The development of children's creativity

Imagination is one of the great treasures of childhood. Promoting the development of children's creativity is essential for them , since this very significant capacity that we relate with children helps them to express themselves, to develop their abstract thinking and, also, it will be paramount wh

Imagination is one of the great treasures of childhood. Promoting the development of children's creativity is essential for them, since this very significant capacity that we relate with children helps them to express themselves, to develop their abstract thinking and, also, it will be paramount when it comes to solving problems and to relate better to others throughout their lives. Consejos 7 tips to encourage children's creativity

There are

multiple conceptions about creativity . Some speak of creativity as a process, others of the characteristics of a product, some of a certain type of personality ... What is clear, according to Stenberg and Lubart, is that creativity is related to the generation of ideas that are relatively new , appropriate and of high quality. That is, it is about producing novel and original responses to any type of problem in all areas of humanity, which is not an easy task and, therefore, requires training and development, because it is "something" that we all have in different measure.Teachers who want our students to be able to think for themselves and generate creative ideas, we have much to offer them, it simply requires a small effort on our part to: Pot 1. Encourage them to generate personal ideas about any situation we are talking about in class. All ideas must be well received and it is important

to dare to make mistakes.

2. Promote freedom of expression

in our class. 3. Invite them to think crazy ideas

different from the usual ones. Let's talk about crazy things, since only the craziest are able to innovate. 4. Facilitate teamwork

. Many times, two minds think more than one, we share reasoning to expand our possibilities. The opinions of others enrich ours. 5. Encourageexperimentation

of what we are learning. When I do it by myself I am able to contribute new proposals because I am living it. 6. Try to talk about real problems together, looking for a possible solution to them. So little by little we learn to apply our creativity to our real life, which will be very useful in the future.

7. And above all, do not forget that we are all potentially creative ... we just need to know how to develop and unlock our creative qualities.

How to encourage creativity in the family Es - It is important to start as soon as possible, because in the first moments, months and years of life, each contact, each movement and each emotion supposes an immense electrical and chemical activity in the brain, since thousands of millions of neurons are being organized in networks that establish billions of synapses among them. Therefore, it is during the early childhood education stage when there are more changes in children in all areas: physical, motor, cognitive, linguistic, affective and social. And, for all this, it is advisable to start as soon as possible to enhance the creativity of our children as follows: - The most important thing isplay

. Through the game, the imagination and emotions of the little ones can flow and go out, in such beautiful ways as painting a drawing in which pirates, fairies and giants come to life.

- Forget books and manuals to follow, relax and

spend quality time with your child. P - Stand up, play together, imagine, let yourself go, improvise, open your heart and let your emotions come out... there is no better exercise than this to feed the creativity of our children.

- Give him freedom to develop his imagination respeta and respect his learning time. This freedom can be achieved in many common situations, for example, when you have a new toy, do not give it a model, first let it explore and try all the possibilities, it will surely surprise us; pose absurd situations in daily routines such as bathing or resort to the magic of a wand with which to convert their toys ...

'In moments of crisis, only imagination is more important than knowledge' (A. Einstein). Ana Carballal Pérez (Psychopedagogue) and Marta Serrano Acosta (Psychologist and Expert in Early Care)Runayay Blog Development and Growth