چکیده (انگلیسی):

This study adopted various methods such as qualitative research, observation, interviews, and
document collection to examine the emotional responses, behavior changes, and counseling effects
on a single-parent child in a skipped-generation family before or after a series of painting
activities. The participant was asked to take part in 50-minute sessions twice a week for 8 weeks
(16 unit activities in total). According our research findings, after the painting activities: (1) The
subject in this study exhibited significant improvement in personal relationships, and there was a
positive performance in social interaction, namely, more initiative and willingness to share with
others; (2) The subject became more active in his family activities, and he tended to have more
positive interactions with his grandmother; (3) The subject created significant positive changes in
terms of inherent abilities, learning motivation, self-affirmation, and self development; and (4) The
subject had significant improvement in learning performance in kindergarten; and (5) The
subject’s communication and expression skills were dramatically enhanced. During the painting
projects, the subject did maintain good interactions with researchers and was very pleased to
share more through self-disclosure. Hence, this study will provide conclusions and suggestions in
accordance with these research findings, which can serve as a valuable reference for future
research as well as for any pre-kindergarten teacher who is counseling children living in skippedgeneration families who are more likely to have poor social interactions.