Discussion for Thursday (10/8) and Monday (10/12)
The American Pediatrics Association put out a clinical paper titled "The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds" extolling the purpose in playing. Physically, emotionally, mentally, academically and relationally, play develops these areas in children. It is essential for children. NYT has a nice summary of this paper.
A Classroom of Monkey Bars and Slides
What exactly does it mean to play anyway? And what can I do as a parent to get my children to play? A parent educator writes this essay to explain this and more.
What is Play?
Consider This:
What kind of play do you remember doing as a child? Did you learn anything new about play from these articles?
Extra:
The Clinical Paper from the American Pediatrics Association:
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds
The American Pediatrics Association put out a clinical paper titled "The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds" extolling the purpose in playing. Physically, emotionally, mentally, academically and relationally, play develops these areas in children. It is essential for children. NYT has a nice summary of this paper.
A Classroom of Monkey Bars and Slides
What exactly does it mean to play anyway? And what can I do as a parent to get my children to play? A parent educator writes this essay to explain this and more.
What is Play?
Consider This:
What kind of play do you remember doing as a child? Did you learn anything new about play from these articles?
Extra:
The Clinical Paper from the American Pediatrics Association:
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds
All Joy and No Fun, by Jennifer Senior Book Discussion
This
week we will discuss the first half (p. 117-144, stop before the section titled "The Irreproachable Mom") of Chapter 4, Concerted Cultivation . Discussion will begin at 9:40 in the morning classes (on Thursday, 9/10 and Monday, 9/14), and
1:00 in the afternoon class
(Thursday, 9/10).
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