{"id":5901,"date":"2017-01-04T04:55:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T04:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sparketh.wpengine.com\/?p=5901"},"modified":"2021-01-27T05:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:00:45","slug":"take-boost-childs-creativity-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparketh.com\/take-boost-childs-creativity-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Takes To Boost Your Child\u2019s Creativity at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cognitive processes required to develop creative thinking skills are the same for\u00a0all children, yet some children end up more creative than others when they grow up. The only known differences are directly related to their experiences, characteristics, knowledge, views, and interests. Children\u2019s creative tendencies are manipulated by the adults around them; parents either enhance or impede children\u2019s creativity.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m assuming that since you\u2019ve read this far you want to enhance your child\u2019s creativity, but there\u2019s only one problem\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There are some obstacles that hinder parents from contributing to their children\u2019s creative growth. For instance, parents have little or no knowledge of the games, toys, environment, tools, and parental attitudes required to develop children\u2019s creativity. Also, parents find it difficult to notice their children\u2019s creativity because some of the behaviors of creative people such as unconventionality, impatience, difficult to control, and unusual viewpoints are frowned upon by society. Parents struggle to understand the thin line between creative self-expression and rebelliousness.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are able to free your mind of those misconceptions and are willing to truly do what it takes to raise and live with more creative children then here are tips that can help:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage learning through trial and error. Let them make mistakes \u2013 it helps the learning process especially if you help them develop a solution to their problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different children express their creativity in their own individual way so avoid comparing siblings to one another.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask questions that have a lot of creative answers, for instance \u2018What else could we use a paperclip for?\u2019 or \u2018How could we build a volcano?\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your kids enjoy being on the computer\/phone combine screen time with things that will enhance their creativity such as reading e-books, taking <a href=\"https:\/\/sparketh.com\/courses\/\">online art courses<\/a>, or even simply more thought provoking games.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a specific place for getting creative. It can be as big as a dedicated room or as small as a desk in the corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read with your child and have creative discussions about the characters and themes. You can even flip this on its head and collaborate on developing a story with your child. Write it and illustrate it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travel with your children! Expose them to diversity and new cultures. This will naturally expand their minds to new plateaus when the time comes to generating ideas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to your children about what\u2019s current and trendy in their age group and try to pinpoint the creative elements of them. Use them to enhance their creativity while also keeping them interested.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observe them to identify the things that spark their creativity. Implement that spark into other subjects they learn.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get out the house! Go to a museum, an art gallery or even just a park. Find new things they can participate in to expand their horizons.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children ask tons of tricky questions. Encourage these and if even if you don\u2019t know the answer then you can research them together.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember that children often follow the lead of their parents so let them see you exploring your own creativity sometimes, too.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proudly display their work, record their performances and brag about it to all your friends!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes children are their most creative when they are left alone to play freely and use their imagination so try not to control all of their time and decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily inspiring creativity in children is actually pretty simple because children are naturally curious and have wild imaginations! One of the most important things you can do as a parent is construct an environment that lets your child get their creative juices flowing. Follow those\u00a0tips and you will create an effective creative learning environment that your child will thrive in! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cognitive processes required to develop creative thinking skills are the same for\u00a0all children, yet some children end up more creative than others when they grow up. The only known differences are directly related to their experiences, characteristics, knowledge, views, and interests. 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