Creative potential in children - how to help them develop it?

Encourage children to express their personality , do not criticize the qualities of their achievements , leave them free to choose the ways to express themselves : these are some of the recommendations of child psychologists who will help you develop your child's creative potential

Creativity , of course, is a gift that some have, others do not. However, it can develop: it is enough for parents to know how to do it. Here are some tips from psychologists in this regard, which will help unleash the full creative potential of your child :

• Give him unlimited freedom for that. Let him use all forms of expression . Provide your child with drawing paints, drawing pencils , writing sheets , dance music , enroll them in theater , ballet , provide constructors , provide him with gardening conditions…
• Encourage your child's personal performances . Offer him everything that develops him creatively, but do not impose your preferences on him, because creativity is related to his own preferences and the initiative must be his .
• Do not criticize the quality of your child 's works. To create does not mean to reproduce the obvious, but rather to create something according to your own imagination.
• Focus on his emotionality. Fear is the enemy of creativity - teach your child to express his feelings and overcome his worries. A good way to do this is to read him a fairy tale or story in which the character expresses his fears and then overcomes them.
• Help your child express his feelings about things. In order to develop their intelligence and, subsequently, their creativity, children need different experiences that provoke emotions . Their senses are very sharp, as they are in the age of discovery. Offer your child everything he needs to experiment : taste, color, aroma - everything that provokes emotional experiences .
• Do not interfere in his path as an inventor. The child should not be limited by space and objects designed specifically for him, because knowledge is "fed" with everything, but not with boredom and monotony. Because for children to be creative means to use their impulses, which cannot be controlled by plans and projects.
• Replace educational games with real toys. According to psychology, they do not leave room for the child to show his individuality .
• Do not suppress your child's artistic abilities . The spirit must eat like the body, and art is the food of the spirit. Show him sculptures, paintings, photographs, theater, music - then he will decide what he will be inspired by.

• Let it be different. Creativity enables children to develop originality. So, if your child decides to wear boots in the summer, or to wear two different socks, let him do it.
• Respect your child 's different ways of thinking . In the early years, children live in a world where reality and fiction mix. They are able to change their desires and ideas very quickly, while we parents have lost this skill and rely on stereotypical thinking. So if you ask your child "what color is this?" and it answered you "sunny", do not blame him, on the contrary - greet him.
• Be empathetic to your child's interest in nature. At the age of four, children begin to take an interest in nature. Help your child plant a flower or own an animal. Introduce him to the diversity of fauna and flora.
• Use the kitchen and cooking as a field for creativity . Show your child that flour, sugar, milk and eggs can be used to create a unique cake in which he can invest his creativity and imagination . Let him come up with his own recipes.
• Stimulate his imagination. Good night talk is a good prerequisite for this. Based on what you have read, you can ask your child to tell a story he or she has made up, or have him or her finish a story you have read earlier, as he or she wants.
• Provoke the child's sensitivity through music. Make him reveal his feelings by listening to a song or music. You can even offer him to paint while listening to music.
• Enrich the child's creative knowledge with a constructor. Let him figure out the things he wants to build without imposing a specific model on him.

The role of parents in the process of building the child's personality is complex and quite responsible. Upbringing and education must be accompanied by a lot of love and patience in order to achieve the best possible result. But when you look at your grown child years later, you will feel satisfied and satisfied with the efforts you have made, because you will face a complete, full and worthy person, sensitive and noble enough to appreciate the efforts you have made in its construction. And respect and gratitude to you will accompany you throughout your life.