The Role of Art and the Collective Unconscious of Jung in the Process of Raising a Child

Abstract

A child during their stay in the nursery should be equipped not only with adequate supply of physical forces but the nursery is a place where children are given a basis for their further comprehensive upbringing and are prepared for school education. During this time, a child obtains mental, physical, emotional and social maturity, as well as a certain degree of strength and resistance to stressful situations. Art and movement can help a child in this educational process. A special attention should be paid here to the theater forms that involve many elements of art. Theatre uses the word, sound, visual art and movement; it inspires and satisfies child’s intellectual, expressive, aesthetic, emotional and cultural needs as well as learns how to live, explains, clarifies and comments life. A very important role in the development of child’s personality is also played by fun and dance. In dance, one can reduce negative emotions, stress and tension of body and mind. Dance reduces anxiety, improves concentration, reduces psychophysical tension, relieves excess of energy and aggression, improves motor coordination and strength, improves self-esteem and changes the behavior profitably.