The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

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The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bond




By Kayvona Brown 

In order to have a fully healthy child development, play must be contributed. It helps the child fully development in it young age cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally. Within this article, Pediatrics, the author deeply express the way play offers an opportunity for parent to engage and created trust with their children. It is explained in various way that the lack of engage play can affect the child's development and future social experience with family and others. The lack of engage play can cause the child to develop feelings of a hurried lifestyle, and think that they have askew changes in family structures. Within this report, Pediatricians worldwide come together to advocate and deeply express the importance of play, and basic needs of security a child needs while growing up. 





The Committee on Communications, The Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child Family Health, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Communications, & American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child Family Health. (2007). The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds. Pediatrics, 119(1), 182-191.

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  1. Marie K.December 31, 2020 at 9:19 PM

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    1. Marie K.January 1, 2021 at 11:26 AM

      It's interesting how the way a person experiences the world can stem from something as seemingly insignificant as play. I look forward to seeing more families acknowledge how important play(ing with each other) is. Especially so due to it's involvement in relationships.

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  2. sophiakJanuary 1, 2021 at 5:53 PM

    From this article, it is proven that the way a person grows decides the path they take on from there. I hope in the future parents will understand the importance of play and how it will affect their child and their future.

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  3. jucelimJanuary 5, 2021 at 6:59 AM

    It’s interesting how parents have an effect on their child’s lives in multiple aspects like this one you mentioned. Hopefully as times go by more people are aware of this information and can help guide their children positively through play.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2021 at 9:07 PM

    i love how this also explains play in adults also and not only kids , explaining that what you are doing as a parent can encourage the child's life

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