Why do children like to do one thing over and over again?

Updated on psychology 2024-03-12
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    When the baby is small, he likes to repeat certain actions, such as throwing things, and the mother picks it up and hands it to him, and the baby will continue to throw it, and he will never get tired of it;

    The baby is older, likes to take the repetitive route before, has the same noisy living arrangement every day, if there is anything different, he may cry;

    There are also babies who like to watch the same cartoon or listen to the same story, and they don't get tired of it over and over again, even if they know each plot;

    Is it normal for my baby to behave like this?

    Some moms can be anxious:

    How do you learn new skills by repeating old behaviors every day?

    What is the meaning of growth behind these behaviors?

    What should mom do to make the right move?

    Babies doing the same thing repeatedly are needed for growth

    There are fixed rules in the growth of babies, for young children, "repetitive work" is a natural training activity, psychologists call it a child's unique "common behavior". Maria Montessori, an Italian early childhood educator, called it the phenomenon of "repetitive practice".

    Therefore, many babies like to play with the same toy, do the same game, watch the same cartoon, etc., and the younger the baby, the more so.

    So why do babies behave this way? 】

    This is also related to the baby's self-reliance on security as he grows. Babies are still in a relatively small world, have limited life experiences, and need more familiar behaviors and exposure to familiar content so that they feel free from danger.

    Take the baby's love of repeating stories as an example, what the baby likes is the "known" that he has experienced - the known storyline, the known characters, the known picture, and more importantly, the known happy experience. For example, what babies repeatedly ask to tell must be a story that they particularly like, in other words, the story can resonate with them psychologically, and they can experience safety, happiness and love from their mother in the process of listening to the story told by their mother.

    Therefore, doing something repetitively is for babies to stay in their familiar world and feel safe and happy, so they will naturally ask for more repetition and more experience.

    Mothers should never get bored with their baby's repetitive behaviors

    In the face of the baby's various repetitive behaviors, some mothers are even worried, bored, and can't help but interfere with the baby. This kind of "help" of adults is actually against the law of the baby's growth, and sometimes it will conflict with the baby.

    Repeating things such as listening to stories or repeating simple behaviors, which are easy for adults to think are "boring", are of great benefit to the baby, and they are also a necessary process for healthy growth. Mothers should understand and respect the baby's physical and mental development characteristics, think about problems with "baby's rules", and most importantly, take the trouble to meet the baby's requirements.

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