Exceptional Parenting Podcast

EPP 039 Encouraging Creativity With Kids Who Don't Feel Creative


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I never learned how to cultivate creativity in my own kids, and most parents find themselves in the same boat as me. But, it's something I feel is so important to my kids' development and future success, so this episode is one I've found to be super helpful.

In this episode, Jean Van't Hul talks about how to foster creativity in kids...not only through art, but also through daily life.

Jean outlines 3 common but unintentional ways parents can dampen their kids creativity by doing any of these things;

  • Overscheduling
  • Using coloring books
  • Asking kids to explain their creations

I've found myself doing so many of those and now I can see how they are working against my kids' natural sense of creativity. So, in the episode you'll learn how to shift those habits and turn them into more productive practices for you and your kids.

 

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