General principles

The first step is to explain to the crumb that scissors cannot be played. None of the word at all. It is necessary to explain to the child that the tool can injure himself or inadvertently harm another person.

The second postulate should explain that you can cut only those materials that parents have prepared for classes. Other things cannot be spoiled. Otherwise, one fine morning you may find leaky curtains, or even worse - the lack of your own bangs.

The next step is safety. The phrase is adult, but it is necessary for the smallest little men. Just do not now dismiss and think that explain later. Of course then ... you will tell the child with bandaged fingers. And this is not the worst case scenario.

Therefore, be sure to say that:

• Do not leave scissors open.
• Waving tool.
• Leave them on the edge of the furniture.
• Pass the blades forward to another person.

Of course, the baby may not be able to remember everything at once. But if you repeat it periodically, then the information will remain in memory forever.

Did you know? It is interesting, but who approved the decision that a child should learn to cut with scissors strictly on paper? Why not on a dried maple leaf or foil? Or maybe a child will like to cut a piece of dense fabric or raw cabbage leaf? Turn on your imagination - the more interesting and faster the learning process will go.

Setting is important

Now you can move on to the learning process itself. First you need to show the child how to put your fingers. Some sources recommend taking your instrument in your hand, and using your own example to show how to hold the scissors.

The process will be significantly accelerated if you sit not opposite the baby (his brain is still not very good at mirroring the picture), but right behind his back. At the same time, your hands should be in front of the child so that he sees everything himself.

Do not think that the child will instantly understand everything and put his fingers correctly. Especially if he is less than 4 years old. At first, help the child hold his hand correctly. After that, he will get used to it, and your participation will be limited only to control.

By the way, it is equally important to immediately show the crumbs how to hold the material so that it is easier to cut. After all, if you hold the sheet of paper incorrectly, then the scissors will tear it and wrinkle it. This can discourage the child from all desire to learn. The most comfortable position is approximately above the chest, but below the eyes. And strictly exactly. Lying sideways, it is inconvenient to cut even an adult, not to mention the child.

Tip. Some sources recommend that lefties look for special scissors. Their blades are turned upside down and the baby knows better what is happening. We consider this a waste of money. Moreover, many left-handed people only write and eat with their left hand. And all other things are successfully carried out by the right.

We train in the game

Despite the interest in the instrument, kids often get tired of a long monotonous training. And what could be more boring than cutting an ordinary white sheet of paper into stripes? Why not turn an activity into an exciting game?

You will need:

• thick colored paper (can be replaced with napkins)
• scissors
• plain white paper
• glue

Have the child cut into pieces of tissue paper or some colored paper. Do not be afraid, he does not shred everything, he will soon get bored. As soon as you notice that the child no longer wants to cut, go to the category of artists.

From pieces of napkins, you can roll balls with your child. Then glue them on a white sheet, laying out in the form:

• the clouds
• lilac bush
• chicken
• mimosa branches
• lamb

It turns out an interesting structure. And from the scraps of colored paper you can lay out the whole picture. Turn on the imagination and develop it in the baby.

By the way, you can give the children to tear to pieces old catalogs or magazines. They have thick paper that does not get stuck in scissors.

Tip. Do not offer your child newsprint or thin, soft cloth for learning. The first is more likely to be torn in inept handles, than to be cut. And the second will jam in the scissors, and nothing good will come of it either.

Useful Tips

All sources unanimously advise buying special scissors for the child. Definitely small and with plastic pads. Say, it will be safer for the baby. Nonsense is some and unjustified waste of money. Moreover, almost all such tools are of disgusting quality. Entire generations in our country have learned to cut with the most ordinary scissors. Look, a lot of fingerless people do you see on the streets?

For the baby, it will be safest to learn under the supervision of parents. And from small scissors the child will quickly grow.

Buy a tool a little more than a child’s pen. So that if necessary, he could put not one, but several fingers into the ringlet. Suddenly, the strength is not enough at first to close and open the blades.

The only indispensable condition is the rounded ends of the scissors. This is important, and everything else is a myth of pure water.

By the way, some sources recommend for the first experiment to buy a baby in a pharmacy scissors for cutting nails for babies. Hey advisers! Have you tried cutting paper, leaves or fabric with them? Try it first, and then give recommendations ... if you still have the desire.

Parents of the kids! Do not even think! It’s better to buy once good expensive scissors for children's creativity with a small margin for growth. The child will then thank you

Wise parents do not have a question - how to teach a child to use scissors. They just take and correctly explain to the baby all the basics, and then the subtleties. Well, not wise parents ... let them be as few as possible. Then there will be no problems with training.

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