8 Ways To Foster Your Child’s Creative Thinking Ability
Gone are the days when being academically advanced meant everything. Don’t you think so? Marks don’t even hold the upper hand to represent a child’s talent or…
Month: April 2021
Gone are the days when being academically advanced meant everything. Don’t you think so? Marks don’t even hold the upper hand to represent a child’s talent or…
Gone are the days when being academically advanced meant everything.
Don’t you think so?
Marks don’t even hold the upper hand to represent a child’s talent or IQ anymore. In fact, intelligence in today’s world is seen to be spread across different aspects of learning, vocation, and skillset development. And now more than ever, Creative thinking is what’s in demand.
Creativity is the production and use of imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic production. Young minds innately possess creativity in a large and endless supply. It is not confined to artistic and musical expression—it is also necessary for science, math, and even social and emotional intelligence.
So let’s look at the 10 effective ways to foster creative thinking in kids-
Provide your child with the resources and space they need to pursue their endeavors. Don’t stress over the mess- it can always be cleaned up! Sit with them and build, draw, play and paint their creativity.
Let the kids disagree with you. Encourage them to search more than one route to a solution, and more than one solution to a problem. Foster an environment where they are independent to create their own methods. A linear approach in academics is not essential; allow them to open their minds for alternative solutions and creative methods.
One of the main ways creative thinking can be developed is by making your child simply wonder.
Why do stars shine? How electricity functions? How does gravity work? And so on. This would enhance their imaginative skills and also help them with their skill set development.
Children should get into the mindset where they feel they have various tools to accomplish tasks they need to do. Your responsibility is to put them into a cycle of thinking and incite them to come up with creative solutions.
It’s great for students to encourage them to learn a variety of skills and subjects. The more unrelated the field, the better. For example, these young minds should be fed with more interesting subjects at the school level, such as coding, entrepreneurship course, leadership training, and many more. Learning and practicing new skills not only refreshes different parts of the brain, but it foster cross-pollination of ideas from one province to the other.
We should provide interesting and relevant cues to trigger their curiosity. Surround them with new, creative ideas and thoughts. Make sure to involve them in the conversation. Tilt their curiosity in a way that they would want to discover more.
Yes, fail – kids who are worried about failure and judgment will curb their own creative thought. Share the mistakes you've made, so they should understand that it is okay to flub up.
Show your appreciation for kids and help build their confidence in their abilities. Tell them what exactly you found unique in them and where is the need for improvement. Also, encourage thoughts and build a structure for thinking. This will make them more aware of their work in the future as well.
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