Research on the Significance of Children's Painting and Psychological Activities in the Process of Painting

Children's painting is an indispensable psychological activity in the process of children's growth, which plays an important role in cultivating children's healthy personality, physique and even life-long behavior. In the present paper, the significance of children's painting to children themselves and the role of parents in the process of painting are elaborated. Three characteristics of children's painting, namely, originality, integrity and simplicity are interpreted. Meanings of point, line and surface in children's minds are discussed to try to reveal children's psychological activities in the process of painting. Functions of painting are expressed and measures on how to integrate the cultivation of imagination and creativity into the process of children's painting are put forward. In the new era, viewpoints on how to cultivate children's painting ability, how to improve the comprehensive quality of students in primary and secondary schools, and how to cultivate qualified young generations with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical education, beauty and labor are discussed.