“Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.” ~ Joseph Chilton Pearce
Where Does Spontaneity Go?
Spontaneity is one of the great strengths of little
children; they live in the moment, following their curiosity, darting
here and there, picking things up and putting them down, trying,
exploring, laughing, playing. Play is something that children know how
to do very well…if only adults who have forgotten how can stop
interfering with their freedom to play spontaneously.
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Baby Couch Potatoes
Unhealthy inactivity isn’t just a problem for middle-aged men
anymore. In fact, we appear to be creating baby couch potatoes.
According to the latest survey on children’s physical activity, more than half of preschoolers
are dangerously inactive.
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Play is
Self-Directed Learning
“Children need to explore the world and experiment to really begin to
understand how things work. They need many experiences of rolling down a
hill, rolling a ball down a hill, watching water from a hose run down a
hill, seeing streams run down hill, etc. in order to grasp what gravity
means.”Read more of this article . . .
