Creative writing can provide a lot of benefits to children. It can help a lot in improving their vocabulary as well as in stimulating the creative thinking. Here are some things which parents can do to help children improve their creative writing skills.Writing in a creative way is a type of art. Parents should encourage their kids for this by giving them appropriate environment, material as per they require and also support or motivation at times. This will help them in bringing out a successful writer in them. Creative
writing is not a simple writing but a writing which develops interests and entertains the reader.
It might be difficult for some kids to put their thoughts on paper and that too in a creative way, then this becomes the responsibility of parents to help them in various ways like by making them aware of some new words which can help them to increase their vocabulary as well as in their writing and will boast their confidence and interest for creative writing. Below are the few ways which can help your child in creative writing.
Provide Sufficient Time
Creative writing needs lot of time so that your child can think something innovative or different. Lot of brainstorming is involved in the process of creative writing so that your child can put his or her thoughts and ideas on paper in an interesting manner.
Provide Appropriate Environment
Never force your child to become a creative writer, provide them with the environment and if they are interested to become a creative writer it will come out naturally sooner or later. But this is parents’ responsibility to keep all the necessary material handy for writing. If your child is interested in writing you can always keep a notepad handy like in your car so while travelling if your child gets stuck with some nice thoughts he or she can write it down immediately. At home you can try playing educational
games like spello-word which will enhance the vocabulary of your child.
Making Use of Story Starters
This is a very effective way of helping your child in creative writing. Story starters or prompts for writing gives a kick start to the brains or thinking process. The famous story starter or prompts which are usually used are once upon a time… and children also love to make stories starting with this.
Using Visual Images
Like the story starters or story prompts parents can also use some attractive visual images for creative writing. You can also try keeping various collections of kid’s magazines, comics or even some posters of cartoons. Looking at images for some time can provide lots of ideas to get started to write any good
stories or even some lines on poetry.
As your children start writing, advice them to write whatever thoughts they have without worrying about mistakes. The primary focus should be on writing putting their thoughts on paper. The editing part can be done later when they are done with writing part. First tell them to edit their own writing and later you may edit it for your child.
Keeping the Write-up Short, Sweet and Simple
Initially encourage children to start with the small and effective writing and try to keep it short, sweet and simple. This will
motivate them to write more and more. This will also develop love and interest for creative writing. Once this interest is developed in your children then they can go for bigger write-ups. In initial stages it is parents’ responsibility to give final editing to it in a manner that the writing should look more creative and tell them how they did it. It would be even better if parents do it in front of children.
When your child asks you to read his or her write-up, never tell him or her that you will read it later on. Read it right away so that they do not get de-motivated. Give importance to their writings and also allot them a good place to keep their writing in your house with other books.
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