Learning to Draw Children

First of all, do not forbid the child to draw. If he reaches for the pencils, then he wantsto communicate something important. Kids do not need to be accustomed to systematic artistic training. When a child turns 18 months old, he very easily shapes a certain image in his mind and can already with confidence describe what he wants to draw.

Kids love to draw on tables or on wallpaper. Do not shout at them. Later it becomes clear to them that they draw on papermuch more pleasant and easier. And while the child is small, it is important to supplement reality. Well, he does not like primitive striped wallpaper. He will dye on the stripes with pleasure and it will turn out that it is much more pleasant to contemplate the child's eye.

Some parents make a big mistake, reproaching the child that he still does notknows how to draw, so do not even ask for material for drawing. Up to four years the child does not even think that he does not know how to draw. All children at this age feel themselves artists. If the parents do everything right, some children confidently improve their skills, and growing up, devote their lives and free time exclusively to painting.

Up to four years a child must draw the world he sees. Do not panic if in his drawings all thingshave an inappropriate color. A green cat on the background of a red forest, a six-legged snail running on or a singing purple hippo is the inner world of your child, which he saw in cartoons and fairy tales. It is not necessary to run with the child to the psychologist, assuming that something is wrong with him. With him just everything is in order. It develops correctly, without any deviations. Why from the start explain to the child that the cat is such a color, and the snail is a slow insect that does not have legs. The child has one hundred proofs that the snail has legs, because he saw this in a cartoon or in a dream. It's us, the adults, you will not be surprised at anything, and the kids are able to see the colors, smiles and the world they know how to learn from the best sides.

Do not ask the child to drawwhat you want to see. If you are asked to draw a princess, be sure to praise your child, no matter what princess turned out. Do not dare to draw in your own way, wanting to "comb" the princess. The child will take offense at you, feeling that you do not trust his taste and talent. In addition, his self-esteem falls sharply. He can openly ask: "Why then draw, if my mother corrects everything?". Be indulgent towards your little artist.

Gradually, interest children drawing some small details. For example, show the princess in the coloring,discussing all the details that are present in her clothes. I must say: "Look how beautiful the princess is in the beads. Draw and its the same. And can you draw better? What else do you see in this picture? ". The child must learn to emphasize small details. In this instant he will find earrings, buckles on shoes and even paint his princess nails. And let the so-called varnish will reach the elbows of the princess, still praise the child. Can you replay and ask the child to fantasize, they say, is not it more like gloves? But do not insist: if it does not seem, it means the child knows better.

It is very bad that at school Drawing is the subject for which an estimate is made. But the Ministry of Education is already considering this issue, updating the assessment methodology.

Teaching children is very importantprocedure for the development of the child. He develops hands, mentality, imagination and speech. Play with the child, let him compose narrative accompaniment to his drawings. Turn children's drawing into a fascinating tale, in which your child will play the role of producer-director, and you - a grateful listener.