It is necessary that teachers and parents guide their children to employ creativity en mass, and frequently. This involves making time in our daily lives to encourage this behavior. It requires more open-ended questions, allowing room for more than one "right" answer. It requires allowing our children more freedoms to pursue their interests, communicating with them often about their ideas and opinions, and genuinely considering these creative thoughts as a means of validation. For this, our children will be more empowered; readily willing to act creatively when problems arise, and more confident in themselves…