Did you catch our latest Bunch Poll in the National Post?
Playing seems like the most natural thing in the world for a child. Turns out playing is also how children learn best. Now that they’ve figured this out, educators are worried children aren’t playing enough and that their play might not be sufficiently playful. So this Sunday, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario hosted the Ultimate Block Party, an event where parents and children made art, played games and went home with a kind of textbook for playing called “The Playbook.”
While it’s unlikely anyone would disagree with the notion that playing is good for children, do we need to be worried about how our kids play? The staff at Bunchland.com, a lifestyle website for parents, put this question to a group of experts, parents and one kid.
