childhood more play please
Play is an essential part of childhood. It has a wide range of benefits and leads to better development in children. When we reduce play in schools, we are doing a disservice to our children
Play has extensive benefits for children, not just in development but also in social skills and learning.
Play has extensive benefits for children, not just in development but also in social skills and learning. Playing games helps them learn about their environment and other people, as well as themselves, which is why play should be an important part of their daily lives.
Play is an essential part of a child's growth process—the building blocks for future learning. It allows them to explore the world around them, develop social skills and understand how they fit into it all. This can be done through many different mediums: toys or games that require physical interaction (such as board games), role-playing scenarios where kids get to pretend they're someone else (like superheroes), creative activities like drawing pictures or building something out of blocks; anything at all!
It is therefore important that children have more access to play in and out of school hours.
It is therefore important that children have more access to play in and out of school hours. This can be enabled by making adequate provisions for it.
The role of play in learning and development has been well documented. Play is an essential part of childhood as it provides children with opportunities for physical, intellectual and emotional growth. A child’s cognitive development depends on the appropriate stimulation provided by play experiences at home or outside school hours so as not to be inhibited by formal schooling alone.
Play also provides children with opportunities to practise and refine their motor skills, social skills, language development and problem solving abilities. Through play, children can develop important cognitive skills such as memory, attention span and reasoning ability.
This can be enabled by making adequate provisions for it and allocating adequate time for it.
It is important that schools, parents and teachers make adequate provisions for play. Play is a luxury and time is a precious commodity in schools. However, with the right attitude, play can be made a priority.
Play is not just for fun; it is essential for mental and physical health of children.
Play is a natural part of being human and it should be encouraged in school. Play is essential for the development of children’s minds and bodies.
A holistic education also includes developing psychomotor skills, which are essential for later life.
You may already be familiar with the term “psychomotor” or psychomotor skills. They are the ability to perform physical tasks that involve eye-hand coordination, and they develop through play.
Psychomotor development is an important part of childhood and it helps children develop a sense of independence, as well as self-control, problem solving abilities, creative thinking and confidence. These skills will help them in later life when it comes to learning new things or finding solutions for problems. Psychomotor skills can be developed by playing with your child every day.
Playful activities such as throwing balls around outside with friends or older siblings, going swimming together if you live near water (like lakes), riding bikes together on safe paths – these all promote psychomotor development! Playing games like hide & seek where there are rules such as “1 minute per person hiding” helps children develop their cognitive functions too; this means they can improve their memory skills by recalling where everyone was hiding so they know who's next up!
Integrating more play into school will enable children to better interact with each other and develop healthy associations with their peers.
Play is good for social skills:
Children who play together learn to interact with each other in ways that are not possible if they were just sitting and listening to a lecture. Play allows children to practice cooperation, take turns, share, have fun and get along with their peers.
Play is good for emotional development:
When people are involved in play they feel positive emotions like happiness or joy. It helps them develop empathy toward others because they learn how it feels when someone else hurts your feelings by teasing you or making fun of you. This helps them care about what happens around them which makes them more caring adults later on in life when they need those skills at work or home environments where people depend on one another to make the whole system work properly (like families).
Play is an essential part of childhood, and when we reduce it we are doing a disservice to our children.
Play is an essential part of childhood, and when we reduce it we are doing a disservice to our children. Play is important for the development of children in many ways:
Play helps children learn social skills. Play allows young people to practice social interactions with their peers, as well as with adults.
Play allows children to develop psychomotor skills such as hand-eye coordination and motor planning. Through play, young people can learn how to use their bodies effectively so that they can achieve difficult physical feats or solve problems creatively.
Play gives children opportunities to interact with other people around them at school or home; this interaction helps them become more comfortable interacting with others throughout life (such as when speaking in front of an audience).
Conclusion
We hope that this article has helped to clarify some of the misconceptions around play, and given you some ideas on how you can integrate it into your own life. We also encourage you to explore other articles on our site that deal with topics related to children’s play and development, such as this one about why kids need more time outdoors than adults do. In an age where technology is taking over more and more aspects of our lives (including education), it’s important that we remember what it was like growing up without all these distractions—and maybe even find ways to bring them back into our lives!