Why OTs Ask Kids to Draw People? | 為什麼職業治療師讓孩子畫人物?
- brightsidealliedhe
- 2023年8月12日
- 讀畢需時 3 分鐘
Hey parents, ever wondered why therapists often get kids to draw a person? Let me spill the beans – drawing is not just fun, it's like a secret developmental map! 🗺️
As someone who's all about this cool stuff, I've noticed many educators feel the same. It's like peeking into a kiddo's growth journey! 🌱 So, next time you see those stick figures, know that there's a lot more going on than meets the eye!
父母們，有沒有想過為什麼治療師經常讓孩子畫人物？讓我來透露個小秘密 - 畫畫不僅有趣，它其實一張地圖，讓我們窺探孩子成長的旅程！🗺️
作為一個對畫畫充滿熱情的人，我注意到很多教育工作者也同樣會利用畫畫評估和培育孩子。🌱 下次你看到那些簡筆的鉛筆畫，就會知道背後所需要的能力！
🖐️ Motor Skills: Drawing requires precise control of hand movements. It particularly involves fine motor skills crucial for tasks like writing.
OTs look at kids' pencil grasp, pencil control, hand dominance, seating posture, wrist movement and eye-hand coordination etc.
🌍 Spatial Awareness: Drawing people requires gauging proportions and spatial relationships of different body parts.
Before 5 years old, kids’ drawing of a person is often not in proportion. We would often see a circular head which is much larger than other body parts with arms and legs coming from it.
💡 Creativity & Expression: Artistic activities foster creativity and enable children to express thoughts and emotions that might be challenging to convey verbally. Kids tend to only draw things that they know or have experienced.
Introduce them to a variety of books, movies, and experiences.
Encourage them to ask questions like "What if a person could fly?"
Take them outdoors to explore, observe, and gather ideas
🤝 Social Emotional Skills:
Art can be a bridge for children to communicate when words fall short, allowing therapists to gain insights into their thoughts and feelings. Around age 6 to 7, kids usually start to draw groups of people. From kids’ drawing we get to know who may be the most significant people in their lives and their relationships with them.
Who’s in the picture?
Why are they happy, sad or angry?
👀 Observation Skills: Drawing people encourages careful observation of details, enhancing their ability to notice and understand the world around them.
What are they wearing?
Where are they?
What are they doing?
🧠 Cognitive Development: This stimulates cognitive growth by engaging various brain regions, helping kids grasp concepts like body parts and proportions.
Hmm… this person can’t see yet, what can we add?
What do we need our ears for?
How many fingers do we have?
🖐️ 動作技能：繪畫需要精確控制手的動作。尤其涉及到精細動作技能，這對書寫能力相當重要。
這包括了握筆姿勢，筆的控制，坐姿，手腕運動，眼手協調
🌍 空間意識：繪畫人物需要具備空間意識，衡量身體部分的比例和空間關係。
在5歲之前，孩子們對人物的畫常常不成比例。我們經常會看到一個圓形的頭，遠比其他身體部分要大，上面還有從頭上伸出來的胳膊和腿。
💡 創造力與表達力：藝術活動培養創造力，讓孩子們能夠表達思想和情感，這些可能很難用言語表達。孩子們往往只會畫他們所知道或經歷過的事物。
向他們介紹各種書籍、電影和體驗
鼓勵他們提出像“如果一個人能飛會怎樣？”這樣的問題
帶他們到戶外探索、觀察和收集想法
🤝 社交情感技能：
藝術可以成為孩子們在詞彙不足時溝通的橋樑，使治療師能夠深入了解他們的思想和感受。在6到7歲左右，孩子們通常開始畫一組人。通過孩子們的繪畫，我們可以了解到誰可能是他們生活中最重要的人以及他們與他們的關係。
畫上有誰？
為什麼他們快樂、傷心或生氣？
👀 觀察技能：畫人鼓勵對細節進行仔細觀察，增強他們注意和理解周圍環境的能力。
他們穿什麼？
他們在哪裡？
他們在做什麼？
🧠 認知發展：這通過涉及各種大腦區域來刺激認知增長，幫助孩子掌握概念，如身體部位和比例。
嗯...這個人還不能看見，我們能加點什麼？
我們的耳朵有什麼用？
我們有多少只手指？
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