How to Raise a Creative Child

Learn how to nurture the creative imagination of preschool kid's imagination in this free online video, including tips for encouraging art, music, reading, dancing, and play.

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Summary: No task we undertake in life is quite so monumental as raising a child. Parenting young children requires more than just meeting a child's basic needs. Essential to our parental duties of educating a child to develop their minds and bodies is to nurture a creative imagination the wonder years of development. One of the easiest ways to introduce your child to the world of artistic exploration is to allow them the freedom to initiate and participate in their very own creative projects, whether it be musical expression, painting & drawing, pretend play or just running around the yard.

In this series of free instructional videos you'll learn tips for nurturing the creative imagination of your child. Expert Sally Head offers tips to help encourage artistic and creative expression using art, music, play, gardening, and reading to your children. You'll get advice on living with an imaginative child, and how to deal with any imaginary friends they've made, and how to enjoy their off-beat behavior.

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Sally Head, a mother of two preschoolers Hannah and Emma, is a certified bilingual elementary school teacher. For the past 15 years, Ms. Head has been traveling & teaching children all over the world from Africa, South America to New York City. A natural linguist, she has written many bilingual children’s books. She is also the founder of K.E.A.P. (Kids’ Environmental Arts Project) which started in 1998 as part of the New York City Parks Education.

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