― Flannery O'Connor
― Patrick Rothfuss
Toys from my youth:
People during my early childhood development supported the role of play by providing me with various toys, handmade or store bought, to play with independently or with other children. In addition, they also assisted me in making my own toys. My personal favorite toys were the ones of my own creation like forts built out of boxes or paper dolls made out of old newspapers.
Play
during my childhood is different in comparison to the play occurring in today’s
society. Children today tend to play
with more technical advanced toys like Playstation , Xbox 360, and iPads. In my opinion, children today are losing
their innate abilities to be creative due to the lack of using materials to
create toys to play with. However,
children today may need these more advanced technical devices to prepare them
for the direction society is headed in the future. I believe there should be a balance of
creativity and technology to fully maximize children’s learning experiences
while still preparing them for our ever changing society.
My
play experiences have influenced the woman I have become today because I was
allowed to practice becoming the awesome wife and mother I am today. Through play I was able to explore cooking,
cleaning, and nurturing with various toys.
In addition, I am now able to imitate most toys in stores today through
the creativity I was allowed to explore at a young age. Also, the creativity
that was fostered during my childhood has influenced my self-concept as well
has my self-esteem to pursue anything in life I could ever imagine.
YAAY! Rainbow Brite! I used to love her. I'm glad you had supportive adults to nurture your play....lets hope we never grow out of it ;)
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ReplyDeleteI remember Rainbow Bright one of my sister’s favorite dolls. I am glad that you got the opportunity to use your creativity as a child and hope that you continue to do so.
Lucinda
I ALMOST picked my roller blades as a favorite toy.. it was a close! haha! I think you're right that children are losing their own creativity because they don't have to do much pretending and imagining anymore. So much of my childhood was pretend play and I hope to instill that imagination in my future children.
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