How Play Can Boost Brain Power

[Sasha at Parenting.com]

Play is fun, but it's also an important part of learning and development. Here are a few tips from KinderCare® Learning Centers on how to help your kids get the most out of playtime:


-- Place toys on low shelves so kids can make their own choices about what to play with
-- Enhance their play area with mirrors and dress-up clothes that encourage the imagination.
-- Help your child learn personal responsibility by labeling bins and toy shelves and asking them to participate in clean-up.

What are some other playful ways you help your children learn?

[fixthekid]

There are two types of play, structured and unstructured. Both are necessary for all kids.
Unstructured... because this fuels language development, imagination and creativity.
Structured...because by structuring learning through play we are way more likely to capture kids' focused attention, and all the latest brain research will tell you that focused attention is necessary for real learning.
Of course the challenge is knowing how to set this up properly. However, there are brilliant resources coming out now for teachers of all year levels that incorporate a play element.
www.fixthekid.com

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Play With Your Children.. It's The Best Investment You Will Ever Make!

[DadsOnDefense.com]

I've really enjoyed watching my nearly-two-year-old play in the pool this summer. The only frustrating part is the times when he takes toys from other kids. There's just no reasoning with him. I've leared that toddlers don't have the developmental skills to understand sharing...and I've created a blog post to capture my summer of learning. Hope it helps!

http://dadsondefense.blogspot.com/2009/07/you-dont-have-to-teach-your-kids-to.html

[daisyorbs]

I think playtime is beneficial because your child is learning how to interact with others and engage in social interactions! It will shape his and her learning as well as teaching them valuable lessons!

[ishtar]

Good morning! My child recently entered a fantastic online competition and has been sent free books. As you all know books are a great way for children to learn and as a parent I'm always looking for ways to get my child into books, competitions and free giveaways is a great incentive. The age range of the books change each month so there should be a competition available for your child to enter.

The link is posted below. Good luck!

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/children-and-young-people/books/book-of-the-month

[mytem]

Allow your child to build things. Best development tool, IMHO, available and does not require anything special. They learn to plan, think, understand risks, and suffer failure all in a safe environment. They also get a great sense of achievement when they build something they are proud of.

We took our 7 yo daughter to an engineering open house. She built a structure out of newspaper and tape to support a golf ball. She held the record height for about 3 hours - took an older teen to build one higher. Everyone came over to congratulate her and give her high fives. It was one of her best experiences ever. She still mentions it today at 12 yo.

[JenV]

We are a family of readers. We read alone, we read aloud, and out of all that reading, a lot of imaginative play is born. The key is encouraging children to spend most of their time in active activities that engage the brain, rather than passive activities like TV or many video games. I wrote an article about this in more depth at http://www.ehow.com/how_4995608_teach-creative-thinking-children.html.

[Elana Hairston]

Play is fun, but it's also an important part of learning and development. Here are a few tips from KinderCare® Learning Centers on how to help your kids get the most out of playtime:


-- Place toys on low shelves so kids can make their own choices about what to play with
-- Enhance their play area with mirrors and dress-up clothes that encourage the imagination.
-- Help your child learn personal responsibility by labeling bins and toy shelves and asking them to participate in clean-up.

What are some other playful ways you help your children learn?

Most of the time, I'd like to incorporate some lessons while they play.. Just like for instance, whenever they pretend playing house,or she's pretending that she's a cook, I make sure that she recognizes all the toy foods that she have.. Mirror in front, and I even made her a little room where all the beds, the kitchen are children size!


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[Anouk Steffensen]

Hi everyone!!.. I'll be a mom this month and I wanted to thank the administrator of this post as well as the people who have posted helpful comments in this site.. I have read about playing and how it affects the child's growth and brain development and I totally agree on the article.

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I hear there are appropriate types of play for each age group.
do you know anything about that?
I want to be able to understand my kid better...
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