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Rishu's mom called "Lunch is ready. I have made your favourite noodles. Come fast before it gets cold." 5-year-old Rishu was making a house with his Lego blocks. When mom called for lunch, she immediately started disassembling her "house". Then she put all the Lego blocks inside a large re-sealable bag,  holding the bag with one hand, & putting the lego blocks inside using another hand. After making sure, she has put all her Lego blocks inside the re-sealable bag, she closed the seal using her fingers, put the bag inside his "Toy cartoon box", then ran to the dining table. There was a plate of noodles for her. She sat on her chair, adjusted it, then started eating her noodles using the fork. The dish was delicious. Rishu cleaned her plate without dropping any noodles here & there, then went to the kitchen to put the empty plate in the sink.  The above set of actions refers to a normal daily task that seems very simple to us. But, in order to pe...

“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.” - O. Fred Donaldson  What is Play? Play is can be defined as “any spontaneous or organized activity that provides enjoyment, entertainment, amusement, or diversion” (Parham and Fazio). One of the major occupations of a child is play— they occupy a majority of their free time to play. It is an important activity for your child because play helps to facilitate positive growth and development.  “Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.” -Diane Ackerman  Why is Play important? “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” -Carl Jung Play is a highly essential part of a child's life.   Research has shown that children who participate in play frequently grow quickly, experience higher achievement in school, grow into happy, healthy, confident adults. Play affects every area of a child's development such as:- Physical development (gross...