Drawing - the most popular method of art therapy
Common situation. The child sits, puffs, tries and clearly displays the outlines. Here came the sun, the sky, the house, the dog, the people, the field or the boy from the next yard. It would seem that children draw understandable things, but through them expresses their inner world, their state of mind, their emotions. Give the children paints with pencils, a piece of paper and complete freedom! You are waiting for real discoveries.
Drawing has long been a separate section in psychology and even a means of curing children from various ailments. Indeed, it is the color, shape and presentation of the picture that the child speaks eloquently that he will never say aloud. He also develops thinking, coordination, imagination and learns patience. And the sooner you master the favorite, convenient and comfortable method of drawing, the easier it will be for you to understand many uneasy things.
The world of drawing is boundless as a fantasy of children, therefore it is not always necessary to read images literally. For example, black and gray tones - not necessarily melancholy and negative. Perhaps the child is just experimenting and looking for an application to this color. Or the characters of fairy tales, the heroes of popular cartoons, difficult to recognize - this is an excuse to enjoy the director's reading of the child. That's how he felt the plan. It is impossible to put the creativity of children at any age in the framework and try to understand literally. As well as the drawings themselves, which often adults do not understand because of the lack of clarity, smooth lines and the academicity to which they are accustomed and trying to impose. It is much more effective to make this process an art therapy and relaxation tool. When drawing occurs:
• Parting with negative emotions and drawing a hard day or event.
• Expectation and pacification of rage, anger, anger. Then you can avoid punishment, offensive words and actions. It is better to give everything to paper, lines, paints, figures and objects.
• Joint activities and a unique opportunity in the process, prompting questions about the drawing to find out what is troubling the child. And the main thing is how you can help him.
• Observation from the side and early warning of the problem, up to an address to a specialist. Take a closer look: have the colors, sizes, smoothness of lines, incompleteness of the picture changed dramatically? Sudden changes over a long period of time are already an occasion for a delicate conversation.
To read and learn new things about the child according to his drawings, this process still needs to be properly organized, interested in the little artist. It is clear that most children willingly agree to such creativity. But this aspiration needs to be supported in every possible way.
First, always in a prominent place and in the field of view of the kid, let them have instruments: paper, pencils, markers, paints and brushes.
Secondly, let the child choose. He wants a lot of paper - let him take it. He wants to draw at the same time with a pencil and a marker - on health. Put on a large protective bib, a drawing shirt - and go! He should not be afraid of staining the table, walls, clothes. Therefore, you need to take care of the place for drawing and other small things in advance.
Thirdly, do not seek to buy expensive accessories for drawing. The main thing is not the volumes, but the availability. Therefore, it is better to have more drafts with Dad's work than one or two sheets of expensive purchased paper. Next - a fantasy and scope for creation, which adults should be encouraged in every possible way. Of course, not at the expense of the home environment.
Which child does not like to paint wallpaper or go gouache on the door of the cabinet? And it's not always this pampering. Most often the children are driven by the desire to learn, experiment and test their abilities, for which space is needed. And it's very easy to create everyone, even within a standard room. Hang, pull, attach large sheets of paper, old wallpaper or newsprint. The child needs a few days to try such a large album for drawing. And then he will be limited to the standard sheet. On it and the image is more visible, it is more convenient to control the process, it is always at hand and compactly assembles in one place.
It is also important to skillfully teach and at the same time inspire the child to plot the drawing. It can be in absolutely any style and manner of execution. Let the small observer try not to confine himself to internal images from memory. No one interferes with organizing plein airs during a walk, a trip to a dacha or a trek to the circus. A small notepad and a pencil - the image is imprinted! Babes can create whole series and collections of drawings, collecting which turns out a funny book or brochure.
And how much joy, excitement and reason to gather friends and relatives once again will cause an exhibition of drawings, even if hung with pins on curtains in the largest room! So the child not only learns to explain, formulate, and understandably communicate to the public his vision, style of presentation and manner of performance. He can also observe the reaction of people, take advice and criticism, be grateful for the interest shown. If, in the process of searching for and acquaintance with the new art form, the child shows serious interest and wants to learn more, try to find such a school. Choose a model of teaching and a drawing teacher, for whom the main thing is art and an individual approach to mastering it. Fortunately, now there are plenty of schools and art studios.
Other methods of art therapy
Healing with the help of various types of art has not yet been adopted by all parents. And very vain. Surprisingly, when immersed in the world of creation and creation of beauty, children not only emotionally rejoice, but also stimulate the protective and restoring functions of the body. This is their hormone of joy, a field of activity that carries visible results. To start creating, you can independently or after consulting a specialist to determine the type of art therapy. Usually, as an aid in general therapy for recovery, it is recommended:
1. Drawing. Pencils, markers and markers are suitable for hyperactive children. Watercolor, gouache, acrylic paints - for children who have undergone stress and deep psychological trauma.
2. Work with different materials for modeling (clay, wax, plasticine) and sculpture.
3. The art of creating figures from paper (origami, collage).
4. Music, singing, vocals.
5. Dancing, plastic, artistic gymnastics.
6. Movies and videos.
7. Fairy tale therapy. Endorse the child in all his creative endeavors, which help the holistic and beautiful perception of this world. For them, he is bright, kind and beautiful!
Useful tips for practicing art therapy
• As they grow older, boys are less interested in drawing, and already at school they are reluctant to do it and later on their sleeves.
• The peak of interest and the desire to learn different drawing techniques is observed in children 5 to 6 years old. And by the age of 10 he is slowly subsiding.
• Girls' drawings are very bright, detailed and scrupulous. Boys prefer movement, so often their plots are blurred and not fully implemented.
• Up to 12 years old, you can not interfere in the development of the creative potential of a young artist. Only gently guide. This point of view has already been recognized by many world masters of the arts.
• A talented drawing is not a photograph or a copy of the world around, but an image of a true view of the child's things.
• Painting, according to psychologists, harmoniously develops the personality of even followers of the natural sciences. Such a hobby helps better to master not only technical disciplines, but also moves to engineering inventions.
• The first lessons of pictorial skill for a child can be given in the bathroom. There it and all around will be easier to wash. Just remember that you can not leave him alone on a slippery floor and better spread the soft mats.
• To teach the child to the simplest kind of drawing - fingers, palms or a brush - can be already from 7 months. Gradually teach your baby the rules that make this process comfortable and enjoyable. If the child does not want to draw, then first show him how it's done. Then he will understand and understand that colors are needed not for pampering, but for an exciting business.
• A palette, a brush, a non-glassy glass, an album for drawing are not all tools for drawing. You can still use a stamp seal, homemade figurines or ordinary foam sponge.
• The development of children's fine arts goes through the stages: manual technique, brush drawing and mixing of colors, coloring, plot drawings and freedom of creativity.
When choosing the method of working with children, art therapy is the best way of psychological relief.