Support, not direct: Why guided play is more effective than free play


Parents should also make full use of everyday routine and turn it into playful learning opportunity. — Photos: 123rf.com

CHILD psychologists have long known that play is essential for children’s cognitive development because it boosts their social, physical and emotional skills.

But at the beginning of the century, specialists repeatedly sounded the alarm that ‘play is under siege’ for US children. Kids were playing less, and – it was feared – with a lesser quality.

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