? It is precisely because I have a poor sitting posture since I was a child that I suffer from it now, and I have a lot of bad problems.
? My eyes are more than 5 degrees short-sighted, and I have long and curly eyelashes like dolls.
? The cervical vertebra is not good. As early as when I was a graduate student, I committed cervical spondylosis. Now the spine has regressed and the curvature has become straight. It is often necessary to rely on massage, acupuncture and moxibustion for relief.
? Lumbar muscle strain, sitting for a long time or even standing for a long time will hurt your back. My back hurts when the weather is bad.
? What I can't accept most is that I feel that my shoulders are getting thicker and thicker now. Isn't this a hunchback?
? And the root cause of so many problems, in addition to their own neglect of health management, I think the most important reason is that sitting posture is not good since childhood. When I was a child, I liked to lie prone on my desk when I was doing my homework, or I leaned my back unconsciously, and I also liked to cross my legs very much. Especially the bad habit of crossing one's legs can't be changed, especially when I am working or reading hard, I feel as if I can't enter the state without crossing my legs, and I feel uncomfortable all over.
? Everyone has the highest tolerance when facing their own problems. I know my sitting posture is not good, and I have tried to change the habit of crossing my legs, but I have no motivation and pressure and have never really changed it. Seeing the child like this now, as a teacher with a strong sense of learning and knowing that sitting posture has a great influence on the child, I can't let her form this bad habit from the starting point of school life. It seems that I must do something, and both she and I must change.
? What effect does it have if the child is not sitting well?
? The child's sitting posture is not good, his growth and development are not good, his back is like a cat's back, and his eyes are short-sighted.
? Children sit badly, have insufficient blood supply to the brain, are prone to doze off, have poor attention and poor academic performance.
? Children have poor sitting posture, poor self-restraint, weak self-control and poor anti-frustration ability;
? Children's sitting posture is not good, and parents and teachers criticize them, which causes children's self-confidence and self-esteem to be frustrated, and even causes children to be tired of learning.
There are several possible reasons for children's poor sitting posture:
The first possibility: lack of muscle endurance and imbalance of proprioception.
? This is also the most important possibility. Many children can't sit still, which is not subjective, but caused by objective ability. To put it bluntly, they are physically weak and have insufficient muscle strength to keep their backs straight. Basically, they are crooked or hunched. Even sit still, move around and stand up by yourself.
? In this case, our parents and teachers generally criticize, demand and even punish their children, but they have no effect.
? Sometimes, we simply ask them to sit, or learn to challenge tasks that require high concentration, such as piano, calligraphy, painting and so on. I hope that static activity exercises will enable them to sit still. This method treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, and children may resist it very much, and they are criticized by teachers in the process, and they experience a lot of setbacks in the task. If they don't do it well, they will not only waste money and time, but also have the side effects of children's lack of confidence and dislike of learning.
? How to simply judge whether this problem exists in your child? You can compare the following points:
? How many times can a child jump rope in one minute, and whether it can reach 6;
? Children are usually not easy to get tired;
? Children can't move fast in physical education class, but it's hard for them to go to physical education class.
? Will children fall easily and bump their heads against tables and chairs?
? How is the child's ability to carry heavy objects at ordinary times?
? How is the child's usual strength and speed control?
? The child's hand is not flexible, is it good to write and hold a pen? Is the writing too light or too heavy?
? Can the child complete the basic command movements with his eyes closed, and is it difficult to wrestle?
? If three or more of these children are not very good, it is very likely that the child's proprioception is unbalanced. If such a child can't sit still, it's not the reason why he can't sit still voluntarily, but also the reason why he needs help with his objective ability.
how can we help these children?
? Here is an idea: for this kind of children, which may even be judged as "ADHD" by the hospital, what we should do is definitely not to give them exercise, but to create more and more suitable environment for them to exercise, so that they can do enough exercise to meet the needs of their brains for physical development, and exercise their large muscle groups, cultivate their muscle endurance and muscle tension, so that they can maintain their required posture in static activities in the later stage. Simply put, let them run, jump and play more, and move for a while before doing static activities.
? In our Hemu Learning Ability Training Center, many parents send their children to us for attention training just because they can't sit still. At first, we heard our teacher say, "Children can't sit still, and their proprioception is unbalanced, so they must exercise a lot to have basic concentration." Some parents even asked us, "Are you kidding? I sent them here to let him sit still through you. As a result, you told me to let him move more and let him run, jump and play more. "
? However, imagine whether our scientific ideas are funny or whether there is something wrong with parents' logic. Parents think that their children can't sit still, so should they try their best to put them on the chair? Then what kind of scientific parenting and professional theory is needed for such a simple method? What is the difference between this and training animals?
? Just as children are busy training skipping now, many children just can't learn to skip rope. Parents just want to force them to practice every day, but they don't think about what methods should be used to help him learn to skip rope in a tortuous but efficient way.
? My child jumps 14 times a minute, which is not particularly good or bad. Anyway, I am very satisfied because I have never taught her to jump rope once. I never practiced skipping rope with her before I went to elementary school.
? This restless question tests our parents' parenting concept, whether they believe in science or hope to solve the problem simply and rudely.
? If children have this problem, I can talk about the importance of proprioception and family training methods in the future. If the situation is serious, it is recommended that you find a professional organization to evaluate and train. Don't let children become the victims of our backward ideas.
? After talking about this reason, I compared it. This reason doesn't exist in Tangtang, because she has been doing sensory training. She can jump rope 14 times a minute, take a break for a minute, and then jump again. There is absolutely no problem with her muscle endurance. Her proprioception has been tested professionally and is also good, so this reason can definitely be ruled out. There is a second possibility about poor sitting posture: lack of corresponding training and habit formation.
? The second possibility: lack of corresponding training and habit formation.
For most children who have just entered primary school, it is the first time to sit in a standard single seat. What used to be a small stool and a small chair in kindergarten has suddenly become a big desk and a big chair, which is completely unfamiliar to them. They don't know how to sit and what is the correct sitting posture. If teachers and parents don't repeatedly ask, train and remind them from time to time, even if they have the muscle strength to sit well, they may not develop the correct sitting habit. Once a bad habit is formed, it is naturally difficult to get rid of it if you lie prone, hold it, and tilt it, which does not require effort.
? What is the correct sitting posture?
The correct sitting posture needs to follow the "three 9 principles": the back is straight, and the hips and waist are 9 degrees; Feet flat on the ground, legs and the ground at 9 degrees; Bend your knees 9 degrees. This sitting posture is the most helpful to improve children's concentration.
To achieve this sitting posture, two basic conditions must be guaranteed:
First, the height of the child's chair from the ground can allow the child's feet to rest on the ground. Simply put, the length of the child's calf is higher than the height of the chair.
Secondly, the height of a child's chair to the table is smaller than the height of the child's waist to the hip. Simply speaking, sitting in a chair, the arm can be placed flat on the table.
There is nothing wrong with the muscle endurance of Tangtang, that is, we lack the training for her correct sitting posture. In the past, I only paid attention to sensory training, but I really didn't have much training in sitting posture. I guess she can't sit well. Maybe she is too short to reach the ground. So, I immediately asked Tangtang, "Tangtang, are you comfortable sitting in the chair at school?" I want to see how she pays attention to the problem. As a result, she immediately said, "No, my feet have to be cushioned like this all the time" (alas, a short child can't afford to hurt), and she made me look like her posture at school. As soon as I saw it, I knew that the class in which she leaned her head on the desk had arrived in the afternoon. As a disciplined person, she probably couldn't hold on, so that's why. Thought of here, my heart suddenly comforted a lot.
? Since this is the problem, it's easy to say. I'll discuss with the head teacher immediately if I can bring a small box to put at her feet tomorrow. The head teacher was very careful and explained to me that the height of the table is easy to adjust, but the height of the chair is not very easy to adjust, so it can only be adjusted if it is dismantled.
If the table is too high and the waist can't be perpendicular to the hips, it's easier. Just adjust the height of the table or add a cushion to the chair if the table is too high.
If there is no problem with both of them, we just need to teach them to sit correctly, then establish an appropriate and effective reminding mechanism, and keep training and reminding them. ?
I'm glad that I discovered her problem in time. On the way of children's growth, some problem children and teachers may not realize it for a while, and some problems may be found by our parents but not the crux of the problem.
This time, it reminds me once again, and reminds everyone: As parents, we should find out what is the foundation of parenting.
identify the crux of the problem when children can't reach their abilities, instead of giving them cold and condescending pressure.
When children encounter difficulties, give them a "stepping stone" to solve the problem, not just vague requirements and goals.