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Problematic Play

Penguin18's picture

One way that I think play can be problematic is if a child only has unstructred play.  Unstructured play is a great thing, but if that is all a child knows, it could cause problems later.  The way I'm imagining it is that if there is a child who for their first three years of life only had unstructured play, when they start school at age four they may not be used to a structured class.  It may be hard for them to sit still for very long or pay attention to the teacher.  I think that it is important for parents to try to faciliate play for there children once in a while and make sure that they interact with other kids starting from a young age.  Playing independently all the time can make it harder for kids when they get older to make friends and be social.