WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 05: Children play at a fountain at the Yards Park July 5, 2012 in Washington, DC. A record heat wave has been in the area for more than a week. Weather forecast predicted the hot weather will last through Sunday with possible daily triple-digit temperature. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Emerging evidence shows that ‘letting kids be kids’, i.e. letting them play, is beneficial to their overall development.
UNSTRUCTURED play can be defined as a category of play in which children engage in an open-ended session that does not involve any strategy or reasoning. It is often referred to as just “letting kids be kids”, and is free of any leadership or direction given by a parent, teacher, caregiver or older sibling.
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