Today's class on families with young children made me think of something that i never really thought had a big importance to children. Play. It was really interesting for me to find out how much play really does for a child. I never really thought of play as a form of communication. It never really struck me like that, probably because when i was playing as a child, the last thing i was thinking about is what the function of play is, and i've never taken a family science class before so it was never communicated to me. But thinking back to the days where it was cool to dress up like a princess or a model, it does make sense that this is a form of communication. As a child, after you dressed up, you would go show off your fantastic outfit to your parents and they would ask you questions. Communication.
Another thing we talked about in class is what can be seen when watching children play. Someone brought up that it shows their personality. This could be difficult to prove because it's basically saying if a child plays like they are a thief that they are going to grow up and be a clepto or something. But they could also be playing house and portraying the role of the mother, which really is a good thing. I agree that play exhibits some signs of the child's personality, but only in certain circumstances. This lecture brought up some new things for me to think about, and that's a good thing for relating to families that have young children.
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