Biological, Sociological And Developmental Effects On A Child

Over the past decade, play has been the focus of many researches due to its biological, sociological and developmental effects on a child. Play is understood as a basic human motivation and a phase for individual development and of cultural assimilation and construction which leads to a specific view on childhood. Play is sometimes opposed with serious work and learning activities which is not true because play is an important arena in a child’s life. Play is significant for a child’s growth, improvement of the child’s welfare and play is also the child’s legitimate right. Some people still get confused between the meaning of play and just having fun. Play, in similar words, is the universal language of childhood. It is through play that†¦show more content†¦Play is one of the aspects through which children learn the norms of the society they belong to, its rules and values. Play is considered as a medium of learning in early childhood and many re searches that are conducted to study play are observational researches which observe children within early childhood educational settings and also by interviewing their parents, caregivers or educators. There is an influence of the cultural background and dynamics of the society a child belongs to on the child’s play. Play, is thus, a universal aspect of childhood but it differs from child to child and across time and space. Play, also transcend species, infant or young animals are also indulged in an activity which is similar to child’s play. (Society, n.d.) A number of things are necessary to be present for this universal aspect, play, to occur and be sustained. One of these things is time and space which is frequently associated with poverty and its absence. If the child belongs to a poverty stricken family or area then there are high chances that he is involved in labor, whether inside the house or outside, and the chances of him being involved in any type of play is minimized. Space for play is another issue which has been witnessed due to the growth in cities which led to a diminution in the availability of space, in general and has thus made space an issue too. One issue related to play and its universality that has been brought up in