幼儿,特别是那些娇生惯养的独生幼儿,在想事、做事时总是只想到自己,或从自己出发。这种情况,一般成人可能认为小孩子都有点“自私”。但稍懂一些儿童心理学知识的人,都知道这不是道德范畴中的自私,而是儿童认知发展过程中的一种暂时现象,心理学家皮亚杰把这种现象叫做“自我中心主义”。其特点是除思考问题时从自己的观点出发外,还误认为自己的观点就是别人的观点,并为其所接受。幼儿的自我中心主义既然是一种暂时现象,就有可能、有必要通过教育,加速其向“非自我中心主义” Toddlers, especially those who are spoiled with childcare, always think of themselves and always think of themselves or start from themselves. In this case, most adults may think that children are a little “selfish.” However, some people who know a little about children’s psychology all know that this is not a selfishness in the ethical category. It is a temporary phenomenon in the cognitive development of children. The psychologist Piaget called this phenomenon “self-centeredness ”. It is characterized by its own point of view when thinking about problems, mistakenly thinking that its point of view is that of others and is accepted by it. Since child-centered egocentrism is a temporary phenomenon, it is possible that it is necessary to speed up its transition to “non-egocentrism” through education.