
Ten Things Every Parent Should Know About Play
Date posted: January 11, 2016
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has outlined ten things that parents should know about play. They are:
- Children learn through their play.
- Play is healthy.
- Play reduces stress.
- Play is more than meets the eye.
- Make time for play.
- Play and learning go hand-in-hand.
- Play outside.
- There’s a lot to learn about play.
- Trust your own playful instincts.
- Play is a child’s context for learning.
For more details about these, read the NAEYC article.
What can parents do to support play? Here are some tips from Michigan State University Extension:
For ideas on play activities that support learning, take a look at this year’s Family Literacy Week Let’s Play Together! activity sheets.