The Importance of Play ECE 430 Early Childhood Education Capstone Prof. Sublette Jennifer Bentley November 28‚ 2011 The Importance of Play Play is one aspect that is common in every child’s life. The importance of play for children is huge. It is so much more than a recreational activity for them. Play is essential for children; it contributes to healthy child development cognitively‚ socially‚ and physically (McFadden‚ 2010). Because of this‚ it is vital for parents‚ caregivers‚ and educators
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128 Leah Clark 13 February 2013 L. Bell Importance of Play Have you ever felt frustrated when repeatedly asking your child what they did in preschool today and they constantly; “we just played.” Have you had the chance to observe your child’s class and all you see is your child playing with other children? Or even worse you see your child’s teacher and the only thing he/she seems to be doing is playing as well. You send your child to preschool to learn basics so that they will be ready for
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explore the play provision in which the setting is providing. Strengths and weaknesses will be discussed and ways in which these can be improved; using research from different play pioneers and theorists to help deepen the understanding of provision and how to make sure it is always inclusive and supporting the holistic child’s individual needs. Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive‚ physical‚ social‚ and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers
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Bringing Up a Child Today we often complain about unreasonable and disrespectful behavior from children and teenagers. In the article “Punishment Outcry”‚ published in The Daly Express‚ November 10‚ 1995‚ Richard Lynn and Penelope Leach highlight the arguments for and against physical punishment of children‚ when they misbehave. At the first glance parents are sure that they do everything to their children will succeed in life. But someday we wonder why some families are raising successful children
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Play can be defined in many different ways‚ but the focus in this essay is to define pretend play and how it can be beneficial to various aspects of a child’s development. Psychologists have suggested that there are 4 criteria that an occurrence has to meet in order to be classified generally as play. The first being that the play is being done so for ‘intrinsic motivation’ and isn’t being done for anything bar the enjoyment and stimulation it produces. The second is the ‘nonliterality’ or pretend
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The Importance of Play Play is a child’s work. Play is important for children’s development and for children to learn. Through play‚ children learn about the ever-changing world (Elkind‚ 2003). Teachers and families often view the value of play in different ways. Early childhood teachers say that “play is a child’s work” while parents ask‚ “Did my child just play all day?” The different descriptions of the value and purposes of play add to the dilemma of what and how classroom teachers can
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Creative Play Creative development is provided within settings through role play‚ music‚ dance and messy activities. Creativity can stem to a range of other things to‚ such as problem solving‚ knowledge and understanding of the world‚ Personal social and emotional development and physical development. When creative activities are set out for children they can gain a great deal of satisfaction and it can increase the child’s confidence and self esteem. Children do not necessarily have an end
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Competition is Part of Life and Play is Part of Life Team C BCOM/275 July 8‚ 2013 Stephen Fant It is important to set the foundation of competitiveness in a child at the early stages of their childhood. The reason is because there is no running or hiding from youth competition. They will learn to be competitive from an early age. They will compete from toddlers and forward to compete in the classroom and in youth sports. In the classroom the children will compete against themselves‚ classmates
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WOMEN‚ THEIR OWN WORST ENEMIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TESS ONWUEME ’S GO TELL IT TO WOMEN AND THE REIGN OF WAZOBIA Regina Ode‚ PhD Department of Theatre Arts Benue State Universiry‚ Makurdi Abstract Mythologically‚ most critics see women and their relationship with their spouses and the entire society as a fair description of their status through the ages. Biblical account has it that it was the woman who first tasted the forbidden fruit and also made the man to taste. The woman is
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today we fail to address several issues that need to be addressed. Unfortunately‚ child abuse is one of the major issues that our country is plagued with‚ yet we neglect to bring this to the attention of the entire nation. It is often over looked because everyone has a different view of what exactly defines child abuse. The International Child Abuse Network (ICAN) uses four basis catigories to docunment the child abuse cases. They are: emotional abuse‚ neglect‚ physical abuse‚ and sexual abuse
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