Beyond Nurturing: How Creative Thinking Prepares Children for Their Future | Mom2Mentor

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1931388/open_sms) We're planting character seeds in our children, and today's focus is on creativity and problem-solving skills that will help them navigate life's inevitable challenges. • Children need creative problem-solving skills to handle obstacles in relationships, careers, and life • Creativity is about thinking outside the box when resolving issues • What works for one person may not work for another—great minds think for themselves • For ages 3-6, offer coloring books or sketch pads to foster creative thinking • For older children, present more complex problems to solve • The utensil-between-stove-and-cabinet example shows how we approach challenges • Giving up on small problems teaches children to abandon larger challenges • Creative thinking helps identify not just solutions but also root causes of problems • Make creativity exercises a regular family activity to build critical thinking skills • As mentors to our children, we must model creative problem-solving ourselves Our call to action today is to assign a creativity project based on your child's age. Make it a family event and do it regularly—once a week or once a month—to plant the seed of creative thinking that will serve them throughout their lives. https://singlemomsunitedpodcast.com/ (https://singlemomsunitedpodcast.com/) It's not how you arrived at the title, but what you do with it. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/28634168?utm_source=youtube (video made with https://www.headliner.app)