Quotes
“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.”
Fred Rogers
“Children have always learned and created places for themselves through
play.”
Donna R. Barnes
Growing up the oldest to three sisters play was a
very big part of my life.
Play was my
escape from reality; it was my main source of entertainment. Through play I imitated people, reenacted
events and pretended to go places far, far away.
My sisters fostered my desire to play because they were a big
part of all my play experiences.
They
allowed me to be different characters, relive various events and escape to
far-off places. I feel play today is
very different from play during the time in which I grew up. I feel that when I came up play was viewed
more as a recreation where we had fun rather than gained valuable skills
essential to our development. In
contrast play today is how children learn and develop crucial skills that’s
vital to their development such as social skills, language and communication
skills. Essentially I do feel that we
attain the same skills through play during my era and today it’s just that we
were not aware of the benefits at that time.
It is my wish that young children continue achieve outstanding skills
that are necessary for health development and enjoy themselves while during it.
