My daughter needs to play because it brings joy to her life. That joy is vital to her emotional well being, and I strongly believe that emotional health is the foundation she needs to succeed in life.
When she plays, she radiates freedom.
She can tackle the world and exudes confidence.
The possibilities are limitless, and her creativity shines.
There is no other activity she participates in that causes her to break out in a song and dance.
Look for my Top Tips to Encourage Unstructured Play in 2012!! I will be sharing easy ways parents can support the practice of play at home.
16 comments:
Love the pics...Wow..great shots..she and you are stars for sure. Keep the ideas flowing!
Dena and Brianna
Thank you, Dena. Yes, these shots are some of my favorite of her.
She looks like a dancer! Are you sure she hated ballet? haha! I agree- play is so essential for many reasons.
C&C - She is definitely a dancer but she doesn't like anyone telling her how to dance! LOL!
I love this post! Fantastic photos, too!
Beautiful, completely upto my alley!! share on facebook :)
Thank you for your sweet compliments, Maryanne! Normally, it's very hard to capture her when she is so happy because she often turns her grins to scowls when I bring out the camera. ;)
Angelique, you are awesome! Thank you for sharing this with your fans!
Great post! Unstructured play is the best!
Totally agree with you, Rebekah - unstructured play means giving freedom to the child. And then, the child knows best - how to play.
Love the photos and yes, agree with C&C - she does look like she has the poise and penchant for dancing!
I look forward to you sharing more on this topic :)
Love this!!! Looking forward to reading your tips to encourage unstructured play -- very well done! :-)
aww! great pics! love unstructured play! can't wait to see the next post.
Melissa, Thank you!
Rashmie, I so look forward to reading your thoughtful comments. Yes, I agree it allows the child to believe in herself when playing!
Valerie, such a pleasure to see you here! Thank you!
TIFW , Thank you for the kind compliments!
You are so right! I am excited to read more in your series.
Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness.
Brooke, The series will begin soon in Jan. Glad to hear you are looking forward to it.
Rebekah, I am also going to feature it this week on Monday Madness.
Brooke, Thanks so much for featuring it! I can't wait to see it on Monday Madness. Happy New Year, Brooke!
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