Psychology
Self-expression through the arts is included
in Article 13 of the Convention on the Rights
of the Child as one of children’s civil rights:
“The child shall have the right to freedom of expression . . . either orally, in writing or in print,
in the form of art, or through any other media
of the child’s choice.” Article 31, which affirms a
child’s right to rest, play, and leisure, also recognizes the right “to participate freely in cultural life
and the arts.”2
In our experience, when we enable
young people to express their feelings and ideas
through methods of their choice, they gravitate to
the arts—to music, poetry, painting, and digital
arts. This was also true in the example from the
United Kingdom of children choosing their own
methods to document their travel to school: most
of their choices were arts-basedVictoria Derr is an assistant professor at California State University Monterey Bay. Previously she was an Instructor with the University of Colorado
Source:https://www.academia.edu/70714052/Placemaking_with_Children_and_Youth_Participatory_Practices_for_Planning_Sustainable_Communities
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