Ever wonder why kids hang on to their teddy bears, binkies, blankies, etc. for so long? Have you ever wondered why they don’t understand a story you’ve told them? Because kids are touchy-feely! Children do not actually understand abstract ideas until around age 8. They will be able to pay lip service to something abstract earlier, but most don’t actually understand the concept until around age 8.
Abstract is not just for art. Abstract means that something is a concept, an idea, something we thought of, something we believe in or know to be a fact, but is not something that can be seen. The results may be seeable, but not the fact itself. Children won’t understand this abstractness about a concept until they’ve learned to understand that an “idea” is a concept.
Think about it. Some great abstracts are God, wind, and charm. You can’t see them. But they’re there, nonetheless. You see the results of God’s power by looking at a sunset, a new calf, or into your child’s eyes. But you can’t SEE God. You can feel the wind, see its gentle or destructive powers, see things being blown about...
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