The Importance of Play

• Through play children are able to express their feelings and thoughts more easily.
• Play children is the best method to use with children having difficulty dealing with life at home or at school. 
• Play is essential for a child's development and for learning life skills. 
• Play helps your child your child learn social and motor skills and cognitive thinking. 
• Play is needed for healthy development for your child. Play helps with the development by stimulating the brain through the formation of connections between nerve cells. 
• Children gain knowledge through play. They learn to thing, remember, and solve problems. 
• Play gives children the opportunity to test their beliefs about the world. 
• Children develop a sense of self, learn to interact with other children, how to make friends, and the importance of role-playing. 
• Playtime provides opportunities for the parent and child to confront and resolve individual differences, as well as family related concerns and issues. 
• Play allows a child to learn the skills of negotiation, problem solving, sharing, and working within groups.