Do kids enjoy playing games? Obviously, yes, it’s human nature. We all enjoy playing games, and learning about games attracts us a lot in our childhood.
At least for me, playing games was an activity of the day, even though it is an activity for today’s kids too because most parents think that only sending their kids to tuition or school might not be enough for them.
They need extra-curricular activities too, like playing football in the garden or batting on the cricket pitch. It will help the kids stay physically fit throughout their lives.
If I share my experience from childhood, one of my friends had the habit of going for playtime at 5 o’clock in the evening. She is physically fit and active now. Still, the kind of activeness she possessed in herself is unbeatable. The reason behind this is that childhood requires you to go through some stages, like the learning stages of something, just like you need to learn how to play.
There I learned about the importance of playing and learning games. It acquires just the stages of learning. Once you have accomplished that, you will be a good player.
Here are Some Key Stages of Play Where You Move Forward Step By Step:
If you need to learn the basic steps of playing, then the following stages will teach you how to play.
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The Birth Stage (3 months)
The baby is currently just moving their hands, feet, arms, legs, and other body parts a lot. They are becoming more aware of and learning how their bodies function.
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Play Individually
When a child is 3 years old, he prefers to play alone and is generally not interested in playing with others. This may be because infants are in the process of developing because they are learning and observing the playing activity.
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Observing Activity
After the age of 3, a child enters this stage to watch other children play. The child likes to watch the other kids play but doesn’t want to play with them.
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Parallel Play
During the 5 years of kids, the stage parallel play happens where the kids’ parallel play typically starts and can last for a very long time.
When two or more kids are playing together in the same space but not necessarily with one another, it is called a multi-child situation.
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Associate Play
Children are at this stage when they are three to four years old. It is at this stage that this type of play becomes comparable to parallel play because children will also be playing independently.
The fact that the kids socialize more during this stage makes it different from the parallel and associated stages. Now that they are at a more advanced stage, they begin to play with other children as well, and they are accepting of their fellow players.
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Cooperative Play
Kids will typically engage in cooperative play when they are four years old or older. All the stages are combined in some way in this. The lessons they’ve picked up throughout the various play stages are brought together on this stage.
They begin to share toys and establish rules for their structured play. In preschool and kindergarten, you’ll see your kid start to make real friends and develop a group of favorite playmates.
Last Thoughts:
Children love to play. In fact, the habit of playing should be taught to them in their childhood so that they become successful cricketers, footballers, or junior golfers in the future.
Learning should be initiated at an early age because the kind of energy children possess in themselves is what enhances their physical fitness and makes them tougher. Therefore, go out with your kids and try to play with them, whether it’s cricket, tennis, or golf.
