Importance Of Child Art

Mothers’ Perception About Child Art

According to Kellogg home and school have huge influences on children's natural ability for creating art forms, starting from scribbling and later by drawing more controlled line patterns. Child drawing till age 5 is a spontaneous process of self coaching and their work is less of copying. Still adults guidance, plays an important role. (Kellogg, R, 1973) “Our misunderstanding of children's art comes from our failure to recognize that capacity for creating art is innate, is entirely self-taught in early childhood, and only later is it coached and redirected by adults.”(Kellogg, 1973, p. 8).

An understanding of child art opens our minds to better appreciation and respect for child art. There is a mind-gap between kids and adults. There is a lack of adult’s interest in understanding of children's art work, and children's uneasiness over adults' lack of ability to see their scribbling because children observe them as rigidity towards child art. (Kellogg, 1973).

Kantner also wrote an article “Parents’

Each child was provided a red crayon and worksheet with pictures of things that are red. They were waiting for permission to pick up their crayons and begin to color. Given direction were “Okay, boys and girls. Pick up the red crayon and color your pictures. Remember to color inside the lines.” One boy turned the paper and started drawing abstract things. As the teacher came to the child she placed paper in such manner that the printed picture of things faces up. She instructed, “Color on this side”. The child’s creativity was imprisoned at that moment. In this situation the question arises whether we can encourage our young children to break boundaries? Adults often think mastering skills can lead to educational success. Instead of this, the need is to understand how adults can support a child’s creative expression. (Cassese, R, H,