GAME, what a simple word but so melodious, loaded with emotion, vibration and joy.
What a longing for games and play I feel whenever I think back to my childhood years, to the experiences I've had or to the moments of boredom that were quickly shattered by a new game.
That's why I invite you too, dear reader, reading these lines to take the time to find a game in your past that you can relive, body and soul, with your child. What is your childhood GAME that brings a smile to your face today?
Play keeps us young and energetic, according to George Bernard Shaw "We don't stop playing when we grow old, but we grow old when we stop playing."
How beautiful and healthy it would be if today the kindergarten did not turn into the first grade and the child had time to Play and Play, and let this be the slogan of his childhood!
The game allows the expression of feelings, reducing negative emotions and replacing them with positive ones, it is the one that improves the child's socialization skills, vocabulary and language, self-knowledge, teamwork, cooperation. And even if, sometimes, he faces situations where he makes mistakes, we encourage him and invest him with the power to make his own decisions, to be responsible, independently because that's how he discovers the world around him.
Through play, the child discovers and overcomes his limits, realizes his own inventiveness and creativity, his strength and ability to satisfy his personal needs.
Lack of play can affect early development, inhibit social and emotional learning.
I invite you to the game: Cordless telephone, Treasure hunt, Guess who called your name, Musical chairs, Hide and seek, Mime, Country, country we want soldiers!
Don't forget... The game is the joy of life!
Psychologist Carmen Mariana Ardeleanu
