Child play is very essential for brain, physical, and social development. It does not matter whether the child plays independently, with other children, or with a parent. Play helps build stronger relationships and teaches young children necessary life skills. They can learn how to work together, negotiate, and resolve conflicts while playing. Playing especially helps with language development involving the amount and frequency of language used. The exposure of television has an opposite effect that playing has. Television leads to the decreased amount and frequency of language spoken by parents with their kids. A study found in JAMA Pediatrics, had researchers test kids on the impact of using electronic toys versus non-electronic toys for children to play with. The researchers found that when playing with electronic toys, children had a decreased amount and frequency of language used between children and parents. That being said if children continue to play with electronic toys they will decrease the quantity and quality of the language they speaks. In my opinion it is much better to use and rely on traditional toys rather than the new electronic toys. Next time you go purchasing toys for children to play with consider buying traditional non-electronic toys including blocks, puzzles, dolls, train sets, etc. Playing with toys is essential in order to help children develop learning skills, language and communication in order to develop.
Reference
Moreno, M. (2016). Supporting Child Play. JAMA Pediatrics, 170(2), 184.
This relates a little to Kyra's article, and how technology for kids is normal now. Yet it hurt kids and how they function with other people. Play is very important for kids, yet it means playing and interacting with other kids the same age, not playing an app on their I-something. Basically and everyone seems too agree, technology is "hurting" the generations of children who grew up with it.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad because today most parents rely on electronics to keep their child busy rather than reading them a book or giving them a puzzle. My article shared that 96% of children are using technology before their first birthday. Parents need to take away the electronics for proper development.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this article! I do believe that technology has taken over our society. Too many young children are using technology as a way to communicate and interact with others, its okay sometimes but it should not be the only way. Most children today know how to use an ipad before being able to read a book and that is just sad.
ReplyDeletei really like this article i think it is interesting. i think that is great that playing helps with language development involving the amount and frequency of language there learning
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