Hyndman On Play

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

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.

One of the main, and most controversial topics discussed in a child’s development is, nature vs. nurture. Nature pertains to genetic influences that a child has inherited from their parents, such as traits, abilities, and capacities. For instance, what color eyes the child may have, how athletic they may be, and even their brain development. Whereas nurture, refers to the environment the child is raised in and how this shapes their behaviors. Such factors can include, the family’s socio-economic status, schooling, parental discipline, as well as whether the child is provided with enough resources. When it comes to nature or nurture having a stronger influence then the other, the answer is both, nature and nurture, influence the outcome of the child. This idea that both nature and nurture, play a part in how the child will develop, is known as the nature-nurture continuum.

Play is inevitable when it comes to children. Given the right environment and objects (of any sort), children will find a way to play. Jarvis, et al state that educators must offer inspiring, playful environments which include hands-on activities and interesting resources. This will empower children to educate themselves (2009). Along the same line, Wood and Attfield consider that an environment inclusive of varied resources will provide room for growth in their learning and will support the child’s “creativity, inventiveness and originally” (2005, p.231).

The Early Years Learning Framework relates the importance of play to notions of belonging, being and becoming. It states that children make sense of their social worlds through playing with others (DEEWR, 2009). Article 13 of the UN Convention reads that every child has the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child (Connor, 2010). It is important to note that play has multiple approaches and that children’s play varies greatly according to culture, interests,

The nature vs. nurture debate has been a debate that has lasted through the ages about what the effects of biology as well as social influences has on a person and their behavior. The “nature” side of the debate argues that people are genetically predetermined to behave and react to situations in a certain way. The “nurture” side of the debate argues that our participation in social life is the most important factor in determining who we are and how we behave. Each side of this debate has very good points to argue its validity, making hard to decide whether a person's development is predisposed in their DNA, or a majority of it is influenced by life experiences and their environment. Today, we know that both nature and nurture play important

Unfortunately, keeping children away from playgrounds is increasing around the schools and within the community’s .Some off the problems are parents themselves. Because they think increasing homework’s and schooling more value than children to play. Another problems is that all the activities, such as sport in school or outside the schools are all under adult directed. This kind of control to the child is like putting a leash on the dog. When the doge in on the least, it must be under a person’s control at all times. Paly is natural and its one of the crucial element for human development. When paly is not free, risky, and fun, it affect the child’s physical, mental, emotion, empathy, and cognitive

A debate between psychologist, scientists and philosopher thinkers on the spectrum of ‘nature vs. nurture’ arose concerning human development. In the nature versus nurture debate, the term "nature" refers to the genes we inherit while the term "nurture" refers to our outside environment (Nature vs. Nurture: Twin and Adoption Studies). This debate of ‘nature vs. nurture’ has existed for centuries and up to now it is still a topic of major discussion although at present time. Human development is the scientific study of age-related changes in behavior, thinking, emotions and personality (Boyd & Bee, 2005). In order to understand cognitive, emotional, physical, social and educational growth that everyone experiences from

Psychologists have been debating over whether or not the primary source of development of a child is from nature (genes) or by nurture (environment). I believe that development is influenced by nurture. There are many factors that contribute to the reasons why nurture affects the overall development of a child. One of the factors includes, the culture or type of society that the child is in. A person grows up influenced by other people around them and the social norms that society follows. For example, everyone walks on the right side of a sidewalk or hallway. This is a social norm that is formed in our society. A child will follow this norm without being told to do so. Societal principles have impacted our cognitive development. The sociocultural

The influence of one’s environment versus the influence of one’s parents and home life may not seem to be much of importance to the average individual. Prior to learning more about human psychological development, I too was guilty of not seeing the importance behind the influences effecting an individual. Both nature and nurture seem to have some relevance of importance; however, when taking a step back and looking at the entire picture, one seems to outweigh the other.

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However to back this argument up the likes of the professional theorist Jean Piaget expressed his view in that play is extremely important and vital and that it is children 's work. Moving on to something equally important which is access to a rich and stimulating environment, this will help the children 's learning by having an environment which is stimulating as they will have time to learn and play. For example this could mean for a child who lives in a rural area such as a block of flats this is going to have an impact on their play and learning as they are not having the same opportunity as other children who have a lot of outside area which enables them to run freely these children having this opportunity are also having an impact but a more positive impact as they are getting the opportunity to explore and investigate and enhance their fine and gross motor skills. By having a large area to play it enables the children to socialize and learn while playing. However it is also important that as a practitioner we think of children who have and need ALN - Additional Learning Needs. This leads me on to my next key point which is Equal entitlement, this links to UNCRC article 31 all children are entitled to experience play. Within the setting they should make sure that all children are able to

Two different ideas, one historic debate: is an individual’s development completely based upon their biological makeup? Or, is development based upon the individual’s environmental influences? These questions define nature vs. nurture. Historically, nature vs. nurture created a controversy. Researchers and scientists focused on either nature or nurture in development. However, the solid line drawn between nature and nurture has recently been erased. It is now known that, “both nature and nurture are essential to all aspects of behavior” and it is important to explore how nature and nurture, “influence each other to fashion the behaviors we see in children and eventually in adults” (Bukatko & Daehler, 2012, p.7).

Modern-day, stresses and nerves – and, it ought to be said, an open-air world which truly is less youngster amicable than ever before – has prompted a hazard opposed a culture that discovers expression in oppressive well-being and security arrangements which neglect to measure the advantages of a given movement against the dangers included. Suppliers of kids' play areas, in a similar manner as numerous open administrations, are in dread in case of even minor scratches. So they progressively blunder in favour of alert, putting intensely in effect retaining surfaces and gear that thoroughly meets well-being gauges yet regularly needs genuine play value.Free and unstructured play in the outside lifts critical thinking abilities, centre and self-restraint. Socially, it enhances participation, adaptability, and mindfulness. Enthusiastic advantages incorporate diminished animosity and expanded happiness.Children will be more quick-witted, better ready to coexist with others, more beneficial and more joyful when they have normal open doors for nothing and unstructured play in the out-of-entryways. In a current study a third of kids believed that there was a leaf that can soothe a nettle sting; as per the review, more than seventy-percent of the youngsters that participated in the research have never climbed a tree. Abominable! Ask anybody more than forty to relate to you their most loved recollections of adolescence play, and few will be inside. Less still will include a grown-up.

Vygotsky acknowledged that biological factors play a role in development. Children bring certain characteristics and the disposition to the situation they encounter, and their responses to those situations vary accordingly. Furthermore, children behaviour, which are influenced by in part of inherited traits, affect the particular experiences that they have (Vygotsky, 1997). Vygotsky primary focus was on the role of nurture,