I'm a life long New Yorker who recently moved to sunny Florida. Along with my husband, we adopted three children (siblings) from foster care. Soon after the adoption we removed them from school and began our unschooling journey.
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my children

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Fostering creativity in children

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"Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual." ~ Arthur Koestler

Creativity is used as a personal form of self expression. Children are naturally creative because they enjoy expressing themselves. It helps them learn about their world. Unfortunately, it's the adults in their lives who sometimes stifle it.

Here are just a few things you can do to give your child the gift of freedom to explore their creativity.

1) Don't hover over them. Being creative means you take risks and it's unlikely your child will feel comfortab...

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