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The Child's Right to Play
September 17, 2008
At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
-Albert Schweitzer
-Albert Schweitzer
"Play is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child. This birthright is challenged by forces including child labor and exploitation practices, war and neighborhood violence, and the limited resources available to children living in poverty. However, even those children who are fortunate enough to have abundant available resources and who live in relative peace may not be receiving the full benefits of play. Many of these children are being raised in an increasingly hurried and pressured style that may limit the protective benefits they would gain from child-driven play. Because every child deserves the opportunity to develop to their unique potential, child advocates must consider all factors that interfere with optimal development and press for circumstances that allow each child to fully reap the advantages associated with play."
Exchange has packaged six of its play resources into a single "Play Tool Kit" and is offering the entire set at a 33% discount. Resources in the kit include…
- Beginnings Workshops Book #6 - Play
- Power of Play by David Elkind
- Exchange Article CD Collection #8 - Play
- THREE Out of the Box Training Kits (Print versions)
- Play and the Outdoors: What's New Under the Sun
- But They're Only Playing: Interpreting Play to Parents
- Supporting Constructive Play in the Wild
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Displaying All 2 Commentsthe grand child care center
chicago, IL, United States
Play is a vital essential element in any child's life. But very often young parents have different conceptions. Too many planned activities for young children even if it is in the form of 'play' may not bring the best benefits if they are too much structured activities. Children learn through play.With trial and errors they are learning about the world while still enjoying their childhood.
Bethesda, MD, United States
It's not just the UNHCR that recognizes a child's right to play. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which all countries of the world except the US and Somalia have joined, says, in Article 31.1, that "States Parties recognize the right of the child to . . . engage in play . . . appropriate to the age of the child. . . " For more, see www.childrightscampaign.org.
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