July 22nd, 2008
Boost Your Child s Brainpower by Simply Letting Them Spend More Time on a Playground
We all know kids love playgrounds. Now, research
shows that playing on the playground can boost brainpower too! Playing
has been linked to emotional, social, motor and cognitive development.
Playgrounds facilitate the benefits of pure, spontaneous and active
free play. Some ways they do it are listed below.
Play and Free Play
While
we take the playing done by children for granted, we seldom ponder the
mechanics of it. There are many ways that children play and they have
unique benefits to the child’s development. Physical play such as
running, jumping, dancing promotes physical fitness. Fantasy play such
as dressing up or pretend play expands the mind and imagination. Young
children play in a very simple manner, their games and scenarios
becoming more complex as they grow and develop.