For years “Roger Robbie, the Hip Hop Raccoon” understood that people working with families may need to use different ways of communicating with children other than talking.
The Roger Robbie character, created by the late Herb Rogers Jr., and illustrated by the late Robert L. Jefferson, has been used as an alternative communication method in signs, symbols, pictures and electronic communication aids for school age children since 1985.
Writer and Family Safety Advocate Van Stone has worked the hip hop raccoon story into an illustrated and fun way of giving safety information and explanations to children. This helps the children understand better what they have been taught.
“Exploring characters and situations from stories can also help children discuss happy feelings with their experiences,” says Stone. There are storylines and characters from games as well as books featuring Roger Robbie.
Most recently artwork in general has evolved to be like language. And Stone has worked with illustrator Richard Gibson to help show how artwork has become a great way to communicate feelings, relationships and internal family experiences.
Family safety issues have become much more important in 2017 than they used to be. Artwork can become a huge part of family safety.
Art work, just like music, can be used in many ways. These ways include looking at artwork with young people, creating art and drawings together and supporting young people in creating art.
Kids need to spend more time with great art characters that are able to help draw out their personal qualities. Roger Robbie and animal friends are drawn to include a capacity to be playful, creative, fun, real, and emotionally warm.
“The illustrations of Gibson and his ways of working art aren’t just restricted to children and young people,” Stone said. “Adults involved in family safety will also find art by Gibson and animal characters helpful to express their views, concerns, thoughts, feelings and inner experiences through creative means”.
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