Comments on: Imagination Playground: The Vital Role of Play in a Child's Life http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/parenting-tips/imagination-playground-the-vital-role-of-play-in-a-childs-life/ The Official Blog of Dr. Robyn Silverman Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:46:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Grow up! Treating Children Like Little Adults « Dr. Robyn Silverman’s Blog http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/parenting-tips/imagination-playground-the-vital-role-of-play-in-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Grow up! Treating Children Like Little Adults « Dr. Robyn Silverman’s Blog Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:56:29 +0000 http://drrobyn.wordpress.com/?p=192#comment-495 [...] the playground, no coat, or talkative or texting teachers who can’t be bothered to supervise. Children need outside play for physical, social, and cognitive development as well as to get in touch with nature (which is [...] [...] the playground, no coat, or talkative or texting teachers who can’t be bothered to supervise. Children need outside play for physical, social, and cognitive development as well as to get in touch with nature (which is [...]

]]> By: Liz Renter http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/parenting-tips/imagination-playground-the-vital-role-of-play-in-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Liz Renter Fri, 30 May 2008 14:23:35 +0000 http://drrobyn.wordpress.com/?p=192#comment-494 Great post. As a mom and someone who works for a swingset company, I am big on creative play and allowing kids to exercise their imagination. Too much entertainment for kids comes from batteries or a plug in the wall. Not enough of it is generated from their minds!! At CedarWorks we remember growing up outdoors. Playing on a swingset or riding bikes until mom had to call us indoors. Now it seems you have to make kids play outdoors. Children can be provided with limited tools for their playtime and come up with great things if given the opportunity. I consider CedarWorks swingsets to be big tools for creative play. I mean what kid didn't play their swingset was a castle, or a ship sailing over shark infested waters! When our kids grow up their memories should be of real tangible moments, not "I remember I really liked my DS games"! Anyways great post and play on!! Liz R. http://www.CedarWorks.com Great post. As a mom and someone who works for a swingset company, I am big on creative play and allowing kids to exercise their imagination. Too much entertainment for kids comes from batteries or a plug in the wall. Not enough of it is generated from their minds!!
At CedarWorks we remember growing up outdoors. Playing on a swingset or riding bikes until mom had to call us indoors. Now it seems you have to make kids play outdoors. Children can be provided with limited tools for their playtime and come up with great things if given the opportunity. I consider CedarWorks swingsets to be big tools for creative play. I mean what kid didn’t play their swingset was a castle, or a ship sailing over shark infested waters!
When our kids grow up their memories should be of real tangible moments, not “I remember I really liked my DS games”!
Anyways great post and play on!!

Liz R.
http://www.CedarWorks.com

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]]> By: Texting and Threat of “Mulch Wars” Keeps Kids Inside: No Playground for Many Kids in Child Care « Dr. Robyn Silverman’s Blog http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/parenting-tips/imagination-playground-the-vital-role-of-play-in-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Texting and Threat of “Mulch Wars” Keeps Kids Inside: No Playground for Many Kids in Child Care « Dr. Robyn Silverman’s Blog Wed, 07 May 2008 16:58:44 +0000 http://drrobyn.wordpress.com/?p=192#comment-490 [...] Imagination Playground: The Vital Role of Play in a Child’s Life [...] [...] Imagination Playground: The Vital Role of Play in a Child’s Life [...]

]]> By: Learning Language Through Play http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/parenting-tips/imagination-playground-the-vital-role-of-play-in-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Learning Language Through Play Wed, 07 May 2008 03:48:14 +0000 http://drrobyn.wordpress.com/?p=192#comment-492 [...] Imagination Playground: The Vital Role of Play in a Child’s Life [...] [...] Imagination Playground: The Vital Role of Play in a Child’s Life [...]

]]> By: Kathleen O'Reilly-Wild http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/parenting-tips/imagination-playground-the-vital-role-of-play-in-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Kathleen O'Reilly-Wild Tue, 06 May 2008 21:06:56 +0000 http://drrobyn.wordpress.com/?p=192#comment-491 I enjoyed Imagination Playground today. It reminded me of when my mom would be making dinner, setting the table and hollering out the screen door "Where are all my SPOONS?" because we had confiscated them slowly to use for digging in the backyard! I enjoyed Imagination Playground today. It reminded me of when my mom would be making dinner, setting the table and hollering out the screen door “Where are all my SPOONS?” because we had confiscated them slowly to use for digging in the backyard!

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