Puppet as an Instrument of Communication

Tema ovog diplomskog rada je lutka kao posrednik u djetetovoj komunikaciji, a cilj je bio prikazati dobrobiti koje ona donosi kada je u svom radu koriste odgojitelji. U dječjem svijetu, kao i u svijetu odraslih, lutka ima neprocjenjivu moć. Odgojitelji pomoću lutke omogućuju djetetu spoznaju nove dimenzije mašte, kreativnosti, buđenja. Dijete uz pomoć scenske lutke kreće u izazove svakodnevice, a tada lutka dobiva još veću vrijednost. Dijete i lutka postaju jedno, a sve granice se brišu. Scenska lutka ima počasno mjesto u sobi dnevnog boravka u odgojnoj skupini. U rukama djeteta i odgojitelja svakodnevno je pomagalo za rad kako bi ostvarili ciljeve i zadatke kojima potičemo govor, verbalnim govorom bogatimo rječnik, razvijamo mimiku, koordinaciju pokreta, te motoriku općenito. Komunikacija je vrlo složen proces slanja i primanja informacija, a ljudima omogućava razmjenu znanja, stavova i vještina, a dijeli se na verbalnu i neverbalnu. Komunikacija djetetu pomaže da razvije govor i da se njime nauči koristiti, a pomoću odgojitelja dobit će poticaje kojima će to i ostvariti. Odgojitelj pomaže djeci da razviju komunikacijske vještine i da međusobno surađuju. Grupne igre s lutkama razvijaju pozitivnu sliku o sebi, suradnju s vršnjacima te tako jača njihovo samopouzdanje i potiče na komunikaciju. Za to je najprimjereniji situacijski pristup učenju, lutke u ruci djeteta ožive, odvedu ga u imaginarni svijet, omogućuju djeci da se lakše izražavaju.The theme of this graduate thesis is a doll or puppet as an instrument of communication, and the goal is to present the benefits that it brings into his world of the educator`s work with small children. In the children`s world as it is in the world of the adults, the puppet has invaluable power. Through the help of a doll, the educator enable child`s cognition of a new dimensions of the magic, creativity, and inner awakening. With the help of a puppet, the child moves easier into the challenges of everyday life, and thus its value is increasing. The puppet and the child become one, and all the boundaries are being removed. The puppet receives an honorable place in the Living room of the educational group. In everyday life, the puppet becomes in the hands of the children and educators, a tool and aid to achieve the assignments and goals: to encourage the speech, to enrich the vocabulary, to develop the mimics, to help coordinate the movements, and to develop the motoric generally. The human communication is a very complex process of sending and receiving the information, and it enables the people to exchange their knowledge, opinions, and skills. It is divided into verbal and non-verbal. The communication with children helps them to develop a speech, and to use it properly, and the role of the educators is to give the incentives with which the child will be able to achieve it. Therefore, the educator`s help is priceless in development of child`s communication skills, and mutual cooperative relationship with other children. The group puppet plays help the children to develop positive feelings about themselves, to increase cooperation with peers, and to strengthen their self-confidence, encouraging the communication. A situational learning approach is the most suitable, and the puppet in the hands of a child becomes alive, bringing the child into a new imaginary world, and enabling him/her to express themselves easier