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Article #349: Art & Kids

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Most kids I've come across including when play-dough? Of course not! What I am
I was a kid love to draw, doodle or saying though is that if a child is open
paint; it seems like we're all born with to art, enjoys creating, this is another
this love for the most part and as we outlet for them to use when they're
grow up, sometimes that love dwindles, troubled about something rather than
goes away all together or remains with locking it up inside where it can do real
us. The reasons for the different damage. Personally, I think that's
aspects of art leaving our lives as we something a lot of adults need or should
grow up are many and varied; they can realize as well.
range from just plain losing interest, Personally, I like to use myself for an
becoming frustrated enough as we get example on this sort of situation; I
older that we're not happy with our work always enjoyed drawing & doodling for
and we move onto something else that most of my life but was never into it
we're better at and sometimes it's simply enough to pursue it passionately till a
due to lack of encouragement by the few years ago; this wasn't due to my
grown-ups around us including parents. parents lack of encouragement; they
I will tell you though why I think it's always thought my work was the greatest
so important to keep encouraging a even when it really wasn't. I hate to
child's artwork, whether it's painting, say it but I just was never interested
fingerpainting,drawing,doodling, etc. enough in it to pursue it continously
It's a huge boost to their self-esteem; although I always did add a touch of art
you don't have to be great at art and to most things I did, whether it was
let's face it, there's only so many child designing my folders I used for school to
prodigies out there that are even one time painting a pair of my shoes
exceptionally gifted from the onset; art partly gold to make them unique hehe.
is about so much more than having Look at me now, I'm a graphic designer
something you can tell what it is or digital painter and rarely go an entire
define in a nice little niche. Art is day without trying my hand at something
about the soul; it's where a person's creative unless I'm in a tremendous
creativity sparks and is allowed to creative block in which case I do take a
express itself without any hindrance or breather so as to keep the frustration
fast set rules. from building up.
Another wonderful reason to encourage a Naturally, not every child who dabbles in
child is something we might overlook on art will become an artist, writer or what
occasion. Children, no matter their age, have you but by allowing them the
have a hard time expressing themselves opportunity to explore their creativity,
verbally- let's face it MOST adults their imagination throughout their life
aren't exactly great in this area either; through art, no matter the form, you will
hence why so many arguments are started, be helping to raise a human being who
divorces happen, etc. Now if something will be open to new ideas, explore new
is really bothering the child or is paths, never lose their sense of wonder
worrying them, how do you think they and no matter what career they pursue as
might express it? You guessed it right!! they grow up these sorts of qualities
with their Art! Art is a wonderful way to will be of a tremendous boom to them and
express your emotions and children do will give them both an edge & an outlet
this all the time; now am I suggesting for when things get tough and seem
that you start to analyze each piece your overwhelming.
child draws, paints or sculpts out of






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