What You Can Learn From Your Child's Drawings (part 1)

<p>The ability to understand your child&apos;s drawings gives you a new perspective into their own, private world. Today on Blossoming Tuesday, I explore drawing as a process of developing interconnections and expressing emotions through different shapes and images. I&apos;ll describe the positive exploration, expressive, and anchoring processes a child goes through by drawing. I will  guide listeners through the sequences and phases of development to give  a glimpse into the growth of a child&apos;s individuality. I will talk about how to better understand the beginning of a child’s thought, separation of their inner and outer world, and development into their own human being. Drawing is a unique experience through movement and impressions, and it allows us to follow along with a child on their developmental pathway. Tune in to discover why you should not ask a child to explain their drawings, but rather attempt to understand a child through their drawings. </p><p><b>Key Points From This Episode:</b></p><ul><li>The positive, explorational processes children go through while drawing. </li><li>A look at children&apos;s developmental stages in relation to their drawings.</li><li>Looking at the early phase, middle phase, and late phase of children’s development.</li><li>The importance of a child’s experiences of drawing with no need for explanations.</li><li>How a sense of individuality and being human emerges through a child’s drawings.</li><li>The connections between the phases of a child’s drawings and their phases of play.</li><li>How to understand and follow the journey of the shapes and images your child draws.</li><li>Explaining different theories and potential meanings of different-shaped drawings.</li></ul>