In child development there is an im

In child development there is an important phenomenon that shows very clearly the process of preparation for the future: play. contrary to popular belief, its importance should never be underestimated. Games are not the haphazard creations of parents or educators. They should be seen as educational psyche and as stimuli for the child’s approach imagination and life skills. Every game is a preparation for the future. The manner in which children fellow a game, their choice of game and the importance they place upon it, show their attitude and relationship to their environment and how they relate to their fellow human beings. Whether they are hostile or whether they are friendly, and particularly whether they show qualities as leaders, are clearly evident in their play. In observing children at play we can see their whole attitude towards life; play is of the great importance to every child.
But play is more than preparation for life. Games are above all communal exercises that enable children to develop their social feeling. Children who avoid games and play are always open to the suspicion that they have not adjusted satisfactorily to life. These children gladly withdraw from all games, or when they are sent to the playground with other children usually spoil the pleasure of others. Pride, lack of self-esteem and the consequent fear of ‘getting it wrong’ are the main reasons for this behaviour. In general, by watching children at play, we can determine with great certainty the extent _ and quality of their social feeling.