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When children are playing, they are "working". They are learning so much so quickly during free play time: everything from budding social skills with puppets to pre-reading skills with colored shapes.
Free, self-directed play time is vital to a child building a firm "foundation" for learning. It is during playtime in the early years that children learn how to learn. They do not need to learn letters and numbers prior to formal schooling (though some will). If children have the foundation for learning, they will pick up the "facts and figures" easily when they are introduced to them in the formal school setting.
Parents want the best for their children and try to keep up with every new trend in early childhood development from playing Mozart lullabies to flashing bold, black and white flashcards. The motives of the parents are noble-they want their child to have the best of every opportunity. But, it is not the "academic achievements" of a three-year-old that will determine her future as a student. Through play, she will not only learn the fundamentals of exploration, creativity, and a broad range of skills, but she has also grown to love learning, which will propel her even farther than those children who have grown to view learning as a "chore" to be completed and approved of. The child who loves to learn sees learning as an adventure filled with excitement and personal fulfillment.
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