Around 5 years old is the golden age for children to start learning brush calligraphy.
Children aged 1 to 3 years old (infancy): It is not recommended to practice calligraphy. Because during this period, the child's finger joints are immature, and if the child is asked to practice calligraphy, it will easily cause the child's fingers to become deformed. In addition, the child has not yet begun to recognize words, so practicing calligraphy may be no different to him than scribbling, let alone organizing his own writing tools.
Children aged 4 to 6 years old (preschool period): It is time for children to go to kindergarten. At this time, children can already take care of themselves, which is a critical period to prepare for writing.
First of all, early childhood is a critical period for the development of the brain’s image thinking. At this time, you can start by understanding Chinese characters. Let the children learn to read by looking at pictures, focusing on memorizing the glyphs, and recognizing a large number of words. Parents can help explain the meaning of the words to deepen the children's memory. The reading time should not be too long each time, mainly to cultivate interest, but it can be done multiple times to prevent him from getting tired of learning.
Secondly, children in this period have strong imitation defense capabilities and strong curiosity about new things, but the disadvantage is that their attention span is shorter. Therefore, it is necessary to guide children step by step at this time. At the same time, this period is the best time to cultivate children's interest in calligraphy. Parents can start from the following three aspects:
1. Popularize some historical stories of calligraphy, take their children to some calligraphy scenic spots when traveling, and cultivate their children’s interest in calligraphy;
2. Try to find a one-on-one professional teacher to learn writing habits and pen holding posture to lay the foundation for subsequent calligraphy learning. The training class has a large number of people, the teacher has limited energy, and each child has a different foundation. One-to-one is more suitable for early learners.
3. Encourage more and appreciate more. Writing is not a quick fix. Talent is important, but it also requires 99% persistence and hard work, so your encouragement is also the biggest motivation for your child.
To sum up the above, around 5 years old is the golden age for children to start learning calligraphy.