| ign="center"> | | | | them to create small pictures, use few words, and |
| Many of the adults who took my mind mapping | | | | connect all the information. |
| training, or participated in one of my other training | | | | When you do this your child will easily pick up the art |
| courses where I explained mind mapping, go home | | | | and skill of mind mapping. In fact, I think the |
| and explain mind mapping to their children. Often, | | | | mindmaps your son or daughter draws look much |
| their children love to create mind maps. Still the | | | | more like original mind maps then the ones you |
| process of learning children to mindmap is something | | | | create. The reason for this is your child's natural |
| most parents don't really know. They don't know | | | | ability to think in pictures. |
| what is important and what should be done by the | | | | All of the above mentioned information is only |
| child when creating mind maps. Here are some | | | | allowing you to instruct your child how to create a |
| pointers. | | | | mind map. The real test begins when you take their |
| The first thing you should do a sit down with your | | | | original information, for example their work book or |
| child and ask them how and what they are doing at | | | | their summary, and you compare this with the |
| school. Do they need to create summaries? Is there | | | | mindmap. |
| a presentation they need to give? If so you can tell | | | | You can do this yourself of course, but you can also |
| them you know a wonderful, easy and fun way of | | | | ask your child to give a summary using the map they |
| doing this. | | | | created. When all the important information from |
| As you probably know most children are visual | | | | their work book is mentioned in their mindmap they |
| thinkers. They draw images, and they use images | | | | succeeded in creating a good summary. When their |
| when they talk. You should nurture this way of | | | | mindmap shows you lots of pictures, colors, and few |
| working and thinking. That is why you should not | | | | keywords they also created a good mindmap. |
| bother them with all the minor details of mind | | | | Understand that this mindmap doesn't have to be a |
| mapping. The most important thing you should tell | | | | mindmap like you create them. Everybody has their |
| them is to connect information with each other and | | | | own style, and you should only look at the result. |
| to create small images with lots of colors from the | | | | If you want to help your child to create mind maps |
| information. | | | | as well, have a look at my website. I will explain you |
| You probably won't have to tell them they should | | | | in more detail how you can create powerful mind |
| use few words. Their mind is like a sponge which | | | | maps so you can help your child to create good |
| absorbs lots of information and only needs one | | | | mindmaps as well. |
| keyword to remember all the information. Inspire | | | | |