{"id":673,"date":"2011-01-16T11:48:03","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T19:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/parenting201\/?p=673"},"modified":"2011-02-18T15:33:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T23:33:53","slug":"creativity-how-to-nurture-your-childs-and-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graywolfproductions.com\/parenting201\/creativity-how-to-nurture-your-childs-and-yours","title":{"rendered":"Creativity: how to nurture your child’s [and yours!]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Creativity is the ability to put your thoughts into a form or format so that others can see, read or hear what one is thinking.  As such, creativity is unique to each individual.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

                 [this child decorated himself]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Children are seen as being more creative than adults but that’s mostly due to the fact that many children have not yet been told they have to stop playing!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Playing IS creating.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.  George Bernard Shaw<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I also say that we don’t stop being creative as we grow old; we become less creative because we stop playing.
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All humans are creative.  It’s part of our psyche and why we, as a civilization, have advanced so far.  Encouraging your child to play, and to thus create, is not just good for your child as a child – it will encourage your child to keep playing and creating as she or he grows into adulthood.
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So how do you nurture your child’s creativity?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

By doing these with your child:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n