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Benefits of Play
Sources:
Brain Rules by John Medina
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds
by American Academy of Pediatrics
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Play and Academic Success
"children’s cognitive capacity is enhanced by a clear-cut and significant change in activity."
"Play is integral to the academic environment.It has been shown to help children adjust to the school setting and even to enhance children’s learning readiness, learning behaviors, and problem-solving skills."
Play and Attention
"Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive, and emotional strength."
Play helps children
develop healthy peer relations
The brain needs a break!
- work in groups
- share
- negotiate
- resolve conflicts
- learn self-advocacy skills
Brain biology:
- brings glucose to the brain for energy and oxygen
- soaks up the toxic electrons stimulates the protein that keeps neurons conencted
Benefits of...
Play helps with brain development
"Play and unscheduled time that allow for peer interactions are important components of social-emotional learning."
Physical Activity:
Increases Attention
Builds higher self-esteem
Decreases anxiety and depression
Creates less disruptive behavior
To remain focused and attentive, brains need time to move.
"Brains remember the emotional component of an experience better than any other."
photo (cc) Malte Sörensen @ flickr