| Through play, your child develops the following skills... | | | | Calm activities can demonstrate an impressive outlet |
| Language Development | | | | for your child who requires time and space to be |
| With each new part of play, every new activity or toy, | | | | lonely. |
| a fresh establishment of words will be required to | | | | Social Development |
| explain the play that is taking place. Play is a very | | | | Your child will learn about for the first time to form |
| strong tool for developing a child's language as play in | | | | relationships with others during play. His nursery or |
| later childhood is important on social relationships and | | | | playgroup will assist to develop the skills needed for |
| language will be required to develop and support these. | | | | understanding both adults and children. He will learn |
| All types of play permit a child to practice his language. | | | | about social skills such as taking turns and sharing and |
| Physical Development | | | | will become aware of others emotions and start to be |
| Play can develop co-ordination and direction of your | | | | able to take those emotions into account. |
| child's bodily actions as there are chances to run, hop, | | | | Cognitive/Intellectual Development |
| skip and jump which develop muscle tone and balance. | | | | Through play, your child develop realisation of general |
| Throwing and catching assist to develop his gross and | | | | ideas. He's able to investigate unusual materials such |
| fine motor skills. Physical activities will also develop | | | | as dry and wet sand, attempting something unusual in |
| confidence in him. | | | | different ways and finding the answer to something |
| Emotional Development | | | | difficult to deal with. This explanation starts with your |
| Play is useful as an expression for your child's feelings, | | | | young baby playing with the toes and carries on as |
| both negative and positive... for instance... he may let | | | | this develops a skill to grip objects and investigating |
| extreme annoyance out on his toys appropriately than | | | | with the mouth in a powerful manner. |
| on other children or grown-ups, and during this will | | | | He will attempt something unusual with objects that he |
| discover to direct anger helpfully. Being the same, he | | | | can act or make a noise with, and so begin to realise |
| may indicate love and affection during pretend play. | | | | cause and effect. |