At the age of 9 years, children are preparing for the main transition to a different age category, since they are on the verge of adolescence. In many ways, they can still be considered children, but become much more independent and able to cope with certain responsibilities with minimal adult supervision. Hence the problem with choosing a gift from parents.
Gifts for physical development
A nine-year-old boy begins to actively develop, his physical form is changing. At this age, one of the most useful gifts can be a sports corner, equipment for performing certain exercises, and even a simple soccer or basketball ball.
It is always worth considering what exactly the child is fond of, what kind of sport he is most attracted to, perhaps he wants to enroll in a certain section, and then the best gift for him will be a subscription for six months to the gym or private training with a trainer.
In this case, the game console is not the best option, it is better to present a gift that will allow you to spend more time with your baby or gather friends in the yard. Those who live where winters are long and have an ice rink in the yard or nearby should pay attention to the hockey player kit. Although the boy does not become a professional athlete, such a gift will allow him to spend more time on the street and tear himself away from the computer. High-quality physical education is no less important than emotional and moral.
For the summer, the best gift can be a bicycle, especially since modern models offer great opportunities.This simple form of transport helps to train most muscle groups, fosters endurance in a child. Parents can make exciting trips out of town, have a picnic with the baby in the fresh air.
If the child is keen on boxing, it is worth giving him a pear and gloves. He can train at home alone or with his dad, which will establish a closer relationship with him.
You need to understand that A sports gift is not only a ball or horizontal bar. There are many options for attracting a child’s attention to sports. There is certainly something for any baby in the store.
Of the unusual options, you can offer your baby an inflatable football field. In the kit, such a gift comes with a powerful pump. This field is ideal for children aged 3 to 10 years.
Alternatively, you can replace the field with a trampoline or a pool, and both of these gifts cannot but attract the attention of the child.
Table games
Such a gift - A great way to promote healthy and friendly competition. Many games are focused on improving basic skills, such as reading, counting, using memory, and developing logic. This is a great way to spend time with your family.
This is the time to teach your child to play chess, backgammon or checkers. Such a game can eventually become an interesting hobby, it helps to find like-minded people. There are simpler options like monopoly, various kinds of strategies.
Set for creativity
In modern children's stores you can find a huge number of sets for creativity. There are paintings for coloring with sand, mosaics, gypsum molding and much more. More expensive options even offer kits for young chemists.
Children at 9 years old love to experiment, create something new. If the child develops as a creative person, then you can buy him a set with dry plaster and molds. It includes paints for further coloring of the finished product. A magnet made by him can flaunt on the refrigerator.
For those who dream of becoming an archaeologist and are keen on ancient history, one cannot come up with a better gift than a special set with bones hidden in dense material. The child needs not only to get dinosaur bones with a hammer and chisel, but also to collect them in accordance with the scheme.
Even at a young age, creative activity helps to develop basic mathematical skills, such as geometry (size and shape), measurement and sorting. The child learns to accept what is stored in his head and translate it into reality. Each time, more and more creative thinking develops.
As a child grows older, he can master various types of arts and craftsthat require more sophisticated thinking skills, and many even need an understanding of fundamental scientific concepts. Things like mixing certain colors or creating a mosaic pattern may seem like creative activity, but they include an intellectual component.
It is proved that the board game helps to increase the child’s IQ, it is designed to develop critical thinking, even if from the outside it seems that it looks like simple entertainment. It is critical thinking that helps the child carefully monitor actions and take into account the consequences that take place. The boy learns to succeed, find the right solutions, use the strategy to achieve the goal, and in addition, respond appropriately to failure.
The game does not have to be frankly academic in order to pursue an educational goal, that’s the point. She trains patience, teaches to follow the rules, trains memory. Board games make the child more sociable, help to increase attentiveness and the person’s ability to focus on the task.
It's no secret that creativity gives a child the opportunity to positively express their emotions. Creative expression at the age of 9 is very important.
This game is great a way to build communication skills in a fun and supportive environment. When a boy is engaged in art, you can notice how he talks to himself, so the imagination develops.
It is creativity that helps to cope better with stress, allows you to find a point of pleasure, harmony. It leads to a sense of self-satisfaction and pride in one’s own achievements, you just need to remember to praise the child. Creativity brings an innovator into a child.
Constructors
At 9 years old, the boy is still as passionate about the designer as at a young age, you just need to choose the right toy. Wooden and plastic cubes in a simple form go to the second place, now the best gift will be a metal set or lego. The more options the designer has, the better the imagination of the child is formed.
Such seemingly simple toys can function as powerful learning tools. Studies show that they help children develop:
- motility and visual coordination;
- spatial thinking;
- cognitive flexibility;
- language skills;
- ability to think creatively;
- engineering skills.
The designer increases cognitive flexibility, that is, the child can quickly switch from one task to another. This is certainly important for school success. It helps develop a causal relationship. With improper construction, the entire structure can collapse, the child learns to understand what he did wrong and eliminate the error. It is this behavior that is an important basis for constructing in the future the logical reasoning used by representatives of the legal profession.
Building kits require the creation of a template. Many building toys come with instructions for creating a specific object.
The child needs to recreate the project, which allows to make it more organized.
Book or phone?
Many people can say that the best gadget for a nine-year-old child is an original gadget, but this can be argued because with the advent of phones and game consoles, children stopped communicating directly with each other. The phone is good as a means of communication, an opportunity to give your child a relax after school, but such a technique cannot replace full communication. It is difficult to say what skills such a technical tool can develop, apart from hand motility.
If a child likes to read, it’s better to give him a book or an interesting comic book, because tactile contact with the subject is important. The phone is too small letters, you have to constantly squint and strain your eyes, it is impossible to read a large amount of information. The book wins in comparison with other gifts, it allows you to develop your imagination, trains your speech apparatus, allows you to get a good vocabulary.
Another thing is if the child does not like to read, then it is worth trying to instill in him this attachment, to show the advantages of reading.
In the next video you will find an overview of the electronic connoisseur.
