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Creative Jump Start for Back to School
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Aug 26, 2015 - 8:03:03 AM

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Back to school doesn't have to mean back to stressful routines.  Sure, transitioning between the relative easy breeziness of summer to the more structured demands of academic life on students and parents can cause a few hiccups.  Whether it's sending your preschooler off for their first-time classroom experience, or helping your teen get their arms around the independence of dorm life, there's no shortage of factors that can fuel anxiety and jitters.

Here's where a dose of creativity can help smooth out this annual ritual, and we've got a few suggestions to fire up your thinking cap:

Pinterest Power

Picture This

What's for Lunch?

Creative Time

Authors of the PBS Guide to Creativity Christine Theberge Rafal, Ed. D and Miriam W. Smith, Ed. D., said in an interview with The Washington Post that there are several components defining creativity with the central components being:

Are there are ways to engage with your child to help them explore their own creative path?  People are most creative in activities they love, says Smith, and creativity requires interest in the form of motivation or inspiration.

Click here to explore ways "to grow your own ideas and make your home a place where creativity flourishes."

So let's wrap up this back-to-school lesson with a thought from professor Albert Einstein, who said that creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.  Good advice for discovering how infusing creative expression into everyday routines-such as homework, errands, cooking, and cleaning-can help de-stress hectic seasonal changes.

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