Creative thinking is a skill that will definitely be useful to a child in the future.
You wouldn’t argue with the fact that the ability to find non-standard solutions to standard problems opens up the broadest horizons for a person, would you?
It would be a mistake to assume that only designers and advertisers should be creative: any professional, be it an engineer, analyst, manager, journalist or marketer, will only benefit from the ability to look at a problem more broadly than his colleagues do.
How to develop creativity
Before we begin listing exercises that will help your child change his or her usual train of thought, let us remind you that your job as a parent is to support your child.
Don't even think about making fun of him - a child who is ridiculed will stop sharing his ideas with you (and this is the minimum consequence that awaits you).
Find unexpected connections between objects
Ask your child to think (and join in the discussion yourself) about what, for example, a backpack and a banana have in common. Approximate answers: both objects can be yellow, both can be cleaned, etc.
Come up with creative ways to use items
Let the child, in the company of you, his mother or father, think about where else the pencil can be used. The agreement is this: you need to find at least 30 options to list not only obvious, but also truly creative solutions.
Sample answer: use as a pointer, replace a toothpick, open a bottle, stir paints, etc.
Write a story or make a presentation
Let the story your child (and you) put together include 100 words, and let the presentation have 10 slides – show your children that even with limited resources, you can cover a topic to the fullest.
