A new paper in the journal Pediatrics summarizes the evidence for letting kids let loose. “Play is not frivolous,” the paper insists, twice. “It is brain building.” The authors — Michael Yogman, Andrew Garner, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff — ask pediatricians to take an active role by writing a “prescription for play” for their young patients in the first two years of life.
Kamenetz, A. (2018, September 10). Five Proven Benefits Of Play. Retrieved January 17, 2019
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- 1 – Build Relationships
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- 6 – Use “Me” Strategies
- 7 – Understand Goals of Misbehavior
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