Creativity in children, how to develop it on a day-to-day basis
Without creativity Children lose one of their fundamental characteristics. For the little ones this quality allows them to express themselves and express their feelings and concerns, at the same time that they grow intellectually. For this reason parents should try to encourage them in the smallest day after day in small details.
However, elements such as video game consoles, smartphones and an excess of television are causing children not to enhance this important quality during the childhood. Moving them away from the screen and making them participate in small daily activities can help the children to improve their imagination and benefit from other elements such as the expression of feelings and the expression of concerns.
Importance of creativity
According to specialists the creativity in the minors, it increases self-esteem and self-awareness, which means that children feel more secure when expressing their feelings and emotions. A good way to encourage communication skills in children through this quality.
Creativity also fosters socialization in children, since by making children more expressive and not hiding their feelings, they have less trouble knowing about others and being more receptive, which translates into greater empathy. In addition, creative people feel more fulfilled and satisfied by doing something for which they have a special gift.
Creativity in everyday life
Encouraging children's creativity is not something that can only be done Exceptionally. In the day to day you can also work to improve this quality in children through small activities that will also help to strengthen family ties between the different members.
- Reading of stories Reading stories is one of the best ways to promote creativity in children because you can always stop reading a story and ask the youngest how a certain animal that has appeared in the story.
- Deductive thinking. Engaging children in everyday activities such as cooking to use their deductive thinking is very beneficial. When preparing a meal you can ask questions such as 'what ingredient is coming next' for the child to reason about the process of creating a plate of food.
- To draw. Few things can better exemplify a child's creativity than face a blank canvas. Give a folio and colors and say "paint a house" or any other element but without giving indications of how it should be will help your creativity because in this way the child will create his drawing from scratch.
- Crafts. As with drawing, crafts also help to foster children's creativity. Choose an article to be made by hand and let the child define their shapes, drawings, colors, etc. It will be of great help in the development of this quality.
Damián Montero
