Expressing yourself through Art is an effective way for children to encourage self-awareness and to resolve emotional conflict through verbal expression and non-verbal art expression. Art is their first language when words are not enough. 

Art is a normalizing activity in the lives of children that helps them define their inner strengths to cope with experiences in their everyday living.   Engaging in the creative process can help children define and resolve hidden difficulties with family and relationship issues, personal trauma, and grief and loss, including divorce.  

Art can also be an outlet for difficulties related to serious medical illness, mental and emotional problems and language and developmental disorders.