Learning - Early Ed. | 3-18 yrs
Playtime In Early Childhood
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Who doesn’t like to play? Playing games has been an integral part of all our lives since we were little children. It helps us unwind and relax. For kids, it helps improve their social, cognitive and motor skills, among others. The famous American author, Joseph Chilton Pearce, once said, “Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.” So, why not encourage your child to go out and play and unleash his intelligence? This will not only help him in his academics, but also in all aspects of his life.
With TV, smartphones and video games for distraction, how do we get our lazy children to involve themselves in play? The answer is to set an example yourself! According to an article titled, How your child benefits from play, published in BabyCenter, “The best way to get your child moving is to set a good example. This starts at home by engaging in physical activities rather than sedentary ones such as watching TV. Indoors, you can play hide-and-seek, toss beanbags, or play some danceable music. Outdoors, build a castle in the sandbox, kick a soccer ball back and forth, ride your bike/tricycle together.”
So, what are you waiting for? Go on and encourage your children to play!
To know more about the importance of playtime in early childhood and how you can encourage your child to go out and play, go through the ClipBooks below – a collection of top links from across the web.
Children Require Play For Healthy Development
Research shows that 75% of brain development occurs after birth. The activities engaged in by children both stimulate and influence the pattern of the connections made between the nerve cells. This process influences the development of fine and gr...
Free Play In Early Childhood
Here's some comprehensive information on several aspects of play and its importance for children. The article covers many grounds such as the different perspectives on play, its relationship to culture and gender, and the role of an adult amid oth...
Purpose Of Play
In the social domain, free play allows for the development of cooperation, sharing and language acquisition. When children create and participate in games of their own choosing, they learn how to resolve conflicts and develop respect for rules and...
Children Need Less Classtime And More Playtime
It seems counter-intuitive to think that less classroom time and more outdoor play would lead to a better education for children. But longer time on task doesn’t equate to better results, only greater burnout. For years, educators have tried diffe...
The Cognitive Benefits Of Play
Play appears to have positive effects on the brain and on a child’s ability to learn. In fact, play may function as an important, if not crucial, mode for learning. Here's a look at how play influences the cognitive development of children.
Importance Of Unstructured Play
Unstructured play occurs when children create their own activities without adult guidance. Parents, teachers, and caregivers can help to encourage unstructured play by simply allowing plenty of opportunities for kids to play on their own.So often,...
Benefits Of Structured Play For Growing Children
Structured playtime refers to the times that children are led in playing with a desired outcome in mind, such as when playtime is used to reach a specific goal in gymnastics. Structured playtime helps children learn goal-oriented tasks or life ski...
Experts: Lack Of Playtime Is Hurting Children
Diminished time to play freely with other children is producing a generation of socially inept young people and is a factor behind high rates of youth obesity, anxiety, attention-deficit disorder and depression.
The Rise In Children's Mental Disorders
Rates of depression and anxiety among young people in America have been increasing steadily for the past 50 to 70 years. Today, by at least some estimates, five to eight times as many high school and college students meet the criteria for diagnosi...
