Leikkikentät ovat hyödyllisiä lasten kehitykselle

Child’s play is not just all fun and games. The act of play is a crucial component in the

successful growth of the brain, body, and intellect. Playing promotes brain development and

helps lay the neural grid for a successful mind through repetitive play actions that reinforce that

grid. Playing promotes physical success by allowing the child to explore, test, and expand the

limits of the growing body. And playing promotes social, intellectual, and oral skills by allowing

the child to interact with their peers and environment.

Playgrounds by their very name are grounds on which to play. But they are more than that,

playgrounds provide a safe environment designed specifically to foster and enhance the

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opportunities for a child to play alone, with a caregiver, or with other children. Given the

importance of play in the development of a child, any space which gives a child free reign to do

just that should be seen a crucial component in a child’s life. Playground equipment and space

can meet the needs of children 0-5 by providing different opportunities to engage in appropriate

developmental play. Playgrounds are, it is important not to forget, fun for children and this fun

will have lasting positive effects on their development.

http://www.first5shasta.org/PDFs/Playgrounds0102.pdf