By Sarah Farquhar
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Are you a bad parent or teacher if you give a child a colouring-in book or templates to trace and colour in?

Back in the 80s and 90s the use of colouring-in books was debated amongst early childhood professionals. Let children draw, let children paint freely - and don't role model was the strong belief.

Is there still a place for children using colouring-in books - when and why?  Or should they be banned and should parents be discouraged from buying such books and allowing children to practice colouring in within lines?  Maybe we should re-visit the use of colouring-in books, discuss this, debate this, and consider the pros and cons.

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