In a recent article in National Geographic, I found this quote: "Creating art can make your child a kinder friend. Neurologists have found that creating art at least once a week can increase introspection and empathy because the act strengthens the brain’s default mode network, regions that are active when thinking about others and your own actions. Art can also help kids be kinder to themselves. In one study, professor Girija Kaimal of Drexel University and the president-elect of the American Art Therapy Association, discovered that creating art for 45 minutes had a significant reduction in cortisol, the main stress chemical in our bodies."
Extra stress sure feels contagious during this global pandemic, and kindness certainly helps.
Make more art. It's good for us.
Extra stress sure feels contagious during this global pandemic, and kindness certainly helps.
Make more art. It's good for us.