years, there have been aggression at the earliest age, intolerance and
insufficient adaptability in some children. Investigation of the composition of
the children, the peculiarities of families, from which they come to
kindergarten, ethnic and social distinctive features, etc., requires adaptation of
the programming system. In favor of pedagogical and psychological searches of
specialists the "Persona Dolls" methodology appears.
The look of the town of Shumen in social aspect is distinguished by the
exceptional wealth of ethnic communities - Muslims, Armenians, Jews, Roma ...
This is the composition of the children in the kindergarten. The problem of
inadequate knowledge of the official language for the state is becoming a
problem of the adaptation of children entering the kindergarten. The first
contact of a child with a lot of different people, leaving the family circle, puts
him in a situation of perception, communication and cooperation with them
without understanding the differences between himself and others, without
having a clear idea of what they are due. Children with mental or physical
problems attending our kindergarten have more difficulty in adjusting to.
The Persona Dolls methodology has been a natural extension of
our programming system, as both "preach" tolerance, empathy, cooperation,
partnership not only during the children's stay in kindergarten but also in their
social environment outside the educational institution.
Through the methodology and the dolls we introduced into the groups, a
number of problems have been addressed and solved successfully, such as:
Aggressive manifestations based on inability to control their own
emotions, hyperactivity;
Lack of empathy for children with visual problems;
Lack of empathy for children with speech problems;
Lack of tolerance towards children who do not speak Bulgarian;
Appearance of strong egoism difficult corresponding in the community of
children;
exclusion from play
children's fears
awareness of people with different skin color and communication with
them
awareness of people with special needs and communication with them
awareness for people with physical differences and communication with
them