If we are looking to develop creativity in our children, what behaviors should we nurture? In Your Child's Growing Mind (New York: Three Rivers Press, 2004) Jane Healy lists characteristics of creative people:
- Intense absorption in activities
- Seeing patterns and relationships
- Combining things or ideas in new ways
- Challenging assumptions because of a reasoned-out difference of opinion
- Coming to a decision independently and taking action based on it
- The ability to shift from one idea to another
- Having a strong intuition — "seeing" the answer to a problem
- The ability to take a risk
- Asking "what if " questions and making insightful observations
- The tendency to create and test hypotheses
- Tolerating ambiguity while exploring alternatives
- Finding enjoyment in thinking and working alone
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