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If you want your kid to get a good job, let them play more

By: Gary Yorke Posted on: April 17, 2018 12:18 am

“According to experts who study such things, play has a technical definition with certain criteria that must be met. Kenneth Rubin, a professor human development at the University of Maryland, and his colleagues, say play should be “intrinsically motivated,” rather than imposed by parents; pleasurable; actively engaging; and operate outside of life’s many rules. (Naptime be damned, we are flying to Mars on a purple unicorn!)

Researchers have identified various categories of play—physical, constructive, imaginative, dramatic, and games with rules—all of which help children develop in three domains: physically, socially and emotionally and cognitively:

  • Imaginative play
  • Building with blocks or cardboard
  • Chasing, hiding, jumping and wrestling
  • Dramatic play…”

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