In the pre-school period parents, teachers, and everyone around the child try to protect the child from problematic or taboo topics . however, we do not offer them the oppportunity to deal with them and discuss the topic.
The diploma thesis contains responses and views of preschool children aged five to six on problem topics. I presented to the children selected works by Babette Cole, who in a humorous, for some people grotesque way with her text and illustrations presents both problematic and non-problematic topics. In the group named Sovice , where I presented the picture books, the children did not know either the author or her works.
With a nalytical-descriptive method, I used already written literature to define the picture book and problem topics, presented the selected author Babette Cole and summarized the acquired literature. In the empirical part of the diploma, I got the data from interviewing children. I introduced the children three picture books through three activities and observed and interviewed them on an going bases.
After each activity, I wrote a self-reflection. Through children responses, I found that both the responses and aattitudes of children to problem topics are positive.
I believe and hope that teachers will also offer children texts with a problem theme in the pre-shool period, so that children can form their own opinion about them.
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