Through drawing, even from the first scribbles, children express some personality traits such as their fears, their emotions and their way of seeing the world.
They reflect their inner world, how they look within the family, the relationship with their peers, how they feel at any given time, if there is something that worries them ... Therefore, being able to understand what children tell us through drawing It is another tool that parents have to get to know and help our children better.
Each child has a particular way of drawing, not only the theme he draws, but also the way to take the pencil, to occupy the space on the sheet, things that tell us a lot about his personality.
Let's meet some keys to interpret children's drawings.
How to hold the pencil
One of the first things to observe is how the child holds the pencil between his fingers. If the restraint is loose, we see a child relaxed, calm, while it is tight denotes tension or nervousness.
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The child is usually always drawn in the center of the leaf, a way of perceiving the center of the world, something natural in the little ones, while around it locates the symbolic representations related to their self.
The way it occupies space tells us about the way in which the child acts before the world. If you draw on the whole sheet, you are a more outgoing, dynamic, participatory child, while a more withdrawn, shy and inhibited child occupies a small part of the sheet.
Sometimes the child deliberately occupies the sheet, that is, sometimes he draws in the center and sometimes in a corner, without any order. It is common in irritable children, with constant mood swings and normally distracted easily.
The stroke
The pressure exerted the child on the line is a very important sign that reflects your temper.
A firm and continuous stroke Show a confident personality with self-confidence. Good pressure indicates enthusiasm, will and need for movement.
For its part, an uncertain and trembling stroke It demonstrates a personality that needs reassurance and constantly seeks the approval of others. They are usually more sensitive children with low tolerance for frustrations. A weak stroke may also indicate tiredness or lack of will.
When the stroke is excessively strong and marked denotes aggressiveness.
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As with writing, continuous strokes of rounded shapes They demonstrate a serene, conciliatory affective state. They usually denote a docile spirit.
For their part, the broken lines of broken and pointed shapes They show tension, impulsiveness and distrust of others.
Cross out and smudges
There are children in whose drawings they usually meet very frequently crossings or smudge marks that are constantly repeated. These are children with low self-esteem, who manifest through them a lack of self-confidence, they are unsure of what they do.
The choice of colors
It is the way of expressing how the child stands before life, if you use many colors demonstrating joy of life, curiosity and motivation, or on the contrary if you always choose the same colors demonstrating some insecurity.
The most enthusiastic children, the histrionics and extroverts usually prefer warm and vivacious colors, sometimes complementary as blue or green.
An overly irritable child may mix the colors too much, painted one on top of the other making them almost unrecognizable.
A sentimental child feels a predilection for cold and dark colors, while a fearful child does not usually color the drawings and the obsessive chooses them with extreme care without ever overflowing.
The themes of the drawing
Free drawing, that is, that children draw what they want, is a good way to express their desires and motivations at a given time, but the topics that help us to know better how they look before the world are : a tree, the human figure and the family.
He tree drawing, according to the "Koch test" used in psychology means the symbolic projection of the image of the person. The roots are related to affections, which feeds the tree, the trunk with the personal self and the crown, with contact with the outside world.
At drawing of the human figure We find signs that the child transmits to us about himself and the people around him.
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Through family drawing The child demonstrates his emotional and emotional situation within the family structure.
If it appears or not in the drawing, the order in which it appears, if it draws all the members (or excludes any father or brother), the size in which it draws each one, if the family members are united or scattered, whether they are touching or not ... They are some expressions related to the fear of losing the affection of parents, jealousy between siblings, the need for protection, etc.
This is a rough approach to the meaning of children's drawings. We should not generalize them because each child is special, so if there is something that especially worries you about your child, there are specialists that you can turn to.
I hope you are keys to interpret children's drawings help you to know your children a little better through the messages they send.
It should be clarified that children can modify or alternate their drawing according to the moment they are living. The key is to detect possible fears, anxieties and concerns to help them overcome them.
