Comments on: The Importance of Play http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Healthy Moms http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-75951 Healthy Moms Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:28:05 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/#comment-75951 I like your idea of giving your child a paper towel tube instead of purchasing a toy for him. Imaginative play is extremely important in a child's development. I will have to read the story by Alix Spiegel. Thank you for sharing! I like your idea of giving your child a paper towel tube instead of purchasing a toy for him. Imaginative play is extremely important in a child’s development. I will have to read the story by Alix Spiegel. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Robin http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-75204 Robin Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:27:40 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/#comment-75204 Marcia and I were both quite taken with this story on NPR. I'm going to write about it for the WITS newsletter. What fresh air! Marcia and I were both quite taken with this story on NPR. I’m going to write about it for the WITS newsletter. What fresh air!

]]> By: Mombian » Blog Archive » Conservatives and Liberals Bond Over Liberal Arts http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-75181 Mombian » Blog Archive » Conservatives and Liberals Bond Over Liberal Arts Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:09:41 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/#comment-75181 [...] we’re on the subject of education, a survey by the new research and advocacy group Common Core shows “a significant proportion [...] [...] we’re on the subject of education, a survey by the new research and advocacy group Common Core shows “a significant proportion [...]

]]> By: Dana http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-75171 Dana Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:26:59 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/#comment-75171 Oh, thanks for the note about the NYT article. Definitely the same idea--though interestingly, they cite different authorities. Methinks that "play" will be a rising parenting trend in the next year. Kind of sad that we have to "rediscover" this. Oh, thanks for the note about the NYT article. Definitely the same idea–though interestingly, they cite different authorities. Methinks that “play” will be a rising parenting trend in the next year. Kind of sad that we have to “rediscover” this.

]]> By: Polly http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/comment-page-1/#comment-75164 Polly Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:15:19 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-play/#comment-75164 Har and avast! I'm with you, sister, and thank you for the link. Will read it forthwith. Did you see the Sunday New York Times Magazine cover story last week? I've just skimmed bits of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/magazine/17play.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=magazine" rel="nofollow">"Taking Play Seriously"</a> (one day, as godess is my witness, I will finish an article in the Times without interruption!), but it's intriguing, and certainly mirrors your statement above: <blockquote>The individual most likely to prevail is the one who believes in possibilities — an optimist, a creative thinker, a person who has a sense of power and control. Imaginative play, even when it involves mucking around in the phantasmagoria, creates such a person. </blockquote> Har and avast!

I’m with you, sister, and thank you for the link. Will read it forthwith. Did you see the Sunday New York Times Magazine cover story last week? I’ve just skimmed bits of “Taking Play Seriously” (one day, as godess is my witness, I will finish an article in the Times without interruption!), but it’s intriguing, and certainly mirrors your statement above:

The individual most likely to prevail is the one who believes in possibilities — an optimist, a creative thinker, a person who has a sense of power and control. Imaginative play, even when it involves mucking around in the phantasmagoria, creates such a person.

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