| We all know kids love playgrounds. Now,
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| | consequences as adults, and playgrounds
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| research shows that playing on the
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| | are a fun, cost-effective way of ensuring
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| playground can boost brainpower too!
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| | that children receive the recommended
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| Playing has been linked to emotional,
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| | amount of daily physical activity.
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| social, motor and cognitive development.
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| | There are various physical development
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| Playgrounds facilitate the benefits of
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| | opportunities which playgrounds present.
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| pure, spontaneous and active free play.
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| | Tactile panels promote manipulation and
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| Some ways they do it are listed below.
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| | coordination; bridges and ramps promote
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| Play and Free Play
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| | loco motor skills; and slides and swings
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| While we take the playing done by
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| | promote balance and coordination. Monkey
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| children for granted, we seldom ponder
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| | bars and climbing ladders teach children
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| the mechanics of it. There are many ways
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| | fine motor control such as reaching,
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| that children play and they have unique
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| | grasping and releasing. There are also
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| benefits to the child's development.
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| | ample opportunities for jumping, running,
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| Physical play such as running, jumping,
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| | balancing and stretching.
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| dancing promotes physical fitness.
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| | Language Development, Intelligence, and
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| Fantasy play such as dressing up or
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| | Social Skills
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| pretend play expands the mind and
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| | Through play children learn to develop
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| imagination. Young children play in a
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| | their imagination, intelligence and
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| very simple manner, their games and
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| | language. The playground allows children
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| scenarios becoming more complex as they
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| | to safely congregate with their peers and
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| grow and develop.
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| | interact together. The children's
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| Although structured, organized activity
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| | eagerness to create and join in games
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| has its place in a child's day; it is
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| | expands their social and communication
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| really through free, spontaneous play
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| | skills.
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| that a child is able to develop critical
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| | Through the act of creating games and
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| thinking, problem-solving and
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| | inviting each other to play, children
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| imagination. Since most children are
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| | learn societal rules and functioning in a
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| naturally active, they often combine
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| | group setting. Negotiation, cooperation
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| their natural tendency physical activity
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| | and compromise are essential talents
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| with playing. Playgrounds provide an
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| | children must possess in order to feel
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| optimal environment for a child to be
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| | comfortable and as if they belong in
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| active, explore his environment, interact
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| | their group of friends.
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| with his peers and play in his own unique
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| | The children's way of spontaneously
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| style.
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| | creating "games" illustrates how playing
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| Brain Development
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| | on a playground stimulates social and
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| Most of us are aware of recent findings
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| | emotional development. Children, whether
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| that the most crucial period for brain
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| | they know each other or not, will
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| development is under the age of five. We
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| | gravitate towards one another and start a
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| have all probably also heard that "play
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| | game of "tag" or "hide and seek". Or
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| is important for children". There is
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| | perhaps an elaborate fantasy game will be
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| actual science behind that statement! The
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| | created, with the playground structure
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| act of playing stimulates brain
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| | being transformed into a castle and the
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| development and function. Vigorous gross
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| | children being assigned roles of knights,
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| motor activity is also critical for
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| | kings and wizards. In order for the game
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| proper brain development, by creating and
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| | to function smoothly, vital communication
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| establishing vital neural pathways.
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| | must take place, through discussion,
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| Playgrounds help to develop a child's
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| | agreements and the ability to resolve
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| cognitive development, because they
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| | conflicts. A child who can not handle his
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| provide sensory-motor stimuli, which
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| | frustrations, or abide by the invented
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| directly corresponds with the small
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| | "rules" will find himself out of the
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| child's preferred method of learning.
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| | game.
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| Through running, climbing and pretending,
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| | Summary
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| the child is building his brain while
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| | There is more to a child's play than
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| having fun!
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| | meets the eye. Playing is crucial to the
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| Motor-skills
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| | successful development of the brain, body
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| There are reports which suggest that
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| | and intellect. It helps to create neural
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| children which fail to properly develop
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| | pathways that will last the rest of the
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| motor skills by the age 5 will likely
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| | child's life. Playing promotes motor
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| have a hard time developing the essential
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| | development by exploring and expanding
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| skills later on. The best place to gain
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| | the limits of the child's growing body.
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| those skills at an early age seems to be
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| | Finally, through playing with his peers
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| the playground. Toddlers have a chance to
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| | the child learns social, emotional and
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| explore new surroundings and learn new
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| | oral skills.
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| skills, while older children enjoy the
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| | Playground equipment and space provide a
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| challenge of testing their strength and
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| | suitable environment for a young child to
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| trying more difficult pieces of
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| | engage in appropriate developmental play.
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| equipment. Playgrounds provide the space
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| | The fact that it is a fun activity that
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| children need to freely run and expend
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| | most children enjoy will have lasting
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| their energy and advance to the next
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| | positive effects on their overall
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| stage of development. Children who lack
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| | development.
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| physical activity might face health
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