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Sunday, October 4, 2015

You are real!

God, you are real!

On a usual Thursday morning, after the bible discussion, a sister passed me the map of the Israelite wandering in Desert for 40 years. She mentioned that the map is really useful to study the book of Numbers. On the spot, I was so surprised not because of her kind and thoughtful deed but because what I was thinking was read by God. Many times when preparing the homework, I just thought a map would be helpful to understand how the Israelite traveled. Due to my laziness, the thought was not acted out but kept occurring to me at least three times. My bad!


The act of that sister was simply reflecting what God wants me to have that map in hand. Thank Lord for using that sister as your vessel and thanks for hearing the little voice in my heart. Thanks for Your faithfulness. You are REAL!



Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

小小头脑在做工 ( Hardworking Brain) – Imaginative Play


丹丹(两手握拳,展开手臂飞行): 妈妈,我是Super Chugger!  I am going on a rescue! ZOOM….. 

这是我三岁又四个月大的儿子,他的小脑袋每分每秒正在天马行空的想象,一下子是开计乘车司机,想办法要妹妹当乘客,开车到这又到那;一下子是Chuggington故事中的Super Chugger,快速度飞行,帮助其他的火车作工。他的脑袋像个录音和录像机,生活中看到的、听到的,一一地记在脑子里,当独自玩时 (Solitary/Independent play), 这些新鲜字句和故事内容参入他的幻想世界,有时让我驚讶又战惊。

瑞士认知心理学( Cognitive Development)大师皮亚桀(Piaget),将二到七岁孩子的认知发展归为「前操作期」(Pre-operational Period)。这时期的孩子有个特别之处,他们运用想象力 (Pretend/Symbolic Play),将吸收到的资讯融会贯同,用自己熟悉的方式表达出来,例如把遥控器当电话打,或当起狗狗在地上爬着喝水等。若孩子爱说话,他们的语言一定会反映出他们平日吸收到的资讯。

丹丹(用妈妈的口气对着妹妹说):「手碰电扇要打打手哦!」。

在这资讯探手可得的世代,“玩”对孩子的发展非常重要,尤其是独自游戏 (Solitary/ Independent Play)。孩子的脑像是个小工厂,资讯不断的送入工厂,透过“玩”重整制造出货,脑里的工厂就可不断地改进,处旧佈新。我这儿谈的“玩”是孩子自导的活动,而不是大人主导。

“玩”也就是用不同方式表达脑中的想像;之前谈到语言表达,我发现丹丹也用画画来创造他的故事。





丹丹结合了学校同学的经验,再加上自己和家人的经验,这张图正是他自己创造的世界。

看着孩子运用不同方式玩,来表达自己,我讚嘆造物主按在每个人身上的奇妙软件(Software)。这些“玩”的表达,不是大人引导的,而是大人放手,给予自由活动时间空间,孩子自己所作出的产物。


让我们有空时,放下手机,静静地观察孩子的活动,发现他们的小小脑袋努力创造他们的无限可能!