Creativly Playing Skills

The Playwork Principles (2006) state “All children and young people need to play. The impulse to play is innate”.

Is it Important for a child to play? The obvious answer would be yes but what constitutes play? Free unstructured play? Structured play? What differences do these types of play involve and which is better? The question why should my child play and why can’t they do it alone comes to mind to many parents often or is sometimes not even thought about in their busy lives to keep the child provided for. It is often at the back of our minds that children enjoy themselves while making sure they have everything needed to survive is right at the forefront.

To children, play is just fun. However, playtime is as important to their development as food and good care. Playtime helps children be creative, learn problem-solving skills and learn self-control.  Good, hardy play, which includes running and yelling, is not only fun, but helps children to be physically and mentally healthy.

As a practitioner, we need to acknowledge how important play and leisure activities can be one of the cruel factor of a child’s development; Throughout my experience I have witnessed play to be extremely important to children’s and young people’s wellbeing and development.

If a child has a feeling of control in them and their lives then there confidence and self esteem will be lifted and this will help their behaviour. If a child is given the chance to make their own decisions they will feel important and in charge helping how they act. “Play should empower children, affirm and support their right to make choices, discover their own solutions, to play and develop at their own pace and in their own way.”

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 is to learn and develop in their first few years of life, in order for them to do this, they play (CHETNA). 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 (Ginsburg). 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

There are many factors on how play can affect the child, as Brussoni, Olsen, Pike and Sleet (2012) said children learn about societal roles, norms, and values and develop physical and cognitive competencies, creativity, self-worth and efficacy. When children play it helps them develop the sense of intrinsic interests, how to make decisions, problem solving, following the rules, regulate emotions and maintain and develop peer relationships. If children are restricted from free play then it might potentially lead to lifelong

There are benefits for children who play in organized activites and in creatively activites. Really there is nothing wrong with either one. Many people have there own inpinion but there is no or right answer. What activety would you have your child or children do?

As adults we don't get free-form play, we have organized schedules we don't just get to go and do whatever we want. I as a child wish my parent would have gotten me more involved in sports or anything at that. For example, a child who plays a sport has to be on time to practices and games. There are consequences for being late because there are rules. Which everything in life pretty much does. Verses a child who doesn't have any of that, sure they get to freely express themselves. Go ahead ask yourself how that will help when they grow

Based on relevant reading and personal experience outline the theoretical rationale for play in the development of young children.

In order to understand play and how it may benefit young children we must first be able to define it, however this creates the initial issue. This is due to the fact that the concept of play is disreputably difficult to define (Burghardt 2011). Although despite this we are able to split the concept of play into four various aspects, as described by Linda Rose Krasnor and Debra J. Pepler (1980), positive affect, flexibility, intrinsic movement and nonliterality.

To begin with, playing with kids can benefit yourself and them as well by developing a sense of joy and bond within each other. For many kids, interacting with each other isn’t hard since they’re at a stage where they are developing their skills to communicate among each other and therefore creating supportive bonds. As an adult, I believe that many of my communication skills that I have developed began since the time I was a kid. Going out to the park and communicating with other children helped create a more confident perception of myself and has now allowed me to speak to others and discuss without feeling shyness. Therefore, having the ability to work with children has meant a lot since they are developing skills that will later on help them

Sports may not be all that good for children. Some people might say that sports can cause injury, children won’t get a chance to play if they are not very good, or children may be made fun of for lacking skill in that particular sport. I believe that participating in sports has a much more positive impact on children. Sports can help children’s health approve, help them develop new friends, and can help improve the children’s self confidence.

There are multiple factors in a child’s development. Parents have a responsibility, as well as a privilege, to contribute to every milestone. Most parents stress over physical and mental stages so much so that play-time is ignored. By making decisions that sacrifice play parents hinder their social development. Parents must take action and encourage their youth to play more, before childhood is lost forever.

Play can also improve cognitive development because children can play in a relaxed environment and manner. This allows creativity, exploration, and independence comes into effect. When new things are being discovered, this is an open end learning opportunity. Lastly, play can help with children’s