When Justin was about 2 years old, we drew a simple picture of a fish on a piece of paper and gave him the pencil and showed him and told him how to draw it. It was incredible to see what he did! He concentrated and had his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth. It was a great drawing for a 2 year old! He was so excited by the drawing and of course it was highly re-enforced by his uncle and me.
Here Here is Justin, at age 5, in front of his easel.
He also loves cars and trucks and that, along with people, is what he draws. He plays ferociously and then sits and draws for an hour or two.
Justin has lots of toys, as most kids do, I noticed he had a children's toy keyboard on the floor of his bedroom with little matchbox cars parked on most of the keys. He had turned it into a little parking lot.
He has been introduced to music but it is just not his thing. It is great to be lifelong learners and continually educate ourselves but we have to capitalize on our particular strengths. Justin is most likely not going to ever play the piano. He has no sense of rhythm and does not pay too much attention to music. But he sure has artistic talent.
Go with what you've got! I just revisited Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton. It gave me a little boost. For example, I have "WOO"-do you? We have to capitalize on our strengths and be ourselves and not worry too much about what we can't do.
Go with what you've got!
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