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繁体2025-06-09 09:39发布于广东
0-5 岁儿童玩耍的重要性
The Importance of Play for Children Aged 0–5 Years
玩耍不仅是儿童打发时间的方式，更是其成长的核心。对于从出生到 5 岁的儿童而言，玩耍是他们探索世界、建立人际关系、发展技能和表达自我的途径。数十年来自幼儿教育、心理学和神经科学的研究均指向同一个结论：玩耍是健康成长的必要条件。
Play is not just a way for children to pass the time; it is central to their development. For children from birth to five years old, play is how they explore the world, build relationships, develop skills, and express themselves. Decades of research from early childhood education, psychology, and neuroscience all point to the same conclusion: play is essential for healthy development.
From birth, a child’s brain develops more rapidly than at any other time in life. Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child explains that play is a key driver of brain development because it encourages neural connections through repetition, discovery, and social interaction. Whether a baby is shaking a rattle or a 4-year-old is building a tower with blocks, these experiences support critical
Even before children speak fluently, play provides a powerful context for developing communication. Infants coo and babble during interactive games like peek-a-boo. Toddlers begin to name objects and actions during pretend play. By ages 4 to 5, children negotiate roles in imaginative games, build stories, and use increasingly complex language. Research shows that language-rich play supports vocabulary growth and conversational turn-taking, key foundations for literacy.
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From parallel play in toddlers to cooperative group play in preschoolers, social interaction in play teaches children how to manage emotions, solve problems, take turns, and understand others’ feelings. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), play offers children a natural setting to practice empathy, develop resilience, and experience joy.
Gross motor play — such as running, climbing, dancing, and crawling — helps children strengthen their muscles and develop coordination. Fine motor play, including stacking, drawing, or manipulating small objects, supports hand-eye coordination and prepares young children for writing. These physical tasks also build confidence and body awareness.
Open ended play with materials like blocks, clay, or dress-up clothes allows children to experiment, invent, and imagine. Through trial and error, they test out ideas, make mistakes, and try again — essential skills for problem-solving and innovation. By age five, children engaging in pretend play can often invent elaborate scenarios that require them to plan, negotiate, and think ahead.
Through play, children process what they see, hear, and feel. They reenact real-life situations, going to the doctor, shopping, family routines, to understand and gain control over their experiences. Play can also be therapeutic, helping children express fears or emotions they might not yet have the words to explain.
叁At Moi Early Development we recognise that for children aged 0–5, play is not a break from learning, it is learning. Whether structured or spontaneous, guided or independent, play supports development across all domains: physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic. We are proud to provide an early childhood environment that protects and prioritises play to give children the best possible foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing.
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