Created on the iPad
As an art therapist, I see kids use their digital skills and talents to work through feelings of discouragement and grief they experience due to their parent’s separation or divorce. Using the computer, digital camera, video camera and iPad, they choose and create images to express feelings that have long been unsaid. By making music videos and painting alien space creatures, they tell their story and in the telling begin to find relief.
I see kids who have shut down or are acting out in anger. It’s important to listen, but what if they don’t talk? Many kids use their MySpace and Facebook pages to express feelings and send messages. Chances are your kids are leaving clues for both of you on their social networking page through their words and their pictures. Don’t miss that opportunity to hear.
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