Here are nine benefits of play for children according to the book 'Games Sense Therapy for Infants and Young Children', written by psychologist Effiana Yuriastien and his friends:
A. Understand themselves and develop self-esteem
When playing, children will make choices. They must choose what to play. Children also choose where and with whom they play.
All the options that will help them build a picture of themselves and make themselves feel in control. Game of cutting the paper, adjust the location or color the instance can be done in various forms. There are no restrictions to be followed.
Identity and self-confidence can flourish without fear to lose or fail. By the time the child becomes more mature and identity has been formed to better, they will be more able to face the challenge of the game is structured, aims and more restricted by the rules.
2. Discover what they can do and develop confidence.
The game encourages the development of skills, physical, social and intellectual. For example, the development of social skills can be seen from the way children approach and shared with others, to compromise and negotiate.
If the child fails during a game, it will help them deal with failure in the real sense and manage it when they really should be responsible.
3. Train child mental
When playing, children imagine and coming up with ideas that are stored inside. Children express knowledge that he possessed at the same time acquire new knowledge.
Parents will be able to get to know a child by watching while playing. In fact, the passing game (especially pretend play) parents may also find the impressions and expectations of children against parents and family.
4. Enhance creativity and deliver the child from the stress
Creativity will flourish through the game. Original ideas that will come out of their minds, though sometimes felt abstract for parents.
Play also helps children to escape from the stresses of everyday life. Stress in children is usually caused by a boring daily routine.
5. Develop patterns of child socialization and emotional
In play, children learn about socialization. Children learn the value of personal success when it managed to enter a group. When the child plays the role of 'good' and 'evil', it makes them rich in emotional experience. Children will understand the feelings of fear and rejection associated from the situation he faces.
6. Motor train and hone the analysis of children
Through play, children can learn a lot of gal. Of which train the ability to balance between fine and gross motor skills. This greatly affects the psychological development.
The game will allow children to learn to deal with personal life situations as well as solve the problem. Children will try to analyze and understand the issues contained in each game.
7. Distribution for the needs and wishes of children
Needs and desires which can not be met by other means, can often be filled with play. Children who are not able to achieve a leading role in real life, may be get wish fulfillment with a military leader during play.
8. Moral standards
Although children learn at home and school about what is considered good and bad by the group, there is no coercion in addition to the moral standards of the nursery.
9. Developing a child's right brain
Aspects of play have fun and an opportunity to test her abilities to deal with peers and develop a realistic sense of himself. That way, the play gives children the opportunity to develop the right brain, which may be less honed skills at school and at home.
Note: Give praise to the child by using positive words and can be spirit of doing things better. Example, when children are asked to take a red marker, start with the word 'please'. If the child had picked it up, give praise and say thank you.
Likewise, when he did not manage to find it, say the positive words that do not break his spirit. Fixed thank for his efforts result. For example, "Thank ya sister had to find the marker. Marker is near the younger picture book."
