Themisfortunedrawing

Dear Parents,

The relationship between siblings is a complex one that may result in several different feelings, like love and jealousy, closeness and aversion. Sometimes, this relationship may be complicated by our unconscious comparisons between siblings whether it is directly or indirectly. Additionally, the child often has a natural desire to join the world of their older siblings because it is exciting, and because they want to imitate them at a time when their abilities limit them from doing so, which in turn makes them frustrated.

As parents, we may rush to protect our child, so we provide them with solutions. However, this protection robs the child of the ability to imagine and to creatively think of alternative ways to solve their problems, and it tells them: “You are incapable.” On the one hand, it is our role as parents to provide our child with challenges that suit their abilities, so that they do not become frustrated, and on the other hand to help them find alternative ways to solve the problems. This is what the brother did when he highlighted what Mint created, albeit unintentionally the first time, and encouraged her to repeat it until she acquired the skill of making paper snowflakes.

No longer is Mint’s drawing a “misfortune,” but rather a drawing that carries a lot of creativity!