Kids and Play

Another great post from MediaWise and their blog on children and play. All the research I've seen agrees with this post. Kids need down time/play. In addition to the fact that physical activity is good for the brain due to increased circulation, the brain needs time to process. Things just need to simmer a bit and while we are 'doing nothing but play' the brain is busy making sense of the input it has recently experienced.

Middle of summer. How are your kids doing in the play department? How are you doing in the play department? Same thing goes for adult brains too! And the same thing goes for school settings. Input all day long is not helpful. Time for processing is necessary.

I think it might be time for a break...