Quote

Play is nature’s way of training children to successfully navigate the environment they find themselves in. If we stop them playing – if we stop them interacting with the world without a parent constantly telling them to be careful – then they cannot learn that navigation, and a simple operation like crossing the road, becomes a huge ordeal.

Quote ID: 01616

Author

Bob Hughes

Source

Evolutionary Playwork

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