Creativity is an important skill that is required to ensure success in any field,&nbsp;be it in entrepreneurship,&nbsp;problem solving,&nbsp;STEM learning or an&nbsp;artistic pursuit. Sparking that creativity and keeping it alive, however, are&nbsp;big challenges. There a few principles&nbsp;of this cognitive faculty, which, if followed,&nbsp;can help your children stay on track even when they face challenges.&nbsp;Encourage your little ones to follow these principles to keep the creative spark&nbsp;alive.&nbsp;



Move&nbsp;past the mental block&nbsp; The biggest hindrance to letting ourselves think creatively and innovatively is believing that we are incapable of it. Comparing&nbsp;ourselves with&nbsp;someone we perceive to be an artistic genius only leads to restrictions.&nbsp;We are only as creative as we believe ourselves to be.&nbsp;



Putting in the work&nbsp; While there are different capabilities and patterns of thinking that each of us are born with, relying on ‘natural talent’ isn’t going to cut it. Developing new and different ideas requires patience and perseverance. Not all ideas will be good and not all will&nbsp;reach&nbsp;fruition.&nbsp;Motivate your child to&nbsp;put in efforts for out-of-the-box thinking&nbsp;every day. This is the&nbsp;only&nbsp;way to improve.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Break away from established patterns&nbsp; Our brains are dynamic&nbsp;in our patterns of thinking.&nbsp;Most often, a pre-existing idea or process takes over as a default pattern which leads to a creative block. We&nbsp;thrive on creative energy that results from experiences, real or fictional.&nbsp;In fact,&nbsp;emotions&nbsp;that we haven’t experienced in reality, but&nbsp;have&nbsp;a mere perception of them,&nbsp;can have the same effect on our thinking.&nbsp;Inspire your child to use&nbsp;this to&nbsp;their&nbsp;advantage.&nbsp;There are many ways in which new details and nuances can be drawn.&nbsp;



Unlearn&nbsp;binary thinking&nbsp; When it comes to creativity, there are no right and wrong answers.&nbsp;Your child must know that no idea&nbsp;is&nbsp;immediately irrelevant to the challenge before us. Therefore, they must not be dismissed and evaluated as they occur. This self-censorship kills more potential than it generates.&nbsp;



Embrace&nbsp;failure&nbsp;and turn it into an advantage&nbsp; Whether an idea pans out well or not, the results produced are never a waste. It is what we do with that result that matters more.&nbsp;Help your child learn from them and find out what didn’t work and&nbsp;why.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Understand&nbsp;subjectivity&nbsp; There are no objective truths. Everything we perceive is influenced by who we are, what we believe, and our experiences. Similarly, everything we create will be influenced by what we perceive.&nbsp;The reaction of the audience to what we create will also be the reflection of how&nbsp;they perceive a subject, situation or incident. Make sure your budding creative genius is aware of this reality when she sets&nbsp;out for her creative journey.

Creative thinking isn’t always innate. It requires conscious efforts. Help your child think out of the box.

6 strategies to boost creative thinking in kids

Creative thinking isn’t always innate. It requires conscious efforts. Help your child think out of the box with these tips.

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