In the beginning, as we see our kids grow, we always thought they are very smart because of the simple things they can do appropriately for their age. They learn how to express themselves intelligently, but Is this enough? Do you see their talents and skills right away? Perhaps, the surface of their talents, yes, you do see them. How do you discover their talents and develop them to the fullest? Our love for our kids encourage us to know them better and help them grow. Motivation is one way for us to know what our children can do best.
Know Their Talents
Let us observe what draws our children’s attention most. Are they into painting, drawing, stitching, sports? Look closely when they fall in love with the new activity they want to do. Every time they show effort, you try to compensate them by praising them. When they move on and continue to do better, exhibit more energy and stick with that activity, most probably, that is just one talent they want to pursue more.
Different Talents and Skills
We try to evaluate our kids’ talents by engaging them in different activities. Through this, we see the personality of our children. They also discover new things that they want to do. They would be able to nurture the natural talents that they have when you allow them to engage in different settings. Sending them to an exhibit to get more ideas that they can also try for themselves. Exposure to galleries, museums, art display, and contemporary artworks will boost the things that they love to do.
Supporting them to explore will give them the freedom to really be at their best, be successful even at their early age.
Remember this quote:
“Children have real understanding only of that which they invent themselves.” ~ Jean Piaget
References for the Activities
Whatever skills we may want to develop and talents to nourish, we always look for references. For sure there are numerous books in the bookstore, Amazon, eBay, and more. Also, you can check at https://www.artsheaven.com/art-education-references-for-teachers.html, for different sources and materials.