Category: Psychology
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Imaginary friends
Imagination is one of the most wonderful things about childhood – before children are self-conscious enough to hide it, they can create the friendships they need, play out social scenarios, and incorporate fascinating details from the wider world into their own little lives.
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Little-c creativity in our lives
Even those of us who do creative work professionally can benefit from doing hands-on, “little-c” creative projects.
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Parenting and creativity
When I was younger, I realized I had no interest in anything that wasn’t creative, and this could be a significant handicap. So if I wanted to learn how to do something, I would assign myself a task. For example, instead of using tutorials and classes to learn about graphic design software, I just started working…
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Focus on the positive
Kids learn when they feel a reason for learning: they’re having fun, they’re benefiting personally from what they’re doing, or even when they see that someone else is benefiting from what they’re doing. Kids do learn from failure, but only when it’s in the context of a challenge that makes sense to them. Kids don’t…
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Forging new teacher relationships for your twice-exceptional child
Twice-exceptional children, who are both intellectually gifted and learning disabled, face a tough challenge at school. Parents can work with teachers in a variety of ways to help support their 2e students.