Our children are our most precious creation, from the moment they are conceived and, for many, long before conception. To raise our children and create the adults we dream they will be we do our best to instill and apply many different things everyday. Its the "layers" our parents created that made us who we are today. Every technique we "apply" molds our children, if you mix two techniques you may have an entirely new concept or result. No two creations are the same. There is a saying in the Autism Community, "When you've met one person with Autism, you've met just one". And how true that is! The same can be said for any living being in my opinion, even identical twins have their own uniqueness. You can choose to use the same palette or parenting style with each child but keep in mind that there is no guarantee they will turn out or respond to it the same...
As an illustrator I believe in illustrating from the inside out. I pride myself in bringing life and inner spirit to all my pieces. Same goes for my children. Best advice I was ever given from an art professor was never to give a child a coloring book (not sure I agree 100% with that theory, occasionally is definately fine IMO, lol) When you do you create limitations in exploration and expression he'd say.... Give a child a blank page and the imagination is endless. We should always approach parenting our children with an open mind (a blank canvas), being open to many ideas, thoughts or techniques and not with the boundaries of one technique, therapy or belief system (or what worked or didn't work with another child). One thing I've learned as a mother of 3 is that as soon as you think you have them figured out a new twist emerges and you are back to square one (or close to it, lol) Sorry to ramble, hopefully that makes sense. My hope in sharing my story is that what I share is added to your palette of resources. To use and to apply, with other colorful concepts and techniques, to bring to life a beautiful child :)
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