19 March 2009

Saying of the WEEK

"What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts."

- Saying by Hannah Arendt -

EVER WONDERED ABOUT...

The IMPORTANCE of            PLAY & MOVEMENT.

Below is an explanation by The National Institute for Play, California, USA:

If you don't understand human movement, you won't really understand yourself or play. If you do, you will reap the benefits of play in your body, personal life and work situations. 

Learning about self movement structures an individual's knowledge of the world - it is a way of knowing, and we actually, through movement and play, think in motion.

For example the play-driven movement of leaping upward is a lesson about gravity as well as one's body. And it lights up the brain and fosters learning. Innovations, flexibility, adaptability, resilience, have their roots in movement.

The play driven pleasures associated with exploratory body movements, rhythmic early speech (moving vocal cords), locomotor and rotational activity - are done for their own sake; pleasurable, and intrinsically playful.

They sculpt the brain, and ready the player for the unexpected and unusual.

REFERENCE:

"Play Science - the Patterns of Play, ", The National Institute for Play (Published online 2006)

http://www.nifplay.org/states_play.html accessed 18 March 2009

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Letter from

The King's School, Robin Hills, Johannesburg

Did you know?

Play is essential for all aspects of child development.

Play facilitates emotional and physical development, and help children to understanding themselves, others and the world.

One of the most important fascists of play is that it facilitates communication between the child and the outer world.  An important and rewarding form of play for young children is to play and laugh with their parents.

Maybe YBIKE can design a BIKE for parents!

Written by Carin Bester

Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in early childhood development.

BA Social Work, MA Clinical Psychology

Contact: 021-4342244/082 4406284

The Health Team, Cape Town.

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