Few entertainments have as many benefits for the child as puzzles . We detail some of them, read carefully:
A new world
The first puzzle is always special. A world of possibilities opens up before your eyes. Help him at the beginning and you will see how little by little he goes by himself and he loves to put them together again and again. It will surely be one of your favorite games .
Concentration
You will learn to pay attention and be calm . This is especially useful when the child is restless and finds it difficult to relax and observe details. Putting together a puzzle requires a minimum of tranquility and abstraction, which you will inadvertently acquire in the process.
Personal growth
Each time you try to do it it will be a challenge and each time you succeed, your self-esteem will be strengthened . He will be learning them by heart so there will come a time when he will do them very quickly. It would be ideal to renew the models, perhaps exchanging with a friend or family member. And of course increase the difficulty so that you do not get bored .
We all play
Puzzles are ideal for spending time with them and “working” together for a goal. At the beginning we must be present to guide you in what to do, then continue giving you tips to facilitate the task (look at the colors, separate the corners, observe the placement of the drawings, the shapes of the pieces …). In the end we can put together one of greater difficulty and that they help us, reverse the roles. It will be a lot of fun and enriching.
Order comes to mind
Suddenly he discovers order and spatial organization . Everything has its place, you just have to look for it. Your mind learns to classify, to separate, to try and be wrong. Rectify, memorize, try other ways. You will be surprised how this behavior influences their day to day. It is possible that little by little he will be more orderly with his things and also that he will invent puzzles with other utensils or toys: structures with cars, blocks, pencils and anything that can form a “puzzle”
Exercise psychomotor skills
By placing each piece in its place with precision, the child develops his psychomotor skills . The hand-eye connection is worked intensively and we will see how it is increasingly easier to do it correctly. This is very positive for learning to write, for example.
They observe, organize, interact with their environment, concentrate, relax, use their hands, memory, acquire initiative, learn to make mistakes, to repeat, to take other paths, to reason, and they realize that the whole is formed by parts that are essential , that each one, no matter how small, gives a meaning to the whole.
Imagine the day that you can make a puzzle as a family, with 500 or more pieces, leaving it in a quiet corner so that each member of the family can come over whenever they want to place a few more pieces. When finished you can frame and decorate the house.
Can you ask for more from a game?
