Preschool Children's Non-Verbal Communication During Playing

Abstract

Kada se nalaze u grupi vršnjaka, djeca na različite načine izražavaju svoje potrebe, potencijale, zadovoljstvo ili nezadovoljstvo pri čemu često koriste neverbalne signale koje ostali vršnjaci, ali i odrasli, trebaju znati „pročitati“. Neverbalno komuniciranje najčešće je nenamjerno, dok je kod predškolske djece gotovo pa nesvjesno. Tema ovog rada je analiza neverbalne komunikacije djece predškolske dobi te kako neverbalnu komunikaciju koriste u igri. Igra je u predškolskoj dobi osnovna aktivnost djeteta, kao i jedna od njegovih temeljnih potreba. Kako bismo imali što kvalitetniju pedagošku komunikaciju s djecom i uvid u njihovo emocionalno stanje, potrebe i stavove bitno je promatrati i pravilno tumačiti neverbalne znakove i signale koji se odvijaju u igri. Usporedbom literatura istražit ćemo karakteristike i funkcije neverbalne komunikacije, razvoj djece, neverbalne znakove i signale djece, važnost igre i komunikacija igrom te kako protumačiti neverbalne znakove. Kroz igru se djeca postupno transformiraju i razvijaju. U tom su procesu njihove neverbalne vještine važne jer mogu ometati ili pak poticati razvoj neovisnosti, samoostvarenja i komunikacijskih kompetencija djeteta, kao i njihovu kreativnost.When they are among peers, children use various ways to express their needs, potentials, satisfaction or dissatisfaction, and they often tend to use non-verbal signals which their peers, along with the adults, should be able to understand. Non-verbal communication is in most cases unintentional, especially when it comes to pre-school children who use it almost unconsciously. The topic of this paper is the analysis of non-verbal communication of pre-school children, and how they use it while playing. Playing is the basic activity of pre-school children, and also one of their basic needs. In order to have a qualitative educational communication with children and an insight in their emotional states, needs and stands, it is important to observe and correctly interpret non-verbal signs and signals which happen during playing. By using various literature we will investigate the characteristics and functions of non-verbal communication, child's non-verbal signs and signals, the importance of playing and communication during playing and in that way interpret non-verbal signs. While playing, children transform and develop step by step. In that process their non-verbal skills are important because they can either block or encourage the development of independence, selfrealization and communicative competence of children, along with their creativity