Posted By admin on February 26, 2011

Most children seem happy and satisfied, even overwhelmed with too many toys and amenities. Unfortunately the first impression is not always true. Often behind the apparent happiness is lack of attention, rudeness, irony, ridicule, or just careless escaped epithets, allegedly spoken in jest … Adults do not always suggest how their actions affect the children. And sometimes tragic experiences or stress make a lasting impression on their minds, which manifests itself differently in children’s behavior. Besides all this, in today’s fast-paced, filled with stress and dynamic world, children are not always able to adapt to the social environment of kindergarten or school. Some have more fighting qualities… others do not. Parents must monitor and respond little time to note and explain if necessary and with the help of specialists in child psychology. Here comes the role of art and therapy that is easy and pleasant method to help the child… through which he learnes new skills and gather forces to tackle specific problems.
What is art therapy
This is part of psychological therapy that uses various media, images, provokes creative process in the patient, then analyzes the individual needs, development, interests, concerns and conflicts. Art therapy is based on knowledge of human development and psychology and is used in various therapeutic methods, affecting learning ability, psychodynamics, interpersonal relationships, self-reflection, social contacts, it helps to cope with behavioral problems, low self-esteem. Art therapy is an effective tool in medical, emotional, educational, rehabilitative and mental problems. The services and benefit of art is used by therapists, people worldwide, of any age, sex, religion, self, family and even block as a group art therapy. It is observed very good results when working with children. In recent years this method gets more and more application, and specialists in art therapy are increasing.

Art therapy is like a window to the world of children

According to most experts a drawing worth more than hundreds of words, especially if the case is of a child suffering from chronic disease, autism or victim of violence.

Art therapy uses the creative impulse to help children understand the feelings and desires. It is not only important the outcome of the work, but the process of creation.

Experts say that the very impulse for painting, text or anything else, provokes activation of the psychological forces that support emotional recovery.

Above all, art therapy can improve verbal communication and may turns the wish to re-expression in other productive forms. Therefore, it is used in children who have experienced severe trauma and have difficulties in expression of their fears and hopes.

Children and art therapy
Psychologists often resort to this method of working with children because there are more children who experience difficulties in the expression of their feelings than adults. The child goes through several periods of psychological maturation. In general, from newborns to about the fourth year is the stage of pseudorealizm, then to 11-13 year is the period of more intense self-criticism, sensitive and emotional crises.
Drawing is the key to the world of the child and a good specialist can understand from a drawing, and by the way it was made much about the emotional state of the patient. Its role is to help your child to heal, to predispose, to talk about their art and through stories to get information on real problems. Important is the theme of the painting, size, colors, shapes…
Music and other arts also have a very beneficial effect on children. Usually the specialists review the patient and then decide which art to use or to rotate a few according to the preferences of the child.

In any case, art therapy is a modern and pleasant way with which can be solved many problems with children – to overcome fears and achieve considerable success in their studies.

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