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Teach your children

Developing innovative minds for the 21st century

 

For children we call it creativity, but when it comes to an employee, we call creative minds - “innovative.” Businesses will not make it in today’s global society without a competitive edge and that comes from innovative people on their team.

Follow these sure-fire tips to begin developing your child’s “innovative” mind today:

 

1. Model creativity in the projects you do – does the grass really ALWAYS have to be colored green?

 

2. Let go of perfectionism and just enjoy your own creative process. Your children will notice and feel more comfortable trying new things

 

3. Give your children many opportunities to be creative without concern for the product.

 

4. Look for process-oriented toys and projects for your children. Finger paints, Lego’s, blocks or play dough can be great fun and develop skills without making your child feel that a certain result is expected.

 

5. When helping your children make a specific object, like a painting or a puppet, keep things open-ended and leave room for their own creative touches.

 

6. Give children time to use their imagination in what seems to you to be non-productive ways. Children need to spend hours pretending.

 

7. Be sure to enjoy being creative alongside of your children.

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Fostering creativity in your children demands a lot of creativity on your part.

When I taught kindergarten, I was amazed at how many children were already critical of their creative abilities. We live in a culture where only the best is good enough. It’s easy to see why children are inclined to give up before they start on a creative project. I think both children and adults tend to think people are born talented. We lose sight of the fact that for centuries; people enjoyed creating products for what they were rather than to compare them to what is considered the best.

 

In today’s society, only first place equals success.

Often children equate being able to finish a project quickly with being good at it.

 

Speed becomes the measure of success.

Therefore, we are dealing with quite a challenge in keeping our children enthusiastic and willing to take the risk of learning new creative skills. We need to find ways to emphasize the joy of doing a creative activity and to help them see that improving skills in any creative endeavor is a life long process.  Early education is the key!

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Teach our BABIES?

Definitely! Here are our top ten reasons:

 

  • It's the perfect time! Your baby's mind is already soaking up new information coming in through every sense. She's ready to absorb whatever you provide!

  • It's fun! Children of all ages learn through play: play that's planned and play that's spontaneous. As a bonus, learning to become a creative parent will allow you to have just as much fun as your children!

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What others are saying

"As a kindergarten teacher, I'm so glad to see this program focusing on early education as the key to future success.  Every year parents are amazed at the academic requirements of the 'new' kindergarten.  Wiggle Giggle Learn is a tremendous asset, which will allow teachers the ability to teach at a higher level once the child begins school with advanced background knowledge.  School should be about learning and not about remediation as happens so often." - Cheryl Brown

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8 reasons Wiggle Giggle Learn babies learn more:

  • They can begin at birth.
  • The program teaches both parent and child.