The child should play physically as it provides critical opportunities for children to develop both individual gross and fine muscle strength and overall integration of muscles, nerves, and brain functions. The child should be given opportunities to engage in social play as they are the best mechanisms for progressing through the different social stages. It is by interacting with others in plays, children are to be trained social rules such as, give and take, reciprocity, cooperation, and sharing. Children also learn to use moral reasoning to develop a mature sense of values, through a variety of interactions with children at diverse social stages. Children need to participate in lots of social situations to be prepared to function effectively in the adult world. The child should be exposed to constructive play which is when children influence their environment to generate things.

I completely agree. Beautifully said!
Sad thing is, my little sister grew up soley with my mother and my mother never pays any attention to her and she doesn't get out of the house much. She is about 4 years old now and can barely talk at all. When she wants something, she points and grunts. It's the saddest thing to see, because she's a smart kid, but she wasn't allowed to have the interaction that you speak about above

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