It’s so important for children to play. Modern life demands so much of children with schedules, appointments, meetings, responsibilities and routines given so much focus. But play is essential to growth and learning, allowing children to develop social skills, emotional intelligence and the processing of the world around them in a healthy way. Children who play are happier, more outgoing and tend to perform better academically too. Imagination and creativity are built up, and these are vital skills to have in today’s fast paced and rapidly developing world.
Play isn’t just a hobby or a frivolous pastime. For example, studies have shown that while children are playing with blocks, 88% of the time they are engaged in mathematics like counting. The neurological implications of a child without play are serious, as the brain develops too. There are many different types of play and each one has something different to teach. In this infographic we look a little closer at those varying types and what the benefits are for the child.
