How can children tell about the war? Children about the Great Patriotic War

Children play a "war". Someone is "ours", some are fascists. And always "our" win. It is natural. But still how to properly present children with information about a real war?

How, without traumatizing tender children's souls, tell the children about the war? And, most importantly, to bring to them all the pain of people and the joy of victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The veterans are leaving ...

To modern adult mothers and fathers, probably, the theme of war, veterans, on May 9, is still closer. After all, virtually every family lived direct participants of the Great Patriotic War.

Being small, the current adults listened to reliable stories of grandfathers and grandmothers about the life and hardships of that time. In kindergartens and schools, patriotic education has been very time-consuming.

Films, books, stories of real war participants helped children feel the whole situation. And how often it happened that when playing "war", the guys never agreed to be fascists, everyone wanted to be for "ours".

Now many veterans have left us irretrievably. It is already impossible to hear firsthand the stories of blockade and hunger. But history can not be rewritten. Children need to know and honor the feat of their ancestors at any time.

What kind of victory is this?

Depending on the age, it is necessary to present information to children about the Great Patriotic War. In our country, very solemnly celebrate Victory Day. Kids often ask questions about what kind of holiday is the one who won whom, why with tears in their eyes.

Therefore, it is necessary to tell the children about the Great Russian Victory. This will help you read relevant books, watch movies.

Start with the basics

Yet war is a very ambiguous and difficult topic. Accordingly, the question arises of how to tell children about the war, how to explain to kids all the pain and horrors, without traumatizing or frightening them.

Here it is necessary to listen to the words of children's psychologists, who are advised to start with general information. Gradually present the knowledge more and more profound.

The main thing is to convey the idea that the second world war is the most terrible and great war in the history of mankind, which aimed to enslave a lot of people, and many simply to exterminate.

Children must understand that the Soviet army and the entire Soviet people helped to cope with the fascists, freeing not only the Russian lands and people, but also many European states.

Is war bad?

Considering how to tell the children about the war, it is important to answer the necessarily arisen question: "Is war bad?" It may appear that fighting, you can get benefits.

Telling children about the war, it is worth emphasizing that it is usually started by people in power. But do not think that, for example, the entire German nation is bad.

Presenting information to children about the Great Patriotic War, it should be told that many people in Germany also lived very badly. Not all people supported Hitler, and for this they were punished.

Modern children, even toddlers, often play computer "shooters". Here it is often misleading that war is like a game. I did not like the finale, I started all over again. And the players have several lives. It is necessary to give truthful information to children about the war, to tell and show with the help of books, films, how many people died, and not to revive them.

Start a conversation

Beginning to talk about war follows already in preschool age. As psychologists recommend, you should not show all the horrors and bloodshed.

How can children tell about the war? Begin with the concept itself. What is it? Why do people fight and what do they want?

Show in movies how ordinary people live during the war, what they have to worry about.

Having told about the essence, you can begin the story about the Great Patriotic War. A child should feel pride and respect for his people and his belonging to a glorious nation.

Attributes of victory

How can children tell about the war so that they can understand what is happening and their families? Surely in many houses there are carefully kept medals, the order of grandfathers and grandmothers. Many carefully store ancient photographs, letters and other things of the war years.

Show all this to the kid. Tell us who is pictured in the photos, explain what the medals were for.

If your city has museums of military glory, be sure to take the child there. Experienced guides will tell interesting stories about the war to children, and you, too.

Visiting the museum, you can visually show the child military uniforms, see dugouts and military equipment. So the kid really can imagine the life and life of soldiers.

Holiday with tears

Before the holiday on May 9, many parents begin educational talks and classes with children. Children of primary classes about the war are also told at school.

It is very good to work together with the teacher. In the class, the guys read books, listen to the stories of the teacher, conduct various activities.

At home, you can also spend themed weeks. Be sure to find and read the verses about the war to children. You can even learn some of the most interesting.

With the kids do handicrafts, discuss the books read about the war. Children need to feel the festive mood, pride in the Russian victory.

Be sure to prepare and go to the Victory Parade. Put together with the baby flowers to the monuments, listen to songs about the war. It will be interesting for the children to see how the veterans are honored, how soldiers walk proudly, what military equipment exists for the protection of the state.

It's very good if there are veterans in your environment. Together with the child make a gift in the form of a postcard and give it to her. Listen to the stories of the veteran and offer your help in solving domestic problems.

George Ribbon

Surely children, when they see beautiful striped ribbons in the streets, will ask about why they are put on.

This is another reason to tell the children about the attributes of the holiday, why they are worn and what they mean.

St. George ribbon is a symbol of our victory and a symbol of the holiday. Those who donate it show respect for the memory of the deceased and show that they remember and honor the veterans.

Quite recently a wonderful tradition appeared, when ribbons began to be distributed in the streets. This action was conducted to remind people of the heroism of warriors, so that the people would think about and take care of veterans.

Tradition has taken root. Now our children can also wear St. George's ribbon and feel part of a big holiday.

Be sure to tell the kids why the St. George ribbons are of this color. They were issued together with the medal "For victory over Germany".

Orange and black colors mean fire and smoke. This is the valor, courage and courage of a soldier who received a medal.

Adults simply have to read stories about the war to children, give all possible information for their understanding. And, most importantly, there is not a single family that the Great Patriotic War did not touch. Someone had a grandmother or grandfather fought, someone worked for the good of the front, someone survived the blockade.

Home conversations

Get the old family album. Where your grandparents are depicted. Tell us which one of them is what. Tell an interesting story about their lives during the hostilities.

Then read poems about the war. Children will be useful to hear about how and when the fascists attacked our homeland. That it happened suddenly, in the morning and without warning.

Find and display pictures or photographs of military equipment of those times, soldiers' overcoats, destroyed towns and villages.

It is very informative to measure and show 125 grams of bread. After all, it was food for the whole day and nothing else could be got. And despite this, every day I had to go to the factory and make shells for the front, to provide rear services. After all, without support, it was impossible to win. The whole people stood up for the defense of the Motherland.

Then be sure to listen to songs about the war. Older children can be invited to memorize some by heart. Watch a war movie. Just look at it first. Do not leave the child alone with a book or film. Be sure to be together and discuss what you saw or read.

Do not make mistakes in the conversation

1. Do not tell too many horrors and show bloodshed.
2. Do not preschool children talk about the concentration camps, the tormented children and the famine, when they ate dogs and cats. Because of this, children can have nightmares and nervous tics. But in the senior classes of the school it is already necessary to give such information.
3. Do not give false information. Of course, preschoolers need to know that the Russian people have won. But the older children should already understand that not everything was so smooth that the Russians were not at all ready for war and even almost gave up Moscow.
4. Do not be afraid to show great emotion, to show how this topic may be unpleasant, as you are afraid of war. And if always fearless dad suddenly confesses that he is afraid of the outbreak of war, then the children will make a much greater impression than just a story about the lives of soldiers.

Take into account the child's age

The main thing when talking and telling stories on such a subject as war, take into account the age and psyche of the child. Talking about such a topic, one can not bypass the concept of death. It is important to understand that children are ready to hear about this not earlier than 5-6 years. It is at this age that the child can already ask questions and ask questions on this topic. Do not hide the truth, but do not intimidate the child.

Think about it, because our children can not actually meet real veterans and hear true stories. Kids can be only familiar with the "children of war". But they can not know much by virtue of their age and pass all the pain and horror of military action.

Yes, almost all families were touched by war. Many of our ancestors bravely fought with the enemy, suffered all the pain and burdens. It should never happen again. And so that this does not happen, children should know all about that time. Do not be silent. Tell the children about the war, the Great Victory, the courage of the Russian people.

Conversations, books, films, rare meetings with veterans are all that inextricable thread that helps us connect with the past. Do not tear it up. We must remember and honor.