Helping Our Child Cope

At Art Greatly, we believe in early intervention. The earlier children are taught coping strategies and tools, the better. 

We believe that the way our minds learn and what motivates us intrinsically can help us cope with highly stressful situations. 

For parents and children to learn, In the book, "How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition (2000)" we learned that transfer is affected by, "the degree to which people learn with understanding rather than merely memorize sets of facts or follow a fixed set of procedures."

When a person experiences adversity as a child, thei

r a se adversities childhooChildhood adversity can have long term effects on children and aduts. many parents are not yet informed on how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have long term effects on their child. ACEs pose a cyclical risk that can affect multiple generations within one family system. Art Greatly is passionate about educating families and parents about ACEs as well as introducing family art therapy-based intervention tools that help families prevent, reduce and buffer the effects of ACEs.