Drawing Analysis

[abuyousef730]

my child (4 years old) draw some shapes (as in the attached photo) represented (1-me, 2- flower, 3- his mother, 4-his grandmother, 5-his aunt, 6- himself, 7-his brother, 8- rain and 9- sun). Is there anything wrong with him?
Please, your answer will be highly appreciated.
Best Regards...

Eng. Mohanad Abdul-Aziz
Iraq

[margypops]

Maybe he has put you seperate because you 4 adults are taller and he and his bro are small ..if he has jealousy issues make sure he gets plenty of attention from you, maybe some one to one time whilst his mom has the little one .good luck I like the picture

[abuyousef730]

Hello.
Thanx for your answers belong to my issue.
I was just worried about my son's strange way in drawing our shapes and bodies without legs and arms!.
I see him a little bit, (because I was working as an executive engineer in a project).
He has a younger brother a year and a half, and jealous of each other a lot.
This is what prompted me to this question. Is there an error in not as I close to him very much?
In fact, I'm confused.
But I thank your answers, because it reassured me a lot and made me comfortable.

[RockRose]

You might want to google DAP (Draw a Person) Test.  Each kid is different - my very bright and achieving son drew people that looked like big blobs,  it was really so odd.

Your son has the unusual way of drawing people - most children his age will draw arms and legs coming directly off the head,  and some his age have learned to draw a body attached to the head with arms and legs coming off the body.  

I'm curious as the others are - what makes you wonder if this is normal?

[AHP84]

The question "Is there anything wrong with him" is rather vague. Are you wondering about something being wrong on an emotional/psychological level, or developmental, or something else?
Based on the picture, I agree with margypops--this looks like a happy child drew a picture of his family with pleasant things going on around everyone.
Developmentally, I do not have any experience to tell you if there is anything "wrong," but it does seem there might be something lacking in his motor skills based on the detail of his picture. When my son was four years old, the pictures he drew of people included recognizable facial features, arms, legs, hair, and sometimes clothing.
However, what your son drew doesn't mean anything is developmentally lacking at all--some people are simply as talented as others at drawing skills.
I really don't know what to tell you based on your original post because I'm not sure what kind of issue is concerning you about your son. Could you provide more details, please?

[tinkerbell1124]

I don't really see anything wrong with it. Maybe that him and his brother feel left out because they are further away from the rest of you. OR it could just be them like being off by themselves to be sneaky.

[margypops]

Sorry what do you mean it looks like a nice drawing from a 4 year old ..am I missing something ?