Some articles on play activities, play:
... games or electronic toys are examples of toys that can complement or supplement other play activities ... engaging and fun, these toys should never become a substitute for traditional play activities such as drawing, pretending, or block building ... thought of as adding to or reinforcing other kinds of play, and are not a suitable replacement for parental interaction and attention ...
... with smart toys—namely, that their use should be kept in proportion with other play activities ... toys should be a supplement, not a replacement, for traditional play activities ... Stevanne Auerbach emphasizes smart toys which have strong play value for the child, and are the "right toy at the right time." She does not favor those toys which fail to encourage discovery and exploration ...
Famous quotes containing the words activities and/or play:
“There is, I think, no point in the philosophy of progressive education which is sounder than its emphasis upon the importance of the participation of the learner in the formation of the purposes which direct his activities in the learning process, just as there is no defect in traditional education greater than its failure to secure the active cooperation of the pupil in construction of the purposes involved in his studying.”
—John Dewey (1859–1952)
“I bow’d not to thy image for succession,
Nor bound thy bow to shoot reformed kindness,
Thy plays of hope and fear were my confession,
The spectacles to my life was thy blindness;
But Cupid now farewell, I will go play me,
With thoughts that please me less and less betray me.”
—Fulke Greville (1554–1628)