Which is Better for Your Child: Playing Alone or Playing With Others?

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Which is Better for Your Child Playing Alone or
Playing With Others? For children, playing is
both fun and educational. They may not realize it
but when kids play they are learning a variety
of skills. These skills are important in school,
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Playing individually has unique benefits for
children. But playing in groups adds the chance
to develop important social skills. Children
need ample opportunity to play both individually
and with others to round out their development.
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olds Playing Individually Babies and young
toddlers often will not play alone for long
periods of time. But they have not developed the
social skills to play happily with other children
for very long, either. Parents and older
siblings often end up being the entertainers.
While this is good for your child, it is also
important to allow him to learn how to entertain
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olds Encouraging your child to play alone not
only allows you to do things that you need to do,
it also gives him the opportunity to learn
certain things. Independence is obviously
important. But the less obvious benefits of
learning self-confidence and creativity are also
crucial to your child's development. When he
jabbers to himself, he is practicing early
language skills in a way that he may not when
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children also need to play alone at times.
Playing alone allows them to be creative without
criticism from others. It also allows them to get
in touch with their emotions and think about
themselves and the world around them. These
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Young toddlers often express little interest in
playing with other children their age. They will
often sit close to them but play independently.
Still, having other toddlers to play with is good
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for toddlers As your child gets older, he will
learn to share and cooperate with other children.
Eventually he will develop teamwork skills. This
can be encouraged by providing toys such as
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3 Team sports are another great way to encourage
the development of social skills. Whether your
child joins a team or just plays with friends,
sports require children to get along and work as
a team. But if your child is not ready for sports
yet, don't push it. Wait a while and try again.
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from playing both individually and with others.
Enabling your child to do both is important.
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