Benefits of Active Play for Children
Apart from contributing to physical fitness, active play also has a number of good benefits for children. Do not believe? Try to examine the old school games that we often play first. Hide and seek, for example, this game, apart from making children more active, can also train patience because they have to find and find friends who are hiding. While looking for hidden friends, children are also trained to be more sensitive in analyzing the places their friends might choose as hiding places.
It’s proven, right, Ma, that even a simple game like hide and seek can stimulate so many aspects of a child’s development.
Another example is playing ball, a type of active game that is still played by many children today. If played in groups, this game can train cohesiveness and foster a sense of togetherness in achieving a common goal, namely victory. This will make children realize that sometimes they can’t do everything on their own, so they will appreciate the existence of others more.
Seeing the many benefits of playing actively outside, it seems it’s time for you as a parent to start introducing these games to children. Don’t forget to come play, OK, Ma. The excitement of your little one will be doubled when parents come to play with them. This will create a feeling in your little one that his parents are their first trusted friend. Later, this will become a foundation for children to believe more in telling everything they have experienced to their parents rather than their friends.
