| This time I am presenting in front of you all the relation | | | | the names of colours. The point out right objects, |
| of colour with child psychology. | | | | before they are able to say 'red', 'yellow' or 'green'. |
| I hope that this article would be appreciated by every | | | | Children learn colours' names at the age of 2-5. Girls |
| reader.Colour is the bright site of childhood. Children | | | | usually memorize colours names earlier than boys. Of |
| love all types of colours and give an instant respond | | | | course, all children develop differently, as the process |
| on it. However children's response differs from adults' | | | | of growing up is connected with the state of nervous |
| reaction. If you are to communicate with children, colour | | | | system.If you want to help children learn to distinguish |
| should become your ally. But you need to use the | | | | colours, try to do so that children learn colours |
| colour language correctly. Children use limited palette, | | | | associating them with the subjects of corresponding |
| which becomes wider as they grow up.Colour is the | | | | colour. Here are typical associations, understandable |
| first characteristic, which children can distinguish. All of | | | | for an average childYellow - bananas, lemons, sunRed |
| us have heard that children perceive only black and | | | | - apples, tomatoesBlue - jeans, skyGreen - peas, |
| white colours (light and darkness). Young parents often | | | | grass, leavesGrey - an elephantBrown - a bear, tree |
| paint nursery black-and-white, buy black-and-white | | | | barkResearches show, that, for example when you |
| toys and other stuff. But in the period from six weeks | | | | show a blue apple to a child and ask him what it is, it |
| to two months the situation undergoes radical changes. | | | | takes him or her more time to recognize it. Sure if you |
| First children start to distinguish red colour. Later they | | | | happen to communicate with little children, you know |
| start to perceive other bright colours, and yellow | | | | what may happen. A blue apple may seem funny to |
| among them.Little children are attracted to bright | | | | them. It testifies that a child develops the sense of |
| colours. Numerous academic researches show that | | | | humour, ability to laugh at clumsy and wrong |
| age children's preferences change. Many children | | | | things.Once a child learnt to recognize and name |
| under 10 call red (or pink) and yellow their favourite | | | | colours, it helps him or her to learn new information. |
| colours. But having grown above ten they start | | | | Parents always want to teach children safety |
| preferring blue. We consider it to be with the process | | | | regulations. We discovered that emphasizing certain |
| of growing up and appearance of ability to perceive | | | | qualities by means of colour helps children to |
| different hues of mood.Colour preferences are closely | | | | remember what is dangerous. Remember that |
| connected with the gender. Numerous researches | | | | human's eye notices combination of yellow and black, |
| show that most little girls prefer pink, lavender or violet. | | | | and brain automatically perceives this as a sign of |
| Little boys like black and other dark colours more than | | | | danger. Use these colours to mark the things, which |
| girls. The question has arisen if those preferences are | | | | you don't want your children to play with. You may |
| innate or acquired. Adults accustom little girls and boys | | | | also mark those rooms in your house, in which your |
| to like certain colours choosing their clothes and toys. | | | | children mustn't go, which are dangerous - like stairs or |
| It's hard to give the exact answer but we are inclined | | | | cellar. When your children grow, you still can use |
| to consider colour preferences to be innate. It's a | | | | colours for teaching them. Certain researches showed |
| difficult problem to be solved in future.Do toys | | | | that children with attention problems cope with the task |
| manufacturers know about it? Walk about toy | | | | better when stimulated with colours. Improvement was |
| department - you'll see that they are quite well aware | | | | as significant as when using drugs. It means the colour |
| of children's' colour preferences and use the colour to | | | | can be used in medicine. |
| attract children's attention and sell their products, as | | | | Colour can also be used in food if your child doesn't |
| company working for adults, they use the same | | | | like to eat same boring dull food.Munir Moosa Sewani is |
| strategies - colour characteristics of the trade mark, | | | | one of the prominent and creative teacher since 7 |
| emphasizing certain features with the help of | | | | years. His vast experience at this early age has made |
| colours.Speaking about emphasizing certain | | | | him more active to work socially for teachers too. He |
| characteristics by means of colours, gender | | | | is a Master Trainer In Special Education, Double |
| identification is only one example. If you see some | | | | Masters student, Teacher Educator and a Teacher. |
| product in bright colourful packaging then the | | | | He is a Freelance Writer and Photographer too. He is |
| manufacturer wants to affect children and means | | | | an author of the famous self published story book for |
| them to be the target audience. Some parents think | | | | children named as "The MORAL STORIES FOR |
| that manufacturers too cynically play on children's | | | | CHILDREN" and 3 Pakistans most demanded |
| feelings. But remember, how many times colour has | | | | published book for the students of secondary on |
| motivated children to take some positive action.Colour | | | | Biology and Pakistan Studies.He has written almost |
| is the great mean to manipulate children and | | | | more than 20 articles on social, educational and cultural |
| teenagers. This mean is used differently and it brings | | | | issues.He is also a Social worker, private tutor, career |
| different results. Not only sellers and manufacturers | | | | counsellor, musician, lyrics writer and many multi |
| use children's interest towards colours. You also can | | | | dimensional.His future plan is to write dozens of |
| use it to teach, motivate and inspire new | | | | informating books and articles and to work for media |
| generation.Colour language and childrenFirst let's | | | | also in order to develop the sense of understanding |
| consider how children get acquainted with colours. | | | | many dimensions of life through his creativity. |
| They learn to distinguish them long before they know | | | | |