It is possible to call drawing one of hobbies of small children. Many aspects of the children's drawing are considered by psychologists as material for the analysis. One of such aspects is the choice of black color or other dark shades. Children not always are able to explain motives of the acts, and parents begin to panic absolutely in vain. The preference of black color can have absolutely normal reasons.
Black – does not mean gloomy
Children try to make surrounding bright, contrast, to emphasize as much as possible themselves and what they do in this world. Therefore they also choose black color when drawing, they draw usually on a white background – the sheet of paper. If from a set of T-shirts the kid reaches for black, it does not mean that he is depressed, experiences negative emotions or worries in some occasion. Just for his white skin it is the most contrast option too. And with all objects in its environment.
In other case, the choice of the child is caused by logic. Let nursery, but logic. It is possible to ask the kid why he chooses black color, for example, in drawing. Some will answer surprising for adults, but things, typical for children: black paint it is possible to sketch all other colors, and here it already nothing cannot be sketched. It turns out, black color wins against all other colors.
Other option when children organize the whole game from the drawing. The most inconceivable things can disappear in such games after black color. Here such phrases are typical: "And where monkey? The monkey hid after black color!". Really it is possible to think that the player and the joyful kid is suppressed by something?
The choice contrary to an environment
From all others acts against an environment are one more reason of the choice of black color. It can begin with crisis of 3 years when the negativism and denial for the first time appear and to proceed nearly till youth. And such manifestations in general remain with some for the rest of life. Here at children such mechanism of action works: "I will choose that color most of which of all irritates the teacher", "I will take black because it is not pleasant to mom", "Here all will be surprised: all elegant, and I in black!". Sometimes such thoughts result then teenagers in the appearance inherent in nonconformists even if they are not solidary with them on other questions.
Reaction to the events
Children are very dependent on external changes of the world around. Dirt, slush, a rain, naked trees, clouds and wind can quite find reflection in the drawing of the kid. It is no wonder that he suddenly will begin to draw in dirty-brown, gray, black colors. But once the sun looks out and to zasinet to the sky, the kid draws the sun in a corner of a leaf and a bright grass again.
When to begin to worry
Of course, sometimes children use black color and as expression of the relation to the events in family, in kindergarten or at school. If they see aggression of an environment, hear shouts, receive accidental or special blow, suffer mockeries, they can quite have negative thoughts about which they for some reason do not want to tell, but at the same time can express them in drawings. It is necessary to ask the children surrounding it, parents of these children, tutors, teachers and other adults about behavior of the kid when it is not seen by parents. When certain problems come to light, they need to be solved, independently or with specialists psychologists. If everything is quiet, the family lives in love and harmony, with other kids the child is sociable and friendly, so there are no reasons for concern, and it is necessary just to give to the kid the chance to choose those colors which are pleasant to it.