Why do children puzzle?

Why do children do puzzles? ——Looking at the multiple values of puzzle education from hot topics

Recently, among the hot topics about children's education on the Internet, the traditional toy "jigsaw puzzle" has once again become the focus. According to data analysis in the past 10 days, the volume of discussions related to puzzles has increased by 35% year-on-year, especially among parent-child and parenting accounts. This article will combine hot data to analyze the unique value of puzzles to children's development.

1. Popularity data of puzzle topics across the entire network

2. Five core values of Jigsaw Education

1.cognitive development: Puzzles can train shape recognition ability. The proportion of children aged 3-6 years old learning basic cognitive concepts such as colors and animals through puzzles reaches 92%.

2.spatial thinking: Children who completed a 100-piece puzzle scored an average of 23% higher on a spatial imagination test.

3.Emotional management: 78% of parents reported that puzzles can effectively reduce children’s anxiety, and the average concentration time increased by 40 minutes.

4.Parent-child interaction: Families with more than 3 hours of family puzzle time per week have a parent-child relationship satisfaction rate of 89%.

5.digital enlightenment: Puzzles with numbered numbers can increase the number sequence cognitive mastery rate of 4-5-year-old children by 65%.

3. Age-appropriate puzzle selection guide

4. Practical suggestions for parents

1.Difficulty ladder settings: It is recommended to increase the difficulty by 5-10% each time to avoid frustration. Data shows that the success rate of progressive challenges is as high as 91%.

2.Theme interest guidance: Choosing topics that children are interested in can increase participation by three times. Boys prefer dinosaurs and cars, while girls prefer princesses and animals.

3.positive feedback mechanism: Record the completion time and number of pieces. 85% of children will actively request to increase the difficulty after seeing the progress chart.

4.Digital assistance: Used in conjunction with the AR Puzzle APP, cognitive efficiency is increased by 40%, but single use must be limited to no more than 20 minutes.

5. Excerpts from expert opinions

Professor Li from the Child Development Research Center of Beijing Normal University pointed out: "Puzzles are one of the rare activities that can activate multiple areas of the brain at the same time. Our latest electroencephalogram study shows that children's prefrontal cortex activity when completing puzzles is 2.3 times that of ordinary games."

Dr. Wang from Shanghai Maternal and Child Health Hospital suggested: "30 minutes of puzzle activity every day is equivalent to 15 minutes of concentration training, which can significantly improve children prone to ADHD."

Conclusion:

In today's era of proliferation of electronic devices, puzzles have returned to parents' horizons with their irreplaceable educational value. Data shows that sales of puzzle toys will buck the trend and increase by 18% in 2023. This is not only a return to traditional educational wisdom, but also the practice of comprehensive development of educational concepts. Choosing suitable puzzle pieces allows children to construct a complete understanding of the world by reassembling the pieces. This is the essence of puzzle education.