In the practice of early childhood education, Japan has formed an implicit education strategy "Mimamoru", which means "teaching through observation", which is a method of no intervention or less intervention, which is mainly characterized by the distance between teachers and children, teachers' body movements, language and intervention time, representing the general strategy of early childhood education and nursing in Japan. The "Mimamoru" method respects children's position in the implementation process, pays attention to children's emotional experience and the cultivation of problem-solving ability, can effectively promote children's social development, and is worth learning and learning. At the same time, in the process of use, it is necessary to pay attention to combining it with the actual situation of the country in order to maximize its effectiveness.

Yong Wang. The Characteristics and Enlightenment of Mimamoru in Japanese Early Childhood Education Strategy. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 23: 10-15. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.062302.

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