6 Secrets To Foster Creativity In Your Kids!
Many parents think that creativity is an inborn talent, but actually, it is more skill than innate talent and this is why you should know these secrets to foster creativity in your kids. All children are not equally intelligent. Similarly, all children are not equally creative! Do not expect your child to develop this skill on their own, you as a parent can do so much to foster their creativity. Children are natural innovators with powerful imagination! You’ll be surprised to know that a study shows that kids’ imaginations helped them cope better with pain. Creativity does not only mean drawing or sketching, but creativity also stretches far beyond all this. A child’s creativity starts with their method of problem-solving and thinking. Day to day challenges to expand their understanding of the world and reasoning along with an encouraging setting allows for a child to become more confident about their opinions and views.
Unfortunately, many parents do not give attention to their child’s creativity. Maybe they feel it’s not that important, or it’s of no use! But it’s completely wrong! The act of overparenting dampens or even wipes out that skill of creativity sometimes. Parenting involves so many tasks and developing creativity is one of those critical tasks! Entirely depending on the school or maybe the art tuition is not what we are saying! If you want your kid to be creative, you have to make certain easy but necessary efforts for the same.
How to Foster creativity in your Kids?
1. Give Freedom to Explore their Ideas:
“I’m giving you a sheet of paper, and you just have to draw a flower on it and colour the petals with red and leaves with green colour”. So, did you see any scope for creativity here? You are being so bossy here and not giving your child the freedom and autonomy to explore their ideas. That is just an example if you are guiding them the particular tasks to do then what are they going to explore or in what ways are they adding their creativity to that task? There’s no scope for that, right? Instead of restricting them with what you want, give them the chance to use their imaginations and ideas. In the situation mentioned above, we could have given them the sheet asking to draw whatever they want or feel like drawing. Also, why restricting their creativity with red and green colours? Ask them to do it the way they want! Tell them you are there if they need any help but don’t be bossy all the time. Even allowing your child to make simple choices, such as what to eat for dinner or where to go on a weekend can also encourage them to think independently, an essential aspect of creativity.
