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The Importance of Children
Playing
by Lisa Dunning, MA, MFT
You can learn a lot by watching
children playing. There is no greater sight than to see children pretending
to be superheroes or digging for treasure in a sandbox. To hear the
laughter and see a child's excitement can bring a smile to any adult's
face. An important part of a child's development is through play. A
child's problem solving skills are developed through play. Children are
able to work on relationships, build self-esteem and decrease their
anger. In the course of a child's life adults usually teach children,
but on the playground children can teach adults how to have fun.
Unfortunately, some children had to
grow up so fast that they never had the experience of play. When this
happens, they often miss out on a healthy part of their development.
These children often grow up to be adults who are more angry and
depressed.
Whether you are an adult who missed
out on play as a child or an adult who lost site of the importance of
play, take the time out of your busy day to watch children playing. By
watching children play we can regain some of that fun, enabling us to
see how carefree and fun life should be.
To incorporate play in your life,
think back to your childhood.
 | What did you do for fun? |
| Did you experience play or
did you observe children
playing? |
| Ask yourself how you can
bring play into your adult life? |
If you are having difficulty in your
life and are in need of a break just take the time out of your busy,
unrelenting day to watch children play. If you feel comfortable doing
so, join in the fun. The stresses and strains of your daily life will
just slip away.
Any of these articles by
Lisa Dunning, Family Therapist may be re-published in hardcopy
(magazines, newsletters or newspapers) or electronic format in websites,
ezines or electronic newsletters provided the following resource box is included at the end of the article with a
link to the URL
| Lisa Dunning is a
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Specializing in
Parent/Child Relationship issues, the author of "Good
Parents Bad Parenting: How To Parent Together When Your
Parenting Styles Are Worlds Apart" and the host of her own
radio show, "Life Support". She provides marriage, divorce and parenting
phone
sessions to clientele across the United States and Canada and provides expert
parenting advice to newspaper & magazine columnists. To learn
more about Lisa Dunning visit her website at http://www.LisaDunningMFT.com. |
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