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The importance of play for the child: Let him play and do not exaggerate the obsession with cleanliness:

 

The importance of play for the child: Let him play and do not exaggerate the obsession with cleanliness:


Hello to all dear visitors to my child’s world, many mothers warn their children against playing in order to maintain the cleanliness of the house and the cleanliness of the house, and many mothers are even forced to make their children go outside the house to play, but inside the house they remain silent and calm in order to preserve the artistic masterpieces inside the house, or they invite them to play, but in all calmness. Without movement or noise, so as not to get their clothes dirty. In this article, we will learn about the importance of play in a child’s life.


But do you know how important play is for children??

Simply put, play is understanding the rules of life for a child. We advise you to learn about the importance of play for children, then we ask you to let your children play and do not care first about the cleanliness of the house.

So why not get the house a little dirty, but children learn a lot, so which is better and more expensive to you: home furnishings or building the minds of our children? Let's wake up, mothers.

  • For a child, playing is an expression or release of physical and psychological energy, and this is his only way to grow.
  • By playing, the child learns about colors and hand movements, develops his senses such as sight and touch, and recognizes rough and soft texture. If the child does not play, the brain will not develop well.
  • The more a child plays, the faster he grows.
  • Imaginative play helps develop a child’s intelligence when he imagines that he is Superman or imagines that he is a teacher or a spaceman. Imagination is evidence that the child uses more than just logic in his brain, which contributes to his natural development.
  • Playing with our children also strengthens our relationship with our children, and we can use playtime to add information and behavioral rules to the child that will benefit him and learn them quickly and more carefully than at any other time.
  • By playing, the child releases any negative energy that causes him psychological pressure, which is called play therapy.
  • Play makes the child talk about his feelings, even if he is unable to express them verbally, so you will find him talking kinesthetically by playing about his feelings.
  • By playing, we can discover the child’s character: whether he is polite, violent and aggressive, or exceeds his limits with others.
  • By playing, we also discover the child’s inclinations, whether he likes drawing, music, or handicrafts.
  • By playing, we can teach the child order and arrangement, and to collect his toys after he finishes playing.
  • Play with your children and let your children imitate you. Be a good role model for them and teach them respect and politeness.
  • Play helps the child understand the rules of life, dealing with others, and understanding others.
  • By playing with our children, we can give them the most beautiful memories that they can carry with them into old age.


Benefits of playing with dirt and mud for children:

Perhaps one of the most popular things for children to play with is playing with sand and mud. Most parents, especially mothers, prevent children from playing with dirt and mud for fear of their health and cleanliness, but by doing so they harm them and deprive them of many benefits... because playing with mud improves children’s health, enhances their growth, develops their mind, sharpens their creativity, and makes them more joyful and happy...

Children naturally love to play with dirt, dig in the ground, enjoy clay, and make different shapes and toys from it. So, please, let us listen to our children’s instincts and let them play in nature, with animals and plants, with trees and birds, and with water and dirt, and we will notice the big difference in their physical, mental, and spiritual health.

    Let us learn together about the ten most important benefits of playing with mud and dirt:

  1. It makes children smarter and increases their awareness and attention.
  2. It strengthens their immune system and enhances its effectiveness and endurance.
  3. It is very beneficial for children's skin and reduces skin infections in wounds.
  4. It protects children from asthma, allergies, and intestinal diseases.
  5. It enhances their psychological state and makes them happier.
  6. Children connect with Mother Earth, making them more connected to and respectful of her.
  7. Promotes children's development and enhances their five senses.
  8. Develops positive emotions in children.
  9. Develops children's creativity and increases their intellectual ability.
  10. Increases children's love for discovery and learning.


All these benefits come to us from Mother Nature without medications and without prescriptions. I think this does not make a mother deprive her child of playing in the dirt so that she does not get more tired of washing his dirty clothes.


The importance of physical and motor activity in developing the child’s physical and psychological skills:

Physical (or motor) activity is one of the elements that enhances a child’s health and development in early childhood. Motor activities provide a valuable opportunity for the child through which he can express himself, explore his abilities, and sometimes even challenge them, as motor activities also provide contact with others and interact with them.
The motor experiences and expertise that the child goes through at this stage also help him feel successful, enjoy participation, and have self-confidence.

Early childhood:

  • It extends after the second year to the fifth year of life, which is an important period for developing the child’s motor skills and developing his positive motor behavior.
During this stage, the child’s motor development is closely linked to his cognitive, emotional, and social development. During this crucial stage of a child's life, motor skills begin at a young age, and the child can later develop motor compatibility with regular practice of religious activities.

  • Although children in early childhood usually love physical activity and movement, some of them may not get the movement activities they need that are necessary for their health and development due to the lack of space available for physical play or due to fear and excessive protection by the parents for their children. Or because the parents do not realize the importance of the child’s physical, psychological and social activity.
  • This is why it is not surprising to find that nowadays a significant percentage of children spend their daily time in non-motor activities such as watching television or playing video and computer games.
Although these non-motor games may develop their discovery and imagination, they certainly do not develop their motor skills and do not develop their physical fitness.

The effects of motor and physical activity on the child:

Physical and psychological effects:

Physical activity is important and necessary for children, because it has a positive impact on their organic and psychological health, their physical growth, and their motor and mental development as well. The most important benefits of physical activity for children can be summarized as follows:
  1. Controlling their weight and reducing the percentage of fat in the body, as research indicates that the most active children are less likely to develop obesity.
  2. Physical activities in which the body is carried, such as walking, running, jogging, and jumping, are among the most important activities beneficial to bone health. It is known that building bone density takes place during the first two decades of a person’s life, which means the importance of the childhood period in its various stages in providing the bones with calcium and enhancing their density, which reduces The possibility of developing osteoporosis in old age.
  3. Although heart disease does not often occur before middle age, engaging in physical activity at a young age is very beneficial for cardiovascular health. Regular physical activity among children also reduces the risk of heart disease and contributes to the prevention of some chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
  4. It is also certain that practicing physical activities in children helps develop muscle and tendon strength and enhances joint flexibility.
  5. There is no doubt that practicing motor activities and engaging in motor games is also beneficial for the child’s mental health, and practicing physical activities with others is an important element for the child’s social development.
  6. Through motor activities, children are able to learn how to use parts of the body, and through motor behavior and play, children are encouraged to think and prepare their minds for perception and learning.