One of the ways that children express their emotions and creativity is through drawing. Several studies have shown that the benefits of drawing for children are many. Increased self-esteem, improved psychomotricity and higher appreciation of art are just some of them. So when you see your child drawing on the wall, the floor or in unconventional places, buy him a notebook, colors and allow him to express himself. Some of the benefits of painting and drawing for children are:

Children when they are young usually learn from their models or roles, in some cases, these can be their parents, older siblings, teachers or people who inspire them. One of the activities that we most want to see our children adopt is a love of reading and a fascination with explaining the world. Now we live in a time where children are increasingly curious and have access to the internet at all times, but many more children are adapting to the world of reading that leads them to know a new perspective of the world or that explains new activities that they can do. This is why today we will tell you about 5 books that teach children in a dynamic way.

Is it good for children to play video games? Does it affect their development? How does spending hours in front of a screen killing monsters or playing Candy Crush impact your brain? Is it harmful for a child to fall asleep watching cartoons on a tablet? These are all questions we ask ourselves as parents when we see our children develop in the age of technology.
According to the writer Mario Fernando Sanchez: «Children come standard adapted for change, their brains are more plastic precisely for learning. They do not mind changing; on the contrary, they stimulate them. Adults like change less because it is not pleasant to modify our way of thinking when we have been doing it for 40 years in one way. When poetry and theater appeared, Plato criticized it in The Republic, the appearance of books in the Middle Ages was criticized, because it corrupted minds. Television «stuns» the brain and now, more of it, with computers, tablets, smartphones and game consoles. » He presents us with a reality where children are more moldable and are modified to the reality where they are born, it is true that there must be a healthy balance between technology and the reality that surrounds us and we must not allow our children to remain glued to an electronic device .
From the second year of life, children can interact with devices in basic games such as What is the lion? They are essentially passive viewers who do not interact with the device. In simple games they do not last more than five minutes because they require sustained attention and proactivity that cannot last long. They get bored not being fully aware of the goals, achievements, levels and rewards of the game, which do motivate older ages, their interest does not go beyond the colors and dolls moving.

Breaking the news of a sibling’s arrival to a two- to three-year-old can be easy, but also frustrating. Parents ask ourselves questions such as: When and how to tell them so that they understand and do not feel dethroned? What to do to avoid jealousy of the baby? Knowing the answers will be very useful to us as parents, keeping in mind that not everyone will react in the same way, and that other children may be excited at the idea of ​​being older siblings until the baby is born and see that their parents now not only they pay attention to him but to his younger brother or sister.