Scientific findings on the importance of play for children<\/h2>\n
Abstract:<\/em> While playing, children have the opportunity to process what they have experienced. Children play because they enjoy it and because they are interested in the motive for playing. While playing, children develop their gross and fine motor skills as well as body coordination and balance, all of which are essential for physical activity, good body awareness and confidence in their own abilities.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n Children pay attention to their play partners, because otherwise a game cannot succeed and be fun. When children constantly discover meaning in something in a playful way and re-evaluate and deepen things in the process, they develop logical thinking structures in this way. Children recognize and process feelings while playing. Play is therefore more than just a leisure activity. Source: Prof. Dr. Harald Lange on behalf of the DVSI.<\/em><\/p>\n You can find out more about this topic on the website of Prof. Dr. Harald Lange from the University of W\u00fcrzburg or from the German Toy Industry Association (DVSI).<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n
\nThey immerse themselves in their own world and can thus distance themselves from reality and all its problems for a while.
\nIn addition, families also have the opportunity to strengthen and deepen their relationships with their children through shared leisure activities. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\nWhy do children play?<\/h4>\n
\nEven if playing is primarily an end in itself for children, this activity fulfills at least four functions that are crucial for children’s development: <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\nPlaying for the development of motor skills<\/h3>\n
Play for the development of social behavior<\/h3>\n
\nIn this way, children learn to put themselves in the shoes of others, develop a sense of group dynamics and experience how they can put their own wishes and needs aside in favor of a greater good. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\nPlay for the development of cognitive skills<\/h3>\n
\nSo if you allow children to play undisturbed or create the right environment for them to do so, you indirectly help them to improve their concentration and memory.
\nCertain toys can also be used to promote specific skills such as color perception and number sense. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\nPlaying for emotional consolidation<\/h3>\n
\nThis is usually the first time they learn to deal with successes and failures and acquire empathy. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\nConclusion<\/h3>\n
\nProperly encouraged and applied, it is an ongoing process of holistic, comprehensive skills acquisition. <\/p>\nApplications in practice<\/h2>\n
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