Keys To Teach Them To Reason – Being Parents

What does it mean to reason?

Reasoning is the capacity that the human being has and which allows him to clarify certain doubts, to find solutions to problems which present themselves to us. Through reasoning, we are able to assimilate the knowledge given to us. They then help us understand the world.

Reasoning means internalizing, learning, interpreting and deducing conclusions from any event, in order to use them in everyday life. It is a mental process that prevents us from behaving simply by following our instincts. It gives us the skills of reason and analysis, in any situation where we need it.

Should we teach him to reason?

Yes, you have to teach a child to be able to reason. If we do not do this, we will then be raising an ignorant, even wild, man or woman.

Since childhood, it is essential that at home, at daycare, at school, in the park … no matter where we are, he knows how to behave and what to do in the face of the signals he receives. .

Signals which, if we teach him things well, will make him reason. He will be able to use the experiences he already has, analyze, form an opinion on something. He can then make decisions, or deduce conclusions from any fact.

How to teach a child to reason?

To teach a child to reason, you must not show him that life is always rosy. It should not be overprotective, and look at it please. A spoiled child will learn only one reasoning: that of acting a whim when he wants to get something.

Teach a baby to reason

If you want to teach a baby who crawls on all fours how to reason, you must start by not removing all obstacles on the floor (such as cardboard boxes for example). On the contrary, it is even necessary to place a few obstacles, so that he learns on his own how to bypass them in order to continue on his way.

At this age, you will teach him to reason if you put toys on chairs where he can see them. At the beginning, the little one will observe them from the ground, and at the same time he will analyze how to be able to catch them.

If the toys are on a carpet, don’t be surprised if your child suddenly pulls on them and the toys fall. Or so much sooner than you think he grabs onto the seat and tries to get up to get his treasure.

Teach a one-year-old to reason

As he grows older, you need to provide your child with greater signals or greater stimulation. At the age of one, you will already be able to give him little “fangs in the legs”. This will push him to surpass himself. He will thus learn to achieve goals.

For example, you can give your child a toy car inside a plastic jar. Close the jar with a lid of the same material. Give it to him and watch how he reacts. It will ask you to open the container. But even if you are urged to do it, you must instead stimulate him to do it himself.

Let him do the following things: bang the jar on the floor, throw it at the wall, bang it against another object, start hitting the floor again, etc. When he does all of this, the lid may open, your child may reach into the container and manage to get the car out. If so, that’s fine. He will then have learned that when he hits something on the ground, he can break it, and in this case, open it.

But if he doesn’t, don’t worry. This will be the time to teach him an extremely important skill. It is part of the psychomotor abilities that he will need. That of unscrewing the lids.

Take some time to show him how he can unscrew the lid of the container. You will then see that he will be able to take his long awaited toy.

Teach a child 2 years of age or older to reason

At the age of 2 years or more, one can learn a lot of things. And mothers must of course promote this learning.

In this stage, a child begins to learn rules and behave the way his family shows him. We don’t write on the walls, we don’t tear the pages of books, we eat with cutlery. One should not wipe his dirty hands on his clothes, etc.

At the same time that the little one assimilates this knowledge and makes mistakes (because there is no child who directly obeys all the indications of adults), the mother will have to correct them. At the same time, it will have to make him think about the reasons for his bad behavior. Of course, he will have to spend time explaining his motives. Because that is the only way your child can internalize what you say to him. Finally then, he will be able to reason.