Modern studies of both adults and children show that the level of human health today is significantly reduced, life expectancy has decreased, and a tendency to morbidity has increased, especially in periods of epidemics. Success in work and in personal life largely depends on the state of health, both physical and psychological. Basically, the state of the body and spirit of a person depends on 50% of the way of life. Therefore, one of the important tasks for parents and educators is the maintenance of health in the process of education, upbringing and playing. And since the laying of the foundations of the personality is still in the preschool age, the art of strengthening and maintaining health should be dealt with from a kindergarten. This is the goal of valeology.
Valeological education in kindergarten
Valeology refers to the science of a healthy lifestyle, as well as the formation, strengthening, preservation and management of it. Valeological model of upbringing of children of preschool age sets before itself the purposes of acquaintance, introduction in a life of the basic rules and norms, and also inculcation of skills of a healthy way of life. It includes:
- physical education;
- upbringing in the minds of the consciousness that man is a part of society and nature, building harmonious relations with nature;
- familiarization with the rules of rational nutrition;
- tempering children;
- development of personal hygiene skills;
- prevention and elimination of bad habits;
- timely seeking medical help.
It is clear that the development of valeological skills and skills in the child requires appropriate conditions. For children of preschool age, it is important to use visual aids, create valeological corners ("Corner of Health"), in which, for example, the rules for the care of the oral cavity and teeth, hair, skin and hands in the form of drawings will be presented. There you can also use the diagrams that illustrate the structure of the human body, as well as a set of exercises.
Every day in the kindergarten, educators spend their physical culture in the fresh air or in the gym, outdoor walks and outdoor games are organized. The groups maintain the optimum temperature regime due to frequent ventilation.
But in addition, it is important to consolidate the children's knowledge about their body, about the connection with nature, good relationship to it, which is the main task of ecological-valeological education. Teachers conduct classes in the group aimed at communicating to children what they differ from animals and from other people. These may be the themes "We are the family", "Who am I?", "I'm growth", "I'm a boy", "I'm a girl", "Little and grown-up people" and others. Kids get acquainted with the parts of their body, the senses, with their meaning and care for them. Personal hygiene skills are fixed in the role-play games ("House", "Daughters-mothers").
Also, various activities are used in the form of quizzes (for example, "Where does the vitamin live?", "What does our heart love?"), Games (for example, "Useful - harmful", during which children call a harmful or useful product, educator).
The role of parents in the education of the valeological culture of preschool children
For the success of forming a healthy lifestyle, it is important to involve parents in the educational process in the kindergarten. Firstly, at kindergarten meetings they are introduced to the principles of valeologic education, conduct talks on the topic
In general, the foundations of health are laid from a very early age. Therefore, educators and parents need to make joint efforts to secure the children the necessary skills and knowledge.