Play and Physical Health

Children 's Play and Physical Health

When one thinks of a child , one may instantly think of the idea of play as with when one thinks of an adult , one would logically think of work During early childhood , the skills and development that has happened during the first three years of life makes great advances . The changes that happen are more of refinement of the basic skills . Simple as play may seem , it actually contributes much to a child 's physical health and development

During early childhood , there are great advances in

both motor gross motor and fine motors skills . Gross motor skills are activities that make use of large muscle groups such as those involved in running or jumping . Sensorimotor areas in the brain develop and permit better coordination between what children would like to be able to do and what they are actually able to do . During this stage , bones and muscles are stronger and lung capacity grows , making room for a child to be able to do more physical activity (Papalia , Olds Feldman , 2004 ,

.232-233 Activities that develop large muscle groups usually require little to no equipment much like tag , kickball , playing on the playground and hopscotch (Rees . Fine motor skills on the other hand involve small muscle groups like those in the eyes and hands (Papalia , Olds Feldman 2004 ,

.233 . Activities that develop the smaller muscle groups usually take form in arts and crafts , and improve dexterity (Rees . Advances in fine motor skills let...