Music and Motivation
Finding Time
Parenting Challenges
Profiles in Creativity
Inspiration For Artists
Accepting Routines
Classroom Shyness
Peers & Fears
My Childhood and Theirs
Notes from the Library
Who Are Creative Parents
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The Creative
Parents' Credo
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There
are no formulas for parenting. Every child is an individual; every
parent is different. Each parent-child combination presents its own
strengths and challenges.
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While
there are enormous differences in living conditions and values between
families, each child needs to grow up in a home where he or she is
valued, respected and understood. Every parent needs to have some
knowledge of child development and basic psychology in order to form
realistic expectations and be able to support the child's healthy
growth.
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Parenthood
is a time for adults to reconnect with their own creativity -- in
part because creativity and resourcefulness are necessary to deal
with the multitudinous challenges of parenting but also because a
child's innate imagination can inspire a parent to get in touch with
his or her own inventiveness. When parents are creative they set a
wonderful example of life-long exploration for their kids.
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For
many of us some of the greatest pleasures in life come from simple
activities such as reading a book, writing a poem, drawing a picture,
talking to friends, or solving a practical problem. These accessible
and inexpensive pursuits bring enormous internal rewards and provide
balance to the world in which possessions and material rewards have
become overly prized. We can pass along our appreciation for these
life-long pleasures to our children.
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It
will be wonderful if we can help our children develop the insight
and skills to solve some of the world's problems. Taking the optimistic
view that humankind is moving in a positive direction, our children
have the opportunity to continue to make this world a better place.
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1999,2000,2001 by Dr.Istar Schwager. All Rights Reserved.Reprint
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