As children, we neglected to recognize or comprehend the importance of playing; we just did it because we enjoyed it. When it was time for recess, it was natural to run around the playground, climb the monkey bars and slide down the slide. We didn’t think twice about why we were doing it, it was just a natural instinct. Playing is usually thought of as a fun, recreational activity; however, it plays a significant role in a growing child’s physical and mental health. Playing is so crucial to a developing brain that one study even showed that children who played were 60% less likely to develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. (INSERT CITATION HERE)
When looking back on my playing behavior as a child, I was always incredibly hyper. During my
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I played all kinds of sports such as soccer, kickball, basketball, football and mini golf. I also loved playing playground games such as tag, red rover, manhunt and hide and go seek. I loved the competition. I loved the excitement that came with playing and especially winning. My mother claims that I started becoming a little bossy and always tried to take control. In comparison to the traits described in Play, my play behavior would be classified as "The Kinesthete," "The Competitor," and "The Director." I loved playing through movement (Kinesthete), winning (competitor), and being the leader …show more content…
I played mainly through football, which I was average at, and video games. As I progressed through high school, I was introduced to different activities during football practice that I began to greatly enjoy. First and foremost was lifting weights, which I really focused on during my sophomore year. I was also very focused on football and getting better. These qualities were similar to my play personality in elementary school, specifically as the “kinesthetic” and the “competitor,” however, this time I was playing with greater determination and with a purpose. Once I realized the potential and the opportunities that I had, football became of high priority in my life; all I did was play football and lift to get stronger for football. Even in the off-season, when I wasn’t playing football, I was in the weight room training 6 days a week for football. Come senior year, I was named team captain and my traits of wanting to lead the games as a child translated to my football years, as I would lead my teammates on the football
My small, sweaty palms griped the cold fence as I looked on nervously at my brother’s baseball game. I was waiting for the final out of the game so that I could run onto the field and around the bases as I did after every game. As a young child, my parents were always searching for something to keep me entertained. I was a bubbly child with an endless amount of energy. Being that I was the only girl amongst four boys, I was always electrified in their presence. I wanted to be involved in all their wrestling, running and playing. Being the type of child who loved to play, I would stay outside until I was forced to come in. I would run along the dimly lit street, making up my own games and making new friends. Even when I got older, my energy did not fade. At
What is play? In Oxford dictionary the definition of play is not for practical or serious purpose rather it an activity which is based on one’s engagement for recreation and enjoyment. Being a play designer my definition of play is it helps in developing individuals and growing with others as a part of the community. It It strengths the family, helps in developing friendship and relationship. It increases your leisure skills, self esteem and worth. It acts as a power booster, energies, relaxes you increases emotional, mental and physical development. Psychologists like Jean Piagent, Willian James, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Lev Vygotskv has talked about plays in their research. In which they describe that play is common behavior in humans, they had strong beliefs in how important play was on human development well explained by “Jean Piaget in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development”. Every child grows up playing and thus it plays as important role in developing physical milestone in one’s life. One of the aspects of the development of children is physical development. Some Researcher concluded that physical play helps in building their concentration, learning and motivation. Now the question arises in my mind that what are basic requirement for physical play? From my personal experiences my parents have always focused and encouraged me and my brother to get involved in outdoor and physical activities because somehow from their own life experiences they were convinced by the philosophy of benefit of physical play f...
Each game, my passion grew. Each team, new memories and lifelong friends were made. Sports sometimes make me feel disappointment and at loss; but it taught me to be resilient to a lot of things, like how to thrive under pressure and come out on top. Being the team captain of my high school’s football and lacrosse team showed me how having a big responsibility to bring a group together to work as one is compared to many situations in life. Currently playing varsity football, varsity lacrosse, and track I take great pride in the activities I do. Staying on top of my academics, being duel enrolled at Indian River State College, working three nights a week, and two different sport practices after school each day shaped my character to having a hard work
Numerous sources have concluded that it is a necessity for children to have time to play for countless reasons; this includes the development of their mind and bodies. When observing a young child at the age of 4 on November 1st, 2016 I found information that supported why play was essential to children 's development. When conducting this observation I was unable to participate in the children 's classroom activities, but only allowed to watch and listen. During this observation, we were asked to pick one student to observe for this observation. I chose a student whose name was Wyatt, he demonstrated that play is a crucial part of their learning in terms of mood and interactions.
Ginsburg, K. R. (2006). "The Species of the World. " The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent–Child Bonds. USA: American Academy of Pediatrics.
When Albert Einstein stated that “play is the highest form of research,” I believe that from a child's perspective he could not have been anymore right. Through analyzing the play episodes of a four year old girl named Noelle, I was able to relate my observations to research and theory regarding the development and benefits of play that influence the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children. As children play they learn which helps them to progress and develop their minds and social skills. Play is one of the most influential exercises to progressively develop children.
An Article by Dr. Leong and Dr. Bodrova (2016) stated that play is beneficial to children’s learning especially when it reaches a certain degree of complexity. When they engage in play activities most of their early years, they learn to delay gratification and to prioritize their goals and actions. They also learn to consider the perspectives and needs of other people and to represent things significantly to regulate their behavior and actions in a cautious, intentional way.
I was a pretty normal child. I like to play with friends and family. I would make up what I wanted to do and play house. I also liked to play supermarket. Librarian, and Doctor. I got to be whatever we wanted. It was all pretend though. As, I was watching the video’s for unit six, the video, Tales of Creativity and Play by Tim Brown reminded me of how I used to play. He talked about how we needed trust to play and trust to be creative. That makes sense. I usually only played with family. People how I trust. I played with people around my age. I think that was my trust to be creative, because people around my age would pretend with me. He mentioned exploration and building with your hands. As a child I loved to explore outside and would use my hands to make mud pies and so on. He also mentioned role play. I loved to role play, because I could do anything I wanted. As I grew up I realized it was a lot harder to be a whatever I wanted on the spur of the moment. One thing stuck though. That was my creativity.
Play helps equip children for what life may throw at them. Children are born to be actively engaged and explore the world with their own eyes. Through play children learn what it means to fail in life as well as what it means to accomplish a goal. Play is not only a strategy to keep children entertained in early childhood, but also allows children to learn how to create and work together at an early stage. Children at play has been undervalued by society without realizing that “playfulness is that benign base on which the most valuable worlds of children can be successfully built (Iakov, 2012, p. 25),” meaning that play is a fundamental strategy that assist children to develop experiences for the future. It is very upsetting that society undervalues play without acknowledging that play allows a child to express his sentiments and understand how to deal with emotions. Also, play has the power to teach children about themselves. Specifically, a child will “begin to have an ever-greater influence on perception and understanding of (certain aspects of) the real world and real events- past, present, and future- and begins to define the relation with the real world (Iaakov, 2012, 26).” This demonstrates that just as food helps build the body, play helps a child develop their mind for what lies ahead of them. During the observation at the Jewish center, the three activities done in class demonstrated cognitive and social learning through play and activities.
Childhood play behavior is an important part of every child’s life. Starting in infancy, children begin to explore their world through play. This behavior can serve as an indicator of the child’s cognitive and social development. The research on play and development is a key to helping caregivers understand the importance of childhood play. This paper will focus on the psychological aspects of childhood play behavior and its relation to cognitive development.
A major question that is continuously being researched and observed is whether children’s play is beneficial to children’s development. While many scientists have proved that play is, in fact, helpful in the development of children, I want to research how the different types of play affect children’s development, specifically children that are transitioning from late infancy to toddlerhood. The four different types of play that I will focus on observing is exploratory and manipulative play, functional or relational play, social play routines and pretend play. Furthermore, I would observe the children’s agency during their play and the social structures that can prevent children from playing, thus, resulting in lack of development.
All children play and it is something that most children do because they are having fun, but without realising children are developing and learning skills when they are engaged in play. Play helps stimulate the mind as it is practical and gives children the chance to explore and experience new situations. It can also ensure that children get to think by themselves and be spontaneous as they control their own play. Children get the chance to be creative and imaginative which develops independence for children. Play is vital for child development and helps children develop five main areas of development:
For all living beings play is an instinctive biological disposition, which helps to facilitate and enrich children’s overall development. As well as play being beneficial in assisting individual lives, many theorists as well as researchers have shown play to form a fundamenta...
Children develop normally when they are exposed to different types of play that allow them to express themselves while using their imaginations and being physically active. According to the Center for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness, “Play is child’s work”; this is true because it is a child’s job to learn and develop in their first few years of life, in order for them to do this, they play. Not only is playing a child’s full time job, the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights listed play as a right of every child. Through their full time job of play, the children develop emotionally, socially, physically, and creatively. Children need to participate in child-led play in order to facilitate healthy development of their minds, body, and creativity.
A very wise man; Charles Schaefer, once said “We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.” To begin with, there is no one explanation about what play really is, other than the fact that it holds infinite numbers of definitions according to every single individual. Play is just not a physical body movement involved in an activity, but more than that if you look outside of the box. For centuries, play has been practiced in its own unique way with not only children, but adults as well.