To your child, there’s only in reason to play: to have fun. Her play may look messy, silly, noisy, or repetitive. But you know that she is doing some serious learning! Play is how she tests the possibilities and explores her world.
                            There is no “right” way to play. Any types of play will give your child a chance to develop new skills.
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   How play help your child’s developments
 Social
       Ø    When you play with your child, it built attachment between you.
       Ø    Playing with other teachers your child cooperation, sharing, empathy,             and helping.
 Emotional 
       Ø   Expression herself through play boosts your child’s feeling of self-                   worth.
       Ø   When your child presents, it helps her understand and learn to                         control her feeling.
Physical   
       Ø  Exploring with her body helps your child strengthen her large and                    small muscles.
       Ø     As she repeats actions, your child gain hand -eye coordination and                      other skills they prepare her for later learning.
Cognitive   
       Ø  Pretend play helps your child make sense of her everyday experiences.
       Ø   Playing enhance your child’s persistence, attention span, memory,                    and  ability to focus -all skills that are important for success in school.

Language
       Ø    The more practice she has at making sound – even silly ones! - the                    batter your child’s tongue and mouth can coordinate to say words.
       Ø    When she cooperates with you or with another playmate, your child                  uses words to tell you her ideas.

    Play is good for your child’s brain no matter what. But it can be even better if you join it! Remember to let her lead the way – When you take over, she feels that her ideas don’t have value.

         What you can do
    ·       Be patient while your child plays. She will probably repeat things over               and over. That is how her brain makes new connection.
     ·       It may feel strange to let your child lead you in play. And it may be                     hard at first to participate in the things she enjoys, like doing silly                     dances, making lots of noise, getting messy, and sitting on the floor.                You may need to practice playfulness!
      ·       There may be times when she doesn’t want you to play with her. play                beside her. That way you are close by, and you can talk about what                  she doing. “wow, you built a really tall tower. I wonder what will                       happen to it. Are you going to know it down?”
      ·       Let her try to solve problems during play. Praise her attempts. This                 makes her confident in her ability to tackle challenges. If she needs                 help, step in before she gets frustrated.
      ·       To your child, everything in your home is a potential toy. That’s why it             is important for you to make sure she plays with safe, age -                                 appropriate toys and household objectives, Like blocks, balls, dolls,                  and books.
      ·       Your child will not like it when you tell her to stop playing and                           transition to another activity! Give her warning at 5 minimum and                  again at 1 minute.

            Play can happen at any time. You can play while you cook or shop or give your child a bath. In fact, it’s better if you let her decide when she feels like playing -scheduling playtime doesn’t always work with babies and toddlers!
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Type of Play

 Types of play   
      Do you recognize any of these from observing your child?

    1. practice play: 
                         Enjoying an activity enough to repeat it, like pouring sand                                   through her fingers.
     2. constructive play: 
                         Building with blocks to create a structure of some kind.
     3. functional play: 
                          Using an object to do a job, like cleaning the floor with a                                      vacuum.
      4. Rough and tumble play: 
                           Language and being physically active. (This play should not                                be aggressive or hurt other children.)
      5. Dramatic play: 
                           Pretending to do something (like drink juice from an empty                                cup) or be someone.
      6.Games with rules: 
                            Young children are just starting to understand cooperation                                  and sharing. They like games where everyone can play, like                                ring around the rosy or duck, duck, goose.

    Tips for play 
      
     ·       Be a good observer of child while you are playing.Follow your child’s                lead.Watch your child’s expression and movements.Imitate your                      child’s expression and movements.
    ·       Get on the floor and make eye contact.
    ·       Comment and talk about what your child are doing, i.e., “you’re driving           the train.”
    ·       Limit questions and directions.
    ·       Have fun. Enjoy this special time with your family.
   
    Different kinds of plays 
   Active play
          Running, biking, throwing, kicking-helps physical development
    Creative play 
         Drawing, clay play, singing, music making – exercises small motor                  skills and imagination.
    Imaginative play 
         Dress – up and make believe – encourages problem – solving,                           language development, and help social skill development
     Nurturing play   
          Playing with dolls/stuffed animals-help kids develop emotionally and             understand their feelings and others.

REMEMBER
  ·       Sometimes play is very simple.
      ·       Sometimes you may not even know that your child is playing and                     learning.
      ·       Watch your child closely to see if he is playing.
      ·       When you see your child playing, try to think about what he might be                learning with his play.