Child Development
Waking Up To Play
Anne Donato/Oakland University – doctoral program/Early Childhood Education
By its very nature, play makes us think of something easy. Fun. Happy. Something that comes naturally to all of us, a choice that brings us joy. And while many of these ideas are true, as parents of small children we can often forget the influence that our parenting works into our children’s play experiences.
When our children are small, they rely on us for everything, from food and shelter to healthcare and clothing needs. All of the basics. And one of the most essential of these basics is the choice we make in creating play experiences for our children. We control this part of their lives, too. We decide the toys they will have, where they will play, when they will play, who they will play with, how long they get to play, whether we will let them play alone or include us, and the list goes on. And while these daily choices seem trivial at times, they are, in fact, pivotal to a child’s development.
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