“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play
than in a year of conversation”-Plato
“Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning”-Diane
Ackerman
Play and its
Importance
The role of play during my childhood was extremely important
and was something that I looked forward to everyday as a child. Play was
encouraged by my family members and teachers as well because we went outside
everyday when it wasn’t raining or to cold. My mother would take us to the park
during the summer and brought us different items to play with outside. I use to
cry if I couldn’t go outside and play with friends.
I feel that play today is totally different than it was when
I was growing up. Today children don’t like going outside they rather stay
inside and play video games. Children today have health problems due to not
being active outside and when I was growing up you never heard of a child not
wanting to be outside.
Although I am grown I still enjoy going outside when I’m
free because sitting in the house all is not me. Although I have more responsibility
as an adult I find time to enjoy outside with my child even if it’s just
sitting outside enjoying the breeze.
Brittany,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post. It sounds asif your upbringing had a very positive influence on who you are as an adult. I believe that the digital age is here to stay and for the most part love it, I can Skype with my children and grands when I am unable to travel. However, I agree with you 100% on how sad it is to hear a child complian about going outside. It does seem to be a constant battle trying to keep parents informed of the balance of good old fashioned outside play and the digital age.
Jenn
Hi Brittany! I totally agree with you that children now days do not like to go outside. When I was a child we stayed outside all day long, and we knew that when the street lights came on it was time to go in the house, take a bath and go to bed.
ReplyDeleteBrittany,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, children today would rather stay inside then go out which is so sad. I remember being so upset when it got dark out because that meant we had to go home! Outside play brings back the best memories for me. I still love to be outside. Thanks for the great post