Positive Parent-Child Interaction
Many parents work all day. Their children are in school, then need to be shuffled from ballet to kung fu. Dinner doesn't make itself and making sure a child finishes homework can be a daunting task, to say the least. Add in bathing and bedtime rituals and the day is packed. Therefore, it is with great understanding that we suggest families make time to play together. Please, bear with us.
While we assert that free and unstructured play offers benefits that structured play or team sport instances do not, such as creativity, what we find even more beneficial to a child's development is when that free play is accomplished with a parent or guardian. There is something special about the interaction between a child and their parent. Not only does it allow time for bonding and learning about one another, but playing together allows for learning from one another and the opportunity for children to learn specific behaviors from a parent. And sometimes, vice versa!
Thus, with schedules as jam-packed as they are, time families set aside to be together in a playful manner will be all the more meaningful to children.
While we assert that free and unstructured play offers benefits that structured play or team sport instances do not, such as creativity, what we find even more beneficial to a child's development is when that free play is accomplished with a parent or guardian. There is something special about the interaction between a child and their parent. Not only does it allow time for bonding and learning about one another, but playing together allows for learning from one another and the opportunity for children to learn specific behaviors from a parent. And sometimes, vice versa!
Thus, with schedules as jam-packed as they are, time families set aside to be together in a playful manner will be all the more meaningful to children.