Diplomas for children: pedagogical and psychological aspect

Parents of the old school believe that the certificates for children cause only harm in personal and mental development. In their opinion, children are naturally selfish and self-centered in their nature, and the presentation of letters in a festive atmosphere only reinforces negative personal qualities (pride, narcissism, arrogance, vanity). Consider this factor in more detail in the article.

What are diplomas and certificates for children?

To date, there are a lot of diplomas and certificates for different occasions:

• Transition to another age group;
• The end of a pre-school educational institution;
• Victory in competitions;
• Participation in sporting events;
• Admission to school;
• Congratulations on an important event in life;
• Identification of personal qualities;
• Educational achievements, etc.

Certificates for children are a colorful cardboard sheet (in some cases laminated) with your favorite fairy-tale heroes, ready congratulations, print and signatures. It is best to purchase certificates, which have a place for the name and surname of the child. Such a document by older children is more appreciated and perceived as a small victory!

Today you can buy ready-made letterheads for children in office supplies, download on websites or do it yourself in the "Photoshop" program. When designing the forms yourself , pay attention to a harmonious combination of design and congratulations, taking into account the occasion for delivery. It is better when the image of the baby can understand why he was given this certificate!

Disadvantages of the letters

Harm to the mental development of a person's literacy for children is done when adults discount the significance of diplomas. What is a similar certificate? This is a document that confirms the child's specific merits, regardless of whether he has learned to go to the toilet himself, clean the room, read books or communicate with children.

You can not give a certificate on every occasion, because then it will be hard for a child to compete with other children. Preschoolers must understand that the document is given only for outstanding achievements, but they will each have their own. For example, Vasya, who is always fighting, gave a letter for good behavior, and Alice, who is afraid to speak in public, was given a diploma for courage.

Schoolchildren are already in a different way considering the importance of certificates, which only the strong receive for winning the training events. At the same time, diplomas with prizes are valued more than consolation certificates for participation. If adults miss the moment of explanatory work about correct perception of victories and failures, children can develop negative qualities: anxiety, fear, uncertainty, envy, jealousy, snobbery, arrogance, swagger.

Advantages of the letters

With a literate pedagogical process of teachers and parents, literacy for children plays a positive role.

1. The child adequately assesses his capabilities and strengths.
2. Reflection, self-esteem, self-esteem develop .
3. The child has an emotional-sensory sphere and a will to win.

If the diplomas are issued in a solemn atmosphere, where all children are dressed in festive clothes, teachers announce achievements in a microphone with musical accompaniment, then any child understands that he was awarded for merits! It is this factor that will help him to win a "place under the sun" in his later adulthood.

Work with older children should be carried out in such a way that one can get diplomas not only for taking part in various competitions and events, but also for "moving forward." That is, comparing previous successes in the new school year, set the bar higher. Such certificates testify to the personal growth of children and supplement the school portfolio.