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OU T OF THE BOX Being creative isn’t just about artistic abilities. It’s much more. WORDS
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HINK ABOUT THE CREATIVE TYPES you know. Who comes to mind? Probably someone talented at drawing or painting; maybe a friend or family member who dances or plays an instrument. Some form of the arts, almost certainly. But to help kids thrive, we need to get a little more, well, creative with how we think about creativity. Experts stress that creativity isn’t just about the fine arts, or other forms of expression. Creativity is in how we reach that final product—so it may manifest differently than you expect. THE RESILIENT CHILD
Dictionary definitions of the adjective creative include words and phrases such as “marked by the ability or power to create,” “imaginative” and “managed so as to get around legal or conventional limits.” Hopefully our kids aren’t DFWCHILD | october/november 2021
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