The writing that will convince you to buy fewer toys for your children
2024-08-10 15:28:27
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"Two decades ago, a German project called Der Spielzeugfreie Kindergarten (kindergarten without toys) wanted to see what would happen if they took away the toys.
from the gardens. All toys from the classrooms participating in the study were removed for 3 months.
One of the teachers, Gisela Marti, said: "In these three months we offer children space and time to get to know themselves. We need to find new and creative ways to entertain them and develop their personalities."
The purpose of the study was to nurture self-confidence, imagination, creativity, problem-solving skills and socialization.
Their days were deliberately unstructured to avoid rushing. Instead, they were free to do what they wanted and how they wanted
Every day a video of the children was made. On the first day, they looked confused and bored as they looked anxiously around their large, empty classroom.
But on the second day, the children were playing with chairs and blankets, making dens by rolling the blankets over the tables and jamming them with shoes.
Soon they started running around the room, talking and laughing excitedly. At the end of the third month, they were
involved in imaginary games, able to concentrate better and communicate more effectively.
In other research, Kathy Sylva examined nearly 3,000 children ages 3-5 and found that “when children have a large number of toys there seems to be an element of distraction and when children are distracted, they do not learn or play well. ."
Dr John Richer, Pediatric Psychologist explains when children get a new toy they go through two stages: exploration and play.
During the exploration phase, a child asks, "What does this toy do?"
And in the play phase, a child asks: "What can I do with this toy?"
And it is during the play phase that creativity and imagination occur. Then it blooms.
Ironically, by providing fewer toys, we provide children with more time to play.
