Research question: How does childhood play impact the development and mental health of children? What are the benefits of different kinds of childhood play? (free play, group play, etc.). How are different types of play mixed to maximize the learning and skill building benefits provided to children?
(Inspiration: https://www.miracle-recreation.com/blog/role-of-play-in-the-children-mental-health/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733554/, https://buildingbetterbrains.com.au/how-play-rewires-the-brain/)
anxiety |
play |
benefit | playground |
children | positive |
cognitive | problem-solving |
communication | psychosocial |
cooperation | reflective |
creativity | relationship |
depression | relax |
development | role |
distress | safety |
emotion | self-expression |
energy | self-soothing |
explore | self-understanding |
fear | skills |
feeling | social |
"free play" | stimulate |
healthy | stress |
language | therapy |
learn | think |
memory | toy |
mindful | "unstructured play" |
neural | wellbeing |
neurobiology | worry |
plasticity |
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