Projective technique my family interpretation example. Test "My family"

Exercise

IMPORTANT!

Drawing evaluation

Test scores

Pencil pressure

Meaning of lines and hatching

Pattern location

Drawing interpretation

1. If a child refuses to draw, this is a sign that unpleasant memories are associated with the family.
2. Excessively large proportions of parents - an indicator of their authoritarianism, the desire to command children.
3. If the child has drawn himself large, this is an indicator that he is self-oriented, as well as an indicator of confrontation with parents.
4. An extremely small image of a child indicates his low importance in the family.
5. By drawing himself last, the child thereby demonstrates his underestimated status among other family members.
6. If in the picture the child has drawn all family members except himself, then this indicates a feeling of inferiority or a feeling of lack of community in the family, a decrease in self-esteem, and suppression of the will to achieve.
7. If a child portrayed only himself, we can talk about the egocentricity inherent in this child, his inherent conviction that all family members are obliged to think only about him, and he does not have to think about any of them.
8. A very small image of all family members is a sign of anxiety, depression, depression.
9. The image of all family members in cells is a sign of alienation and lack of friendship, community in the family.
10. If a child depicts himself with his face covered with his hands, this is how he expresses his unwillingness to be in the family.
11. The shaded head (view from the back) of the child means that he is immersed in himself.
12. The image of a large mouth, lips in oneself is a sign of hidden aggression.
13. If the child starts with the image of the legs and feet, this can also be attributed to signs of anxiety.
14. An alarming signal is the predominance of dark tones in the picture: black, brown, gray, purple.

Color in the picture

Very often, the child shows a desire to color the picture. In this case, he should be given a box of colored pencils (at least 12 colors) and given complete freedom. What do the colors mean, and what can an additionally colored picture tell about?

1. Bright, light, saturated colors indicate a high vitality of the child and his optimism.
2. The predominance of gray and black colors in the drawing emphasizes the lack of cheerfulness and speaks of the child's fears.
3. If a child has painted himself in one color, and if this color is repeated in the image of another family member, then the child feels special sympathy for him.
4. Refusal to use colored pencils can mean low self-esteem and anxiety.
5. The preference for red tones in the picture indicates the emotional intensity of the child.

Veronica, 19 years old

Veronica is from a prosperous family, but the girl is somewhat reserved, and this worries her mother. Therefore, it was decided to conduct a test. At the request to depict her family, Veronika began to draw with desire and very diligently (Fig. 1). She drew her father first, then her mother, then her little sister, the cat, and lastly herself. Thus, apparently, Veronica evaluates herself as an insignificant member of the family. The family is friendly, as everyone is drawn holding hands and on the same level. The hands of all family members are drawn, and this is also an important indicator of normal intra-family communication. True, dad keeps his hands in his pockets, which indicates his closed position in the family and some isolation in communication. All have clearly defined feet, which indicates the confidence in the positions of all family members. In general, the drawing turned out to be positive and well reflecting the psychological climate of the family.

Rice. 1. From left to right: cat, father, mother, sister, Veronica

Nikolay, 6 years old

Recently, Nikolai's mother has been very worried about the behavior of her son, who has stopped listening to her, often showing aggressiveness. In the drawing (Fig. 2), the boy depicted all members of his family separately, which means that the child does not feel mutual understanding and family warmth. The absence of ears in all family members only confirms this. Everyone lives and hears only himself, ignoring the opinions of others: ears are the "organ" of perception of criticism and any opinion of another person about himself.

Rice. 2. From left to right: brother, dad, mom, Nikolai

But dad, with a big head, wearing glasses, he portrayed as the biggest, thus emphasizing his leading role in the family. The head is the most important part of the body, and the most intelligent member of the family, according to the child, in the drawing will certainly be endowed with the largest head. Nikolay drew himself closer to his mother, but taller than her, and this indicates a confrontation in relations with her and an orientation towards himself. The eye is also attracted by the fact that Nikolai depicted himself with a sharply exaggerated hand. A similar image of the hand indicates a high need for communication and that this need is not satisfied. The two-year-old brother is drawn last and at a considerable distance from Nikolai. It is very likely that the appearance of a baby in the family changed the inner state of the boy. Often the older child in this case begins to feel weakened attention to him, gets scared, worried, worried, jealous. The clouds in the picture also reflect some trouble in the family and the boy's anxiety.

Exercise

To complete the test, you will need a piece of paper, a pencil, an eraser. Ask the test taker to draw an animal that has never been seen in nature. When the drawing is ready, ask the following questions: where does this animal live, what does it eat, what does it love most, what is it most afraid of?

Pencil pressure

Weak pressure - asthenia; passivity; sometimes depressed.
Strong pressure - emotional tension; rigidity; impulsiveness.
Super strong pressure (pencil tears paper) - conflict; hyperactivity; sometimes aggressiveness, acute excitement.

Line Features
Dashed lines represent anxiety as a personality trait.
Multiple lines - anxiety as a state at the time of the examination; stressful state; sometimes impulsive.
Sketchy lines - the desire to control your anxiety, to control yourself.
Missing lines that do not fall into the desired point - impulsiveness; organic brain damage.
Lines that have not been completed are asthenia, sometimes impulsiveness.
Distortion of the shape of the lines - an organic lesion of the brain; impulsiveness; sometimes mental illness.

Animal type

According to the typology of images of non-existent animals, the most common of them can be noted.

1. The subject depicts a real-life animal and calls it by its real name, and the description of its lifestyle is true. For example, a cat is drawn and the cat's lifestyle is described. Such an image can be considered the norm for a five-six-year-old child, but for adolescents and adults, this may indicate a low level of imagination.

2. An extinct animal is drawn that once existed, for example, a dinosaur, mammoth, etc.

3. An image is drawn of an animal that exists in culture, but does not exist in nature, for example, a dragon, a mermaid, etc. Drawings depicting extinct animals, as well as drawings depicting those that exist in culture, are the norm for children 8-9 years old. For adults, such a drawing of an animal indicates its low general cultural level and poverty of imagination.

4. A drawing of a non-existent animal is usually built from parts of different real animals: the body of a crocodile, the limbs of a monkey, the head of a hare, etc. In this case, such an animal may have, for example, the name Crocosai. Such an image of an animal is more characteristic of rationalists, and not of creative natures.

5. Sometimes the image of animals has a humanoid appearance. This indicates a strong need for communication, which is usually characteristic of adolescents - 13-17 years old.

6. The depicted animal consists of different mechanical parts. Such an animal is usually portrayed by people with non-standard thinking and approach to life.

7. An intricate, complex and original image of an animal, the image of which has not a composite, but an integral structure, with a resemblance that is difficult to establish or not to be established with any real-life (existing) animal, is characteristic of a person with a well-developed, rich creative imagination.

Components of an animal

Eyes
Eyes absent - asthenia.
The eyes are empty, without pupils and irises - asthenia, fears.
Eyes with a blackened iris - fears.
Eyes with eyelashes - a demonstrative demeanor, the importance of opinions about oneself.
Eyes with traced blood vessels - hypochondria, a neurotic condition.
The shape of the eyes is distorted - a neurotic state.

Ears
Big ears - interest in information, in some cases suspicion, anxiety.
Lack of ears - isolation, unwillingness to make contact with others, to hear someone else's opinion.

Mouth
Mouth, ajar in combination with the tongue: without drawing lips - great speech activity, with drawing lips - sensuality.
Blackened open mouth - ease of fear and fear, in some cases distrust, anxiety.
Mouth with teeth or fangs - verbal aggression, in some cases defensive.

Head
The head, enlarged in size, is an assessment of the erudition of oneself and others.
The head is missing - impulsiveness, in some cases a mental illness.
Two or more heads - conflicting desires, internal conflict.
The shape of the head is distorted - an organic lesion of the brain, in some cases a mental illness.

Additional details on the head
Feathers - a tendency to embellishment and self-justification.
Horns - protection, aggression.
A mane, a kind of hairstyle - sensuality, in some cases, emphasizing one's gender.

Figure
Many components and elements - a powerful energy.
A small number of components and elements - energy savings, asthenia.
A figure consisting of sharp corners is aggressiveness. A circular figure - secrecy, isolation, closeness of one's inner world.

Additional details and parts of the figure
Scales, shell - the need for protection.
Spikes, needles - defensive aggression.
A body covered with thick hair is the significance of the sexual sphere.
The pattern on the skin is demonstrative.
Wounds, scars - a neurotic state.
Built-in mechanical parts - introversion, difficulties in communication.
Weapons cutting, piercing or chopping - aggressiveness.
Wings - romanticism, daydreaming, a tendency to compensatory fantasy.
Internal organs, blood vessels - hypochondria, neurotic condition, in some cases mental illness.
Genital organs, female breasts, udders - the high importance of the sexual sphere.

Tail
The tail turned to the right is the attitude towards one's actions and behavior.
The tail turned to the left is the attitude to one's thoughts, decisions.
The tail raised up is a positive, confident coloring for this relationship.
The tail, lowered down, is a negative color for relationships.
The tail is thick - the significance of the sexual sphere.
The tail is thick, covered with hair - a very high significance of the sexual sphere.
A beautiful tail, for example, a peacock, is demonstrative.

Legs
The absence of legs, their insufficient number - passivity or ineptitude in social relations.
Excessive number of legs - the need for support.
Thick, big legs - a feeling of lack of skill in social relations, the need for support.

The nature of the connection of the legs with the figure (body)
Drawn carefully - the ability to control their reasoning, conclusions, decisions.
Drawn carelessly, weakly or not at all connecting the legs with the figure - lack of control.

Lifestyle Description

Corresponds to the picture - logical thinking is developed.

Does not match the drawing - in some cases, a violation of logical thinking.
With idealization and embellishment - a tendency to compensatory fantasizing.

The place where the animal lives

Abroad, islands, subtropics (Bali, Cyprus) - demonstrativeness.
Isolated (space, another planet, cave, well, forest, etc.) - a feeling of loneliness.
A place that is difficult to reach (impenetrable forest, dense thicket of trees, etc.) - the need for protection, in some cases fear of aggression.
Emotionally unpleasant (swamp, mud, dirt, etc.) - a neurotic state.

Nutrition

Does not feed on anything or feeds on air, news, energy - introversion.
Eats everything - impulsiveness.
Eats inedible things (nails, sticks, stones, etc.) - communication disorders.
Eats emotionally unpleasant food (mucus, dust, cockroaches, etc.) - a neurotic state.
It feeds on the blood and organs of living beings (stomach, brain, etc.) - neurotic aggression.
It feeds on people - negativism, aggressiveness.

Activities, games

Breaks something (fence, trees, etc.) - aggressiveness, negativism, in some cases mental illness.
Likes to sleep a lot - asthenic condition, accumulated fatigue.
He plays, walks, has fun - a projection of his desires.
Busy looking for food - a feeling of difficulties in life.
Does not like to sit idle - impulsiveness.
Walks upside down - a symbol of a violation of the established order, going beyond ordinary standards, or the desire for such.

Tatyana, 35 years old

Tatyana is a pretty, charming, slender woman. He looks after himself very much, dresses fashionably, does business, often goes on business trips to Moscow, Rostov and other cities; vacations abroad. She comes for consultations mainly on business issues, but the main problem for her is the lack of love for her husband, with whom she has been living for more than 16 years. He dreams of breaking out of the vicious circle, but it does not work out. This is clearly seen in Tatyana's drawing (Fig. 3).

She named her animal the European glamorous Wingcat. The animal vaguely resembles the author of the drawing and displays her main problem - sexual. An excessively fluffy, thick and raised tail, as well as a chest densely covered with hair, speak, or rather, “shout” about the importance of the sexual sphere in a woman’s life and at the same time indicate trouble in this area. A completely blackened iris is an indicator of inner fear - a woman is afraid to imagine how her life could turn out without a husband, in general she is afraid of changes in life. The wings of the Wingcat are nothing more than Tatyana's protective fantasy: her escape from personal problems into a fantasy world she has created.

Rice. 3. European glamorous Wingcat

Here is how Tatyana describes the lifestyle of her non-existent animal:

The European glamorous Wingcat lives in Europe, exclusively glamorous places - Paris, Milan, Nice, but some individuals are found in Krasnodar, Moscow, Rostov. Prefers an idle and cheerful lifestyle. By nature, sociable, cheerful, friendly, but tamed with difficulty and very independent. Rarely breeds, chooses a pair meticulously, carefully and leisurely. Eats sweets and news, loves travel and new experiences.

This kind of fantasy desire - to escape to the "glamorous" lands and find freedom, eating "candy and news", also shows Tatiana's inner need to escape from reality.

Vadim, 50 years old

Vadim has been living with his wife for more than 25 years, but family life has not worked out, and now he increasingly has a desire to change her, starting to live independently, separately. However, circumstances do not allow this to be done. By nature, Vadim is a gentle person and therefore it is especially hard to endure the aggressive behavior of his wife. It has great energy potential.

The animal was drawn by Vadim according to the original model (Fig. 4). It is generally devoid of organs that provide communication - ears, mouth - and has a completely closed figure, which indicates introversion and difficulties in communication. Vadim named his animal Amikarabos, providing it with many legs for movement and covering it with scales; all this is an indicator that Vadim has a great need for support, protection, and is afraid of aggression. In addition, the partially blackened scales indicate the author's low resistance to stress.

Fig.4. Amycrabos

Vadim's drawing is accompanied by the following story:

The animal is warm-blooded. The habitat is mixed: water and land. Lives in the tropics, subtropics. It feeds on plants and reproduces by division. The way of movement is impulse, energy.

The indication that the animal is warm-blooded speaks of Vadim's desire to have warmth, a family, and thus be like others. “The way of movement is impulsive, energetic” is evidence of the difficulties in Vadim's life, which he hides so carefully and which he has to spend a lot of energy to overcome (or resist).

Irina, 54 years old

A woman of short stature, with a friendly and sweet smile on her face. Has two higher educations; the second, medical, received only a year ago. Now she does not know why she needs it and does not understand why she studied for so many years. At the same time, she firmly believes that her fate is "eternal learning." Her life is made up of a series of fateful actions and plans with which she wants to escape reality. In my opinion, this is a kind of program for saving one's own soul, just the case when we say: "Help yourself."

The fact is that, having lived with her husband for 27 years, Irina unexpectedly found out about the existence of his second family: being married to her, her husband lived in parallel with a young woman and children from him. Nevertheless, Irina was able to forgive him and continue to live with him. It was her choice, another thing is why such a situation took place. Let's try to understand the figure (Fig. 5).

If you look at this non-existent animal, then in appearance it seems to be quite cute, if it were not for the distorted shape of the head and the “hook hands” that look like bird legs.

Irina named her non-existent animal Mikhotron. In my opinion, the name resembles some kind of mechanism, and the drawing of the animal itself is an unusual mechanical bear. Most likely, Irina's life reminds her of life by inertia, similar to some kind of mechanism, far from the world of feelings and love. The limbs pointing towards the body indicate introversion, the claws indicate aggression, and the open mouth without teeth and tongue indicates the ease of creating fears and fears in her life. The irises of the eyes, partially blackened, only confirm the presence of fear in the author of the drawing.

Here is what Irina says about her Mikhotron:

The animal lives in the forest, reproduces by budding [very strange for an animal, isn't it?]. He loves porridge from acorns, which the dwarf cooks for him. Afraid of loud noises. Likes to play hide and seek.

Fig.5. Mikhotron

The story only confirms Irina's inner fear and anxiety about the future, indicates some nervousness and departure from reality, but, nevertheless, reveals to us the very real desires of a woman. For example, expectation of care and attention. Her animal "loves the acorn porridge that the dwarf cooks for him." The fact that Mikhotron is afraid of sharp noises speaks of Irina's fatigue and possible nervous exhaustion. According to Irina herself, she was tired of everything. But the fact that her Mikhotron loves to play hide-and-seek means, oddly enough, another game of Irina with fate: now she is drawing up documents for America for permanent residence there.

Dasha, 13 years old

The girl looks calm, shy and quiet.

The drawing (Fig. 6) is located at the bottom of the sheet, which indicates the girl's low self-esteem and her feelings. Multiple lines give out the alarm of an outwardly calm teenager. Three eyes are heavily blackened - an indicator of fear, sitting deep in the soul. Many legs, which are the supporting part of the animal, and the nature of their connection with the figure show that the girl is able to control her reasoning and actions.

Fig.6. three-eyes

Dasha describes the lifestyle of this animal as follows:

The three-eye lives in South Africa. It usually feeds on fish, but when hungry, it can eat anything. He is very afraid of his rivals - sharks and whales. He loves to swim on the bottom and hates to sit around doing nothing.

He has no friends, as he is too kind (others do not like it).

Dasha's story clearly shows a depressive mood (“He has no friends, because he is too kind”), fear (“He is very afraid of his rivals”) and a strong need for emotional warmth (“Three-eyes lives in South Africa). In addition, one can assume an unfavorable environment (“He likes to swim on the bottom”). A child's story about an animal almost always reflects what actually happens to him in life, and knowing how important it is for a teenager to communicate with peers, one can now imagine how difficult Dasha's life is. The girl's drawing and story showed that she needed psychological help.

Psychological drawing test "My family"

The drawing test "My Family" can be used for children from the age of four or five. The main purpose of the test is to diagnose intra-family relationships. In psychological practice, this test is one of the most informative.

Very often, parents evaluate the atmosphere of family relations positively, while the child perceives it in a completely different way. In an "innocent" children's drawing, one can clearly see not only the psychological state of the child, unconscious or hidden problems, but also his attitude towards each family member and the perception of the family as a whole. Having learned how the child sees the family and his parents, you can effectively help him and try to correct the unfavorable climate in the family.

Exercise
Give your child a sheet of A4 size drawing paper, a simple pencil, and an eraser. Ask the child to draw a family, including himself, and also invite him - if he wants - to add other details to the drawing.

The instruction can be even simpler if you just say: "Draw your family." This option gives great freedom, and the drawing itself almost always reflects family relationships, as they are in the perception of the child.

When the drawing is completed, it is necessary to ask the child to identify the drawn figures, and note for himself the sequence in which the child drew them.

IMPORTANT!
You should not ask the child to draw a family immediately after family quarrels; control or suggest while drawing, as well as discuss with someone the result obtained with the child.

In addition to the order in which family members are depicted, it is important to note how hard the child presses the pencil when drawing one or another family member, what is the ratio of the size of the drawing to the size of the sheet, and also how long the child draws.

When interpreting the completed family drawing, parents and teachers must also take into account the age characteristics of their child, the presence or absence of visual skills.

Drawing evaluation

It is best to start evaluating a drawing with test indicators.

Test scores
(indicators of psychomotor tone)

Pencil pressure

Weak pressure - low self-esteem, sometimes passivity; asthenia, sometimes depression.
Strong pressure - high self-esteem, sometimes impulsiveness, emotional tension.
Very strong pressure (pencil tears paper) - hyperactivity, aggressiveness.
Changeable pressure is an indicator of the emotional instability of the child.

Meaning of lines and hatching

Broad strokes or strokes, the scale of the image, the absence of preliminary sketches and drawings speak of the confidence and determination of the author of the drawing.
An unstable, blurred image containing many distinct intersecting lines indicates increased excitability and hyperactivity of the child.
Lines that have not been completed indicate impulsiveness, emotional instability.
Hatching that goes beyond the contours of the figure is an indicator of the emotional intensity of the child.

Pattern location

The location of the picture at the bottom of the sheet means low self-esteem. Accordingly, if the drawing is located at the top of the sheet, we can talk about high self-esteem.

Drawing interpretation

1. A minimum of details made in the drawing indicates the child's isolation, and an excessive number of details indicates his hidden anxiety.
2. The family member that causes the most anxiety in the child can be drawn either with a very thick line or a thin, trembling line.
3. The size of the depicted relative, animal or object indicates its significance for the child. For example, a dog or cat larger than its parents indicates that the relationship with the parents is in second place. If the father is much smaller than the mother, then the relationship with the mother is paramount for the child.
4. If the child drew himself small, nondescript, then he currently has low self-esteem; if your own image is large, you can talk about the child's self-confidence and the makings of a leader. A very small, helpless figurine of a child, placed surrounded by parents, may express the need to take care of him.
5. If the child did not draw one of the family members, this may mean a negative attitude towards this person and a complete lack of emotional contact with him.
6. The one whom the child drew closest to his own image is closest to him. If this is a person, then he is depicted holding hands with a figure corresponding to the child being tested.
7. In the mind of a child, the smartest person has the biggest head.
8. Large dilated eyes in a child's drawing are a sign of a request for help or concern about something. Eyes-points or slits the child draws to a person, in his opinion, independent and not asking for help.
9. A person drawn without ears is a symbol of the fact that he “does not hear” a child or no one in the family at all.
10. A person with an open large mouth is perceived by the child as a source of threat. The mouth-dash is usually endowed with a person who hides his feelings and is not able to influence others.
11. The more hands a person has, the more powerful he is in the eyes of a child. The more fingers on the hands, the stronger and more capable a person is for a child.
12. The legs, drawn as if hanging in the air, without support, belong to a person who, in the opinion of the child, does not have independent support in life.
13. The absence of arms and legs in a person often indicates a reduced level of intellectual development, and the absence of only legs indicates low self-esteem.
14. The least significant character is usually placed away from everyone and has a fuzzy outline of the figure, sometimes erased with an eraser after starting to draw.

The picture speaks of the well-being of the child

1. If the child is happy to draw a family.
2. If the figures are shown in proportion: the relative height of parents and children is respected, according to their age.
3. If the child portrays all family members without exception.
4. If light or minimal shading is applied.
5. If all the figures are located on the same level, they are depicted holding hands (some variations are possible in the same sense).
6. If, when coloring a picture, a child chooses bright, saturated colors.

Drawing reflects red flags in relationships

Hi all! Today we want to tell you about how the analysis of children's drawings takes place. I think it will be interesting for you to find out what excites your baby from the image that he painted. In fact, it is not so difficult, you just need to carefully look at what the child has drawn and analyze.

Of course, it is very difficult for a child who is not yet three years old to draw what worries him. Children's meaningful expressions begin around the age of four. And the very first thing he draws is, of course, his family (mom, dad and himself)

If your child at the age of four or five can already easily draw a little man depicted in all details, then this means your child is very well harmoniously developed.

Analysis of children's drawing - a complete analysis

Take a blank sheet of paper and colored pencils and give them to your child and ask him to draw his family. Only not in any case rush him and do not comment until he has completely finished his drawing. And after that, ask him who is who and what this person does, exactly in the picture.

In order to read the drawing, you need to trust your feelings, namely, to understand what emotions you experience when looking at it. You must understand what the child is trying to convey to you. What exactly do you experience when you look at the drawing: anxiety, calmness, aggressiveness or kindness. First of all, pay your attention to how the family is located in the image: everyone is holding the pen together, or the family is scattered all over the sheet of paper.

If you still find it difficult, you can contact a child psychologist. It is especially alarming if the figure clearly shows aggression and blood.

Based on practice, in their drawing, children especially strongly express their favorite character, these are mom and dad. This person is the most significant in his life. According to psychologists, if a child draws people with their backs or in profile, then this indicates that this person causes antipathy in him.

The most important details in the drawing that you should pay special attention to:

• The child drew a family where all its members are engaged in a common activity - this indicates that everything is fine in the family and the family is very friendly;
• The child draws himself away from mom and dad - this indicates that the child is lonely and lacks attention;
• If the child has not drawn himself, think about it... Something is wrong in the family;
• If the kid often makes changes to his drawing, it means that something is bothering him. Also pay attention to small, uncertain lines in the figure, this is also a sign of anxiety.
• If a child draws slowly, there are very few details in his drawing and he weakly presses the pencil - this indicates that he quickly gets tired and is psychologically unstable;
• If everything is reversed, that is, the child draws with sharp lines, then he is impulsive;
• If a child draws his characters too large that they do not fit on a piece of paper - a very energetic child with the presence of aggression.
• If the drawn characters are very small, or shifted to the very edge of the sheet, this indicates uncertainty;
• The people in the image are armed, teeth and claws are visible - figure out why the child expresses such great aggression in his drawings.

As a rule, when drawing a child uses no more than five colors. If more than this indicates that the child is sensitive to childish nature, if less than five, then the child is restrained and constrained.

Color values:

1. Red - if there is a lot of it in the picture, then this indicates that the child is excitable and eccentric;
2. Green - the child is balanced and calm;
3. Blue - the child is self-critical and suspicious;
4. Yellow - inquisitive, causes only positive emotions;
5. Violet - intuition and fantasy are very strongly developed;
6. Gray - a lot of negativity and indifference to everything;
7. Brown - negative emotions;
8. Black - depression of the child.

Based on this, it is difficult to tell about the state of mind of your child by analyzing only one drawing. If you constantly notice something suspicious in the drawings of your favorite kids, then do not postpone this problem for later, but solve it as soon as possible.

Conversations with a psychologist

Test "DRAWING OF THE FAMILY"
(test "My family")

Do you want to look deeper into the soul of a child and understand how he lives, what worries him, what he dreams about, his perception of the world around him, his family and yourself? From the age of 4-5 you can conduct a drawing test "My family". Children perceive the world around them differently than adults. Special children's comprehension causes emotional reactions that are incomprehensible and unacceptable by adults. In the inner world of the child, seemingly incompatible, random are intertwined, fantastic images, their own "theories" are created.

The essence of the test
The child is given a standard sheet of paper, a set of colored pencils (it is better not to give a simple pencil, a pen, an eraser), they ask: "Draw your family." At the same time, there is no need to remind who is part of the family, let him draw as he imagines. If a child asks who to draw, give him complete freedom, let him draw at least animals, anyway, the drawing will be quite informative ... After you finish drawing, ask leading questions: who is drawn where, what family members are doing, who is in what mood, etc.

Before you start drawing

• Track the child's usual mood. This task should not be given after family conflicts, quarrels, shocks. Otherwise, you will receive a situational drawing that matches the mood of the child at the moment.
• Do not stand over the child at the time of the task, but discreetly track the order of the images of characters and objects.
• Do not correct the child while drawing (“you forgot to draw dad”, “draw ears, pens, etc.”)
• Do not discuss the results in front of the child - this test is for you, for your thoughts.
• To get more accurate information, run the test 3-4 times with an interval of several days and identify frequently repeated details in the drawing.
• When “explaining” a drawing, the positive attitude of the “interpreter” is of great importance, it is necessary to connect your imagination and intuition.

There is nothing random in a drawing. After all, a child does not draw objects from nature, but expresses his emotions and experiences. Here are some examples of children's creations.

Picture 1.
In this picture, the child very subtly caught the features of the distribution of family roles. Mom is the head of the family, she has everything big - eyes, nose, and especially her mouth. True, my mother’s eyes are sad, and her heart is covered with a flower, there are no hands, she cannot change anything. Dad in size (in the perception of the child) is much smaller than mom. On the sides of the mother, a 12-year-old brother with standing hair standing on end and a neat, but buttoned-up 6-year-old artist himself of the same height are written out. Only dad likes to listen to mom, he even has ears for this, but children have a persistent unwillingness to hear their parents.

Figure 2.
There is also a family in this picture. A huge house with a lot of empty, uninhabited windows. The artist himself lives behind bars in the attic. “Mom and dad are at work, I'm walking ...” Try to consider the author of the drawing below, next to the car. Isn't it true that the baby feels surprisingly small, insignificant, lonely? The color scheme is also sad: gray prevails and a little green on the car (it's dad sometimes rides it). And the huge "hands" - antennas on the roof, resemble parents standing over the child, who suppress feelings, locking him behind bars of loneliness and anxiety. Seeing such a picture, you immediately understand that the child is ill, he needs help.

Figure 3
And everything is great here! The family is assembled, smiles on their faces, everyone holds out their hands to each other, supporting and helping. The child loves everyone, including himself, a lot of small details, bright colors. The drawing exudes joy and freedom.

RULES OF INTERPRETATION
1. After finishing drawing, ask the child “who is who”, who is doing what.
Clauses like “and I forgot to draw my brother” or “sister didn’t fit” do not matter. If someone from the family is missing in the picture, then this may mean:

Purpose: Identification of the characteristics of the relationship of the child in the family

Methods of "drawing a family"

Methods of "drawing a family"- a group of projective methods for assessing intra-family relations. Based on the analysis and interpretation of drawings. As a rule, it is used in the examination of children.

Drawing techniques are one of the most common among projective tests. The idea to use the technique of drawing to diagnose intra-family relations arose from a number of researchers. a detailed scheme for conducting a survey and interpreting the results was first developed for the “Draw your family” test (W. Wolf, 1947). The experience of applying the drawing technique for these purposes was accumulated in the works of V. Hules (1951-1952).

According to the interpretation scheme according to W. Wolfe, the figure analyzes : a) the sequence of drawing family members, their spatial arrangement, the presence of passes for individual family members; b) differences in the shapes and proportions of individual family members. According to W. Wolf, the sequence of drawing indicates the importance of this family member; the omission of a family member often expresses a desire to get rid of an emotionally unacceptable person. If the size of the depicted figures does not correspond to the real hierarchy, then such perception is attributed to the degree of subjective dominance and significance. V. Wulff also paid attention to the interpretation in the difference in the drawing of individual parts of the body, based on the possibility of experiences associated with their functions.

In the works of V. Hules, interpretative schemes of the “family drawing” methodology were proposed, based on the drawing process itself (the use of colors, crossing out, erasing, doubts, accompanying emotional manifestations, comments).

Further development of the "family drawing" methodology was obtained in the works of L. Korman (1964), R. Burns and S. Kaufman (1972). The instructions for L. Korman's method provide for the task: to draw not a "family" or "your own family", as in the methods of V. Wolfe and V. Hules, but "a family as you imagine it." Thanks to this attitude, it is possible to use a less structured object (stimulus).

When interpreting the result, the authors pay attention to cases when the subject draws a larger or smaller family than it really is. In the drawings according to L. Korman analyze: a) their graphic quality (character of lines, proportions of figures, accuracy, use of space); b) formal structure (dynamic pattern, location of family members); c) content (analysis of the meaning of the picture). In parallel with the traditional conduct of the study (reading and doing the task), special questions are offered that push the subject to discuss the topic of family relations and provide for a direct positive or negative choice, as well as questions that clarify the meaning of the situation drawn by the child.

The most famous option in foreign psychodiagnostics is the “Kinetic Family Pattern”, proposed by R. Burns and S. Kaufman. In it you need to draw each of the family members in action. The interpretation of the material is based on the symbolic interpretation of the depicted relationships, actions, objects.

In Russian psychodiagnostics A.I. Zakharov (1977) developed his own version of the Family Drawing methodology. The methodology consists of two tasks. To complete the first of them, the child needs to draw in "four rooms" located on "two floors", one of the family members, including himself. When interpreting the drawing, attention is drawn to the placement of family members on the floors and to which of them is next to the child (i.e., is emotionally the closest). The second task is the execution of a free-form drawing without any instructions.

In addition to the above methods, there are many more psychodiagnostic methods for identifying family problems. Here are just a few of them:

- "Analysis of family relationships" (DIA) E.G. Eidemiller - designed for parents of teenagers aged 14-18;

- "Test Questionnaire of Parental Attitude" (ORA) by A. Varga and V. Stolin - focused on the study of parental positions (mother or father) in relation to a particular child;

- "Questionnaire of interpersonal diagnosis" T. Leary, R. Lafourzhe - the definition of the psychological atmosphere in the family.

- "Marriage Satisfaction Test Questionnaire" (MSB) by V. Stolin, T. Romanova, G. Butenko.

It is used to study the interpersonal relationship of a child with parents. This technique reflects, first of all, the child's feelings and perception of his place in the family, the child's attitude to the family as a whole and its individual members.

The most productive use of the test "Family Drawing" in senior preschool and primary school age.

For the study, you need a sheet of white paper measuring 15x20 cm or 21x29 cm, six colored pencils (black, red, blue, green, yellow, brown), an eraser.

The child is given the instruction: "Please draw your family." In no case should you explain what the word "family" means. If a child asks what to draw, the psychologist should simply repeat the instructions. Even if he asks a question like: “Do you need to draw a grandmother?” - do not answer the question directly, but rather say: "Draw the way you want." The duration of the task is not limited (in most cases it lasts no more than 35 minutes). When completing a task, the following should be noted in the protocol: a) the sequence of drawing details; b) pauses for more than 15 seconds; c) erasing details; d) spontaneous comments of the child; e) emotional reactions and their connection with the depicted content.

After completing the task, one should strive to get as much information as possible verbally. The following questions are usually asked:

1. Tell me, who is drawn here?

2. Where are they located?

3. What do they do? Who came up with this?

4. Are they fun or bored? Why?

5. Who is the happiest person in the picture? Why?

6. Who is the most miserable among them? Why?

The last two questions provoke the child to openly discuss feelings, which not every child is inclined to do. Therefore, if the child does not answer them or answers formally, you should not insist on an answer. When interviewed, the psychologist should try to find out the meaning of what is drawn: feelings for individual family members, why the child did not draw one of the members (if this happened); what certain details of the picture mean for the child (birds, animals, etc.). At the same time, if possible, direct questions should be avoided, insisting on an answer, as this can cause anxiety, defensive reactions. Projective questions often turn out to be productive (for example: “If a person were drawn instead of a bird, then who would it be?”, “Who would win between your brother and you?”, “Whom will mom call to go with her?”, Etc. .).

After the survey, the child is asked to solve 6 situations: three of them should reveal negative feelings towards family members, three - positive ones.

1. Imagine that you have two tickets to the circus. Who would you invite to come with you?

2. Imagine that your whole family is visiting, but one of you is sick and has to stay at home. Who is he?

3. You build a house out of the designer (cut out a paper dress for a doll) and you are unlucky. Who will you call for help?

4. You have "N" tickets (one less than family members) to an interesting movie. Who will stay at home?

5. Imagine that you are on a desert island. Who would you like to live there with?

6. You received an interesting lotto as a gift. The whole family sat down to play, but you are one person more than necessary. Who won't play?

For interpretation, you also need to know: a) the age of the child under study; b) the composition of his family, the age of brothers and sisters; c) if possible, have information about the behavior of the child in the family, kindergarten or school.

The interpretation of the figure can be conditionally divided into three parts:

1) analysis of the structure of the “Family Drawing»; 2) interpretation of the features of graphic presentations of family members; 3) analysis of the drawing process.

Analysis of the structure of the family pattern and comparison of the composition

drawn and real family

A child experiencing emotional well-being in the family, as a rule, draws a complete family. The distortion of the real composition of the family always deserves close attention, since behind this there is almost always an emotional conflict, dissatisfaction with the family situation. The extreme options are drawings in which: a) people are not depicted at all; b) only people not related to the family are depicted. Such defensive avoidance of the task is extremely rare in children. Behind such reactions most often lie: a) traumatic experiences associated with the family; b) a feeling of rejection, abandonment (therefore, such drawings are relatively frequent in children who have recently come to the boarding school from families); c) autism; d) a sense of insecurity, a high level of anxiety; e) poor contact between the psychologist and the child under study.

In practice, one has to deal with less pronounced deviations from the real composition of the family. Children reduce the composition of the family, "forgetting" to draw those members who are less emotionally attractive to them, with whom conflict relations have developed. Without drawing them, the child, as it were, discharges an unacceptable emotional atmosphere in the family, avoids negative emotions associated with certain people. Most often, there are no brothers or sisters in the drawing, so the child “monopolizes” the missing love and attention of the parents. When asked why this or that family member was not drawn, the answers are, as a rule, defensive: “I didn’t draw because there was no space left”, “He went for a walk”, etc., and sometimes direct: “I didn’t want to – he fights”, “I don’t want him to live with us”, etc.

Of great interest are those drawings in which the child does not draw himself or, instead of the family, draws only himself. In both cases, this indicates the child's lack of a sense of community. The absence of “I” in the picture is more characteristic of children who feel rejection, rejection. the image in the drawing of only "I" can be interpreted in different ways, depending on the context of other characteristics of the drawing. If the presentation of only the “I” is characterized by a positive concentration on drawing oneself (a large number of body details, colors, decorating clothes, a large size of the figure), then this, along with the lack of a sense of community, also indicates a certain egocentricity, hysterical character traits. If the drawing of oneself is characterized by a small size, sketchiness, if a negative emotional background is created in the drawing by other details and colors, then one can assume the presence of a feeling of rejection, abandonment, and sometimes autistic tendencies.

The increase in the composition of the family is also informative. This is due to unmet psychological needs in the family. Drawings of only children can serve as examples - they relatively more often include families of strangers in the drawing. If, in addition to family members, a child of the same age is drawn (cousin, neighbor's daughter, etc.), this is a reflection of the need for equal, cooperative relations; if younger - the desire to take a guarding, parental, leading position in relation to other children (the same information can be given in addition to family members by drawn dogs, cats, etc.).

Location of family members

It indicates some psychological features of relationships in the family.

Family cohesion, drawing family members with joined hands, their unity in common activities are indicators of psychological well-being, the perception of the family's integrativeness, inclusion in the family, except for those cases when the close arrangement of the figures is an attempt by the child to unite, rally the family. Drawings with opposite characteristics (disunity of family members) may indicate a low level of emotional ties.

Psychologically interesting are those drawings in which part of the family is located in one group, and one or more persons are distant. If the child draws himself remotely, this indicates a feeling of exclusion, alienation. In the case of the separation of another family member, one can assume a negative attitude of the child towards him, sometimes judge the threat emanating from him, or his low significance for the child.

The grouping of family members in a drawing sometimes helps to highlight the psychological microstructures of a family, a coalition.

The weakness of positive interpersonal connections is also indicated by the separation of family members by objects, the division of the picture into cells into which family members are distributed.

It is believed that the highest figure in the picture is the character who, according to the child, has the greatest power in the family, although he may be the smallest in linear size. Below all is the one whose power in the family is minimal. The principle of vertical hierarchy also extends to the world of objects.

Analysis of the features of the drawn figures

Features of the graphic representation of individual family members provide valuable information about the emotional attitude of the child to an individual family member, about how the child perceives him, about the “I-image” of the child, his complete identification, etc.

When assessing the emotional relationship of the child to family members, attention should be paid to the following points:

1) number of body parts. Are: head, hair, ears, eyes, pupils, eyelashes, eyebrows, nose, cheeks, mouth, neck, shoulders, arms, palms, fingers, legs, feet;

2) decoration(details of clothing and decorations): hat, collar, tie, bows, pockets, belt, buttons, hairstyle elements, clothing intricacies, jewelry, clothing patterns, etc.;

3) the number of colors used to draw the figure.

As a rule, a good emotional relationship with a person is accompanied by a positive concentration on his drawing, which as a result is reflected in more details of the body, decoration, use of various colors. And vice versa, a negative attitude towards a person leads to a more schematic, incomplete image. Sometimes the omission in the drawing of essential parts of the body (head, arms, legs) can indicate, along with a negative attitude towards him, also aggressive motives towards this person.

The perception of other family members and the “I-image” of the painter can be judged by comparing the sizes of the figures. Children usually draw their mother or father as the largest, which corresponds to reality. However, sometimes the ratio of the sizes of the drawn figures clearly does not correspond to the real ratio of the sizes of family members, since the size of the depicted character or object expresses its subjective significance for the child, i.e. what place does the relationship with this character or object occupy at the moment in the soul of the child. Some children who are the largest or equal in size to their parents draw themselves, which is associated with: a) the child's egocentricity; b) competition for parental love with another parent, in which the child equates himself with the parent of the opposite sex, while excluding or reducing the "competitor". Significantly smaller than other family members, children draw themselves who: a) feel their insignificance, uselessness, etc.; b) requiring guardianship, care from parents. In general, when interpreting the magnitudes of the figures, the psychologist should pay attention only to significant distortions of the figures.

The absolute value of the figures can also be informative. Large, through the West List, figures are drawn by impulsive, self-confident, dominating children. Very small figures are associated with anxiety, a sense of insecurity. If a group of small figures is shown at the top of the sheet, and the large lower part of the sheet is empty, then this indicates that low self-esteem is combined with a high level of claims.

You should also pay attention to the drawing of individual parts of the body, since individual parts of the body are associated with certain areas of activity, they are means of communication, control, movement, etc. Let's analyze the most informative parts of the body.

Hands are the main means of influencing the world, of physically controlling the behavior of other people. If a child draws himself with his arms raised up, with long fingers, then this is often associated with his aggressive desires. Sometimes such drawings are drawn by outwardly calm, complaisant children. It can be assumed that the child feels hostility towards others, but his aggressive impulses are suppressed, or he seeks to compensate for his weakness, wanting to be strong, to dominate others. The latter will be more reliable if, in addition to "aggressive" hands, the child also draws broad shoulders or other attributes, symbols of "masculinity" and strength. Sometimes a child draws all family members with hands, but "forgets" to draw them for himself. If at the same time the child also draws himself disproportionately small, then this may be due to a feeling of powerlessness, his own insignificance in the family, with the feeling that others suppress his activity, overly control him. Interesting drawings in which one of the family members is drawn with long arms, thumbs. Most often, this indicates the child's perception of the aggressiveness of this family member. The more powerful a given character is perceived to be, the larger his hand. The image of a family member without arms at all can have the same meaning - in this way the child limits his activity by symbolic means.

If there are more than five fingers on the hand, then the child feels (or the corresponding character) is more equipped, strong, powerful (if on the left hand, then in the sphere of family relations, if on the right, then in the world outside the family: at school, garden, courtyard, etc.), if less, then weaker than those around them.

Legs perform the function of support in reality and freedom of movement. The larger the area of ​​support at the feet, the more this character is perceived as standing firmly on the ground.

Head- the center of localization of "I", intellectual and perceptual activity; The face is the most important part of the body in the process of communication. Already children from the age of 3 in the drawing necessarily draw the head, some parts of the body. If children older than five years of age (normal intelligence) miss body parts (eyes, mouth) in the drawing, this may indicate serious communication disorders, isolation, autism. If, when drawing, they skip the head, facial features or stroke the entire face, then this is often associated with a conflict relationship with this person, a hostile attitude towards him. It is assumed that the child considers the most "intelligent" member of his family to be the person whom he endowed with the largest head. The facial expressions of the people drawn can also be an indicator of the child's feelings for them. However, it should be remembered that children tend to draw smiling people. Therefore, facial expressions are significant only in cases where they differ from each other. Girls pay more attention to face drawing than boys, depicting more details. Therefore, concentration on face drawing may indicate good gender identification in girls and concern for physical beauty, the desire to compensate for their physical shortcomings, the formation of stereotypes of female behavior - in a boy.

You should know that with age, a person’s drawing is enriched with more and more new details. Each age is characterized by certain details, and their omission in the drawing is associated with the denial of some functions, with a conflict.

Characters with large dilated eyes are perceived by the child as anxious, restless, in need of being rescued. Characters with eyes "dots" or "slits" carry an internal prohibition on crying, an expression of the need for dependence, they are afraid to ask for help. The character with the biggest ears, more than anyone else, must obey those around him. A character depicted without ears at all may ignore what other people say about him.

Neck symbolizes the ability to rational self-control, control of the mind ("head") over feelings ("body"). The character who has a neck in the drawing is able to control his feelings in the perception of the author of the drawing, but who does not have a neck is not able to. If the neck in the picture is long and thin, then in the mind of the person drawing the conflict between the mind and feelings is resolved through self-withdrawal from the world of one's own strong emotions. on the contrary, if the neck is short and thick, then this character has a harmony between the mind and feelings.

distortion as a child, the images of a person walking along the right side of the drawn character reflect the problems of relationships with the world of social norms and those people who express them for the child. Distortions on the left side of the body reflect the problems of relationships with the closest people in the field of emotional attachments. Breaking the contour literally means the permeability of the corresponding locus of the body to external influences, especially if the contours of other parts of the body are drawn without breaking.

Analysis of the drawing process

When analyzing the drawing process, you should pay attention to:

A) the sequence of drawing family members;

B) the sequence of drawing details;

B) erasure

D) return to already drawn objects, details, figures;

E) spontaneous comments.

The interpretation of the drawing process requires the practical experience of a psychologist, his intuition. Often it is this level of analysis that provides the most meaningful, deep, meaningful information, since changes in thought, actualization of feelings, tension, conflicts lie behind the dynamic characteristics of drawing.

The image of the teeth and the emphasis of the mouth are a sign of oral aggression. If a child draws not himself, but another family member in this way, then this is often associated with a feeling of fear, the perceived hostility of this person to the child.

The child first depicts the main or most significant, emotionally close person. Usually it's the mother. The fact that children are the first to draw themselves indicates their egocentrism as an age characteristic. Based on this, the drawing sequence is more informative in cases where the child draws first not himself and not his mother, but another family member. When a child draws his mother last, this is due to a negative attitude towards her.

The sequence of drawing family members can be more reliably interpreted in the context of analyzing the features of the graphic representation of the figures. If the first drawn figure is the largest, but is drawn schematically, not decorated, then such an image indicates the child's perceived significance of this person, strength, dominance in the family, but does not indicate the child's positive feelings towards him. However, if the first figure is carefully drawn and decorated, then one might think that this is the most beloved member of the family, whom the child reveres and wants to be like.

Usually, children, having received the task of drawing a family, begin to draw family members. Some children first draw various objects, the base line, the sun, furniture, etc. and only in the last place they start depicting people. It is believed that such a sequence of task completion is a kind of defensive reaction, with the help of which the child pushes back the task that is unpleasant for him in time. Most often this is observed in children with a dysfunctional family situation, but it can also be the result of a child's poor contact with a psychologist. There is another opinion that if a child’s drawing shows a lot of inanimate objects and few people, then this does not indicate emotionally poor relationships in the family, but about what these emotions are aimed at. Images of a large number of items related to the same activity emphasizes the special significance of this activity for family members. for example, the abundance of upholstered furniture and the presence of adult characters on it means a special value for this family of rest and relaxation.

The return to drawing the same family members, objects, details indicates their significance for the child.

Pauses before drawing certain details, family members are most often associated with conflict relationships and are an external manifestation of an internal contradiction. At an unconscious level, the child, as it were, decides whether or not to draw a person or a detail associated with negative emotions.

Erasure of the drawn, redrawn can be associated with both negative emotions in relation to the drawn family member, and with positive ones. The final result of the drawing is decisive. If erasing and redrawing did not lead to a noticeably better graphic image, one can judge the conflicting attitude of the child towards this person.

Spontaneous comments of the child often clarify the meaning of the content being drawn, give out the most emotionally “charged” places in the drawing. Therefore, they must be listened to carefully. It is possible that they can help guide both questions after drawing and the process of interpretation itself.

** Other researchers recommend using only a simple pencil for drawing (this way the pressure is better visible) and in no case allow the use of an eraser. “If the child considers that his drawing is completely “spoiled,” notes V.K. Losev, - then, as a last resort, offer him another sheet, and then compare the difference between the first drawing and the second ”(Loseva V.K. Draw a family: Diagnostics of family relations. M., 1995).

A new series of drawings was made by schoolchildren of the 1st grade. The girl's drawing indicates good graphic skills, but most importantly, a good, harmonious family. The child depicted himself in the center, between the parents. the colors are chosen bright, however, the gamma is a bit cold. He speaks of a calm nature and the need for a peaceful environment around.

The drawing belongs to a girl with a clear artistic talent. The child is in the center of the picture, between the mother and the teacher, whom she holds by the hand. This indicates a high level of trust in the teacher. The picture shows pets, which the girl perceives as members of the family. The girl's family is depicted as elves and differs in style from the figure of the teacher. This means that the family has its own atmosphere, special, refined, which the girl cherishes. The Pope is shown standing alone and holding a branch of autumn red leaves in his hands. Their color contrasts with the teacher's blue dress. Beautiful harmonious pattern. reflecting the world in the family and in the soul of the child.

Test "My family"

Example 1 Boy, 6 years old.

The boy portrayed himself between his father and brother, mother stands a little further away. Next to her is a beautiful, bright flower. Judging by the size, the brother is more authoritative and more important for the author than mom and, especially, dad, who is depicted on the edge of the sheet and is very small.

The color scheme is bright, sunny, which means that the child perceives his family as harmonious, happy.

On the right, in the future zone, mother and a wonderful flower. Maybe the child hopes for a greater spiritual intimacy with his mother.

There is a lot of red in the picture: anxiety, emotional stress that the child is currently experiencing.

Test "My family"

Example 2 Boy, 6 years old.

The colors used are mainly red, black and brown. Black is the color of depression. Red - aggression. Blue, cold color, used once for the image of the "grandmother's room". The child is standing at the table, there is a rather large distance between him and the rest of the family. This speaks of disunity, the loneliness of the boy in the family. The father is depicted sleeping, the boy, as it were, tried to neutralize him by placing him further away, on the sofa. When asked what black is painted on the head of two family members, he answered: "these are helmets." Apparently, to defend themselves from verbal aggression. At first, the child did not want to draw himself, making the reservation that he was "in his grandmother's room", then he nevertheless drew. This again indicates conflict, both in self-perception and in family relationships. All figures of people are drawn without fingers, which symbolize the ability to interact with people.

The drawing leaves a feeling of anxiety, trouble.

My family

Example 3. Girl, 6 years old.

The first thing that catches your eye - weak graphic skills. A large family of the girl is depicted, she herself is on the right. Between her and the figure of her mother is a tall triangular creature. Upon questioning, it turned out that this is a grasshopper, whose name is Elk. He catches people and takes them to a giant in a hole that eats them. The grasshopper itself is larger than a human and eats cars. Such a "phantom" appeared when drawing an ordinary family.

What does it say? The child feels rejected, unworthy of his family. His face and hands are shaded in black. Hands - abilities. Perhaps the bar of claims set by the parents is too high for the child.

The scary grasshopper is a projection of inner fears. To some extent, these fears are natural: there is a difficult adaptation to the new kindergarten group.

Why a grasshopper? Is it possible that an atavistic fear of insects is dormant in every person?

A happy family

Example 4. Girl, 5 years old.

Lovely drawing of a family. Bright, vibrant colors are pleasing to the eye. All members of the family stand close to each other, the details of the face and body are well drawn, there is solid support under their feet. The house is also solid, with windows for each family member and a door (the handle is visible).

Another me

Example 5 Boy, 6 years old.

Two details are noteworthy: the blue and green faces of the parents, and the figure of the child, who, according to the author, is "different". Where the "family" is located is unknown; garlands hang from above. May be. This is a music hall decorated for the holiday. The child does not identify with the boy in the picture. Maybe because the parents are divorced. The drawn family is perfect when dad and mom are together. But this is not the case, the boy is aware of this, so he draws "another family", where everything is fine.