April 26, 2012

The Importance of Play in a Child's Life

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Group games permit children to learn the values of team spirit. It also teaches them to cooperate with other members of the team and create self discipline. This also lets them face negative situation in life and make them strong when they get defeated. Plenty of studies have proved that children playing games which have lots of violence are likely to be more short tempered and aggressive. 

It's true that schooling is like a building block for a childs future. All parents dream for a better career for their childs life. Everybody wishes their child to be doctor, engineer and wishes to see them in high posts. In this cut throat competition children get pressurize with their activities to the extent that they dont get spare time for their own entertainment. Teachers also keep the child busy in the work of the holidays by giving them assignments and home-work. Earlier children used to play with their siblings. So, the children basically got a play surroundings at the home. However, now the time spent by children in playing was less as compared to the past decades. Parents ought to understand that play is an important activity and they ought to not deprive their child from this chance. 

It is the duty of the parents to find out whether the child knows the difference between fantasy and reality. When this issue is not uprooted in the preliminary stages then it can take ugly turn in childs life and they will start presuming that actual life is also like the games which they play. It will have a negative impact on children mind because inappropriate games will impart wrong set of values in them. Through play children create essential life skills; they also learn how to interact with their peers and adults. It is through play that children create essential life skills; they learn how to interact with their peers and with adults. 

There's sure benefits that child get after playing. These benefits are given below: 

1. Creates joy, intimacy, self-esteem and mastery not based on other's loss of esteem 

2. Reduces fear, anxiety, stress, irritability 

3. Improves emotional flexibility and openness 

4. Increases calmness, resilience and adaptability and ability to deal with surprise and alter 

5. Decreases tactile defensiveness 

6. Healing system for hurts 

8. Increases empathy, compassion, and sharing 

7. Enhances feelings of acceptance of difference 

9. Creates options and choices 

10. Models relationships based on inclusion than exclusion 

11. Alternative to aggressor-victim model of relationships 

12. Decreases revenge and require for self defense 

13. Improves touch and nonverbal socialization skills 

14. Increases attention and attachment capacities 

15. Positive emotions increase the efficiency of immune, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems 

16. Decreases stress, fatigue, injury, and depression 

17. Integrates sensor motor, kinesthetic and emotional responses 

In conclusion every child ought to be allowed to play as they learn so plenty of skills from playing, and from defeating. Play is essential for every childs development as it make them well balanced grown up and prepare with all the essential life skills needed.

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