Early Childhood Development And Play Activities For Children

Topic: Loss of Playtime in children due to advancement in the surroundings

Student:

The children in the modern world do seem to have lost their childhood due to the huge advancement in the technology, do you not think so?

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

I do agree to the point that you just made. The rise in the technological matters and the urge to be in a competition with the peers of the child has actually led to the loss of the childhood of the concerned children (Roskos 2017). I would like to add to the fact that the change in the surroundings have also led to the conditions wherein the children have lost the areas where they could play (Griffiths 2013). What is your opinion on that?

Student:

Yes, I agree to the point that you did put forth. The modernization of the society and the urbanization of the areas have actually led to the shortage of play areas for the children (Denboba et al. 2014). The other factor that has actually led to the loss of the childhood in the children of the modern age is the fact that the children in the given age do have to deal with a huge amount of stress in comparison to their older generations (Frongillo et al. 2014). The huge amount of stress and the children have these days have led to curbing of their playtime and their creativity that they might have depicted in their early years. Do you not think so?

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

Yes, that also seems agreeable to me. In the modern times the children are often found to be seated in front of the computers and other such gadgets and playing on those gadgets. They do not seem to be engaged in the matters except for a few outdoor games. It might be said that this has led to the deterioration of the physical health of the concerned children and has even led to the development of a number of problems in their health (Blair, Raver and Berry 2014). The children in the modern era are found to be intelligent and sharp enough in the fields of mental games or in the games that might simulate certain real-life situations as part of the gameplay. However, I would like to opine that the children during our times, the early twentieth century were more competent in the outdoor games and were healthier than their next generation who have been borne in the twenty-first century (Cunningham 2014). What is your take on that?

Student:

You might be right in your own opinion. I would like to have an insight into the matters that were related to the creativity and the play activities that the children of the early nineteenth century engaged themselves in. I would also like to have a knowledge on the issues that were related to the various play activities that the children engaged themselves in. I am really inquisitive about the various matters that might have been the reason behind the matters that pertain to the change in the perspective of the concerned children as well as their care-givers and parents. The other matters that do interest me are the ways in which the concerned child perspective might have changed in the matters that are related to the play activities and the impact of the activities on the overall development of the children on the same. The issues that are posed by the technological advancement in the various matters that pertain to the playful activities of the children and the matters that deal with the education of the concerned children. I would also like you to throw some comparative light on the matters that pertain to the learning activities of the children in the modern era. I would like to know the ways in which the activities have changed over time in the matters that pertain to the learning activities of the children in the matters related to the play and the creative activities of the children. Could you please help me learn about the ways in which the literacy and the language of the children have changed over the past century owing to the matters that pertain to the creativity and the play activities that the child might be involved in during his or her childhood days.

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

A long list of questions seems to perturb you. Yes, I would like to help you with all the matters that you are inquisitive about. I can certainly help you with the matters that pertain to the various matters regarding the childhood that was enjoyed by the various children who enjoyed their childhood in the early twentieth century (Lascarides and Hinitz 2013). Would you like to co-operate with me in resolving your issues that have been arising within your mind while you had been going around in this museum that showcases the various paintings and other artifacts that were used in the earlier days by the children?

Student:

The first and foremost thing that seem to perturb my peace are the issues that might have been related to the playful activities in the children. I wonder whether the children did have access to all the various play activities that existed in the early twentieth century. Did all of them have access to the time that was needed for being engaged in play or were they always busy with their educational activities? I wonder whether the concerned caregivers of the children find enough time to get engaged with the play activities of the children. The experts in the matters pertaining to the overall development of the children do put forth the fact that the children up to the age of almost eight years should be allowed time for engaging themselves in the playful activities (Stern 2017). They opine that this might help in the overall development of their psyche and thus help them grow into responsible human beings and at the same time help them to develop a creative mind which might help them in the development of the future educational career that they might be pursuing (Nutbrown and Clough 2014). Do you agree with the viewpoint that I am presenting to you?

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

Yes, you are right that the early days in the childhood of a person helps to shape up the psyche of the concerned person. I would like to talk of the various aspects of the various play activities and the creative minds that the children of the early nineteenth century demonstrated in their early childhood days. The children as well as the teachers in the early nineteenth century could allocate a huge amount of time that is needed to put forth the development of the creative aspects of the child that might be achieved through the various manners of play that involved the use of the creative minds of the children (Kogan 2013). The early twentieth century games that involved the children basically included the various activities that needed them to implement the various skills that helped them in the completion of the concerned activity. The game of Graces, for example, mostly played by the girls involved a huge amount of practice in order to be accomplished in a perfect manner. The game involved the participation of two girls who had to toss a beribboned hoop to the concerned partner with the help of two wooden rods. This game helped them to develop the accuracy and the precision on the part of the girls in matters that pertained to the skilled practice of doing the activities (James and Prout 2015). The other popular games that were played by the children in the early twentieth century were the game of Ninepins and the other similar games that helped in the development of the eye-hand coordination in the children. Theses games though much more popular in the nineteenth centuries were still very much present in the early twentieth century (Collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca 2018). These were considered to be outdoor games and often led to the overall development of the concerned children. Would you like to know more about the other indoor games that the children took interest in?

Student:

The outdoor games sound really interesting to me. Yes, please let me know about the other indoor games that involved the children.

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

The various indoor games that interested the children were the miniature dolls, a few of which you might find here at this museum. The tastes of the children had been changing and so were the tastes of the society. The girl children were no longer expected to take part in only graceful activities like singing and dancing. The indoor games and that were seen to be on the rise during the twentieth century were books, crayons, dolls and other such miniature versions of the already present real-life objects. The children were observed to have been taking a great amount of interest in the activities that related to the art majorly paintings. This helped the concerned children to put forth the various projections that they had in their minds. This further helped them to portray the various thoughts that they had or had been cultivating in their minds on any particular subject (Dahlberg, Moss and Pence 2013). This helped them develop the creativity of their minds and thus led to the honing of the skills of the various children in the matters that pertain to the thought processes of the children. The major artistic activities that the children took part in helped them to sharpen their imaginative power. Do you agree to the point of view that I just put forth?

Student:

Yes, I do agree. The reading of the story books also helped the children to draw on their imaginative powers a bit more thereby helping them create the scenarios that they had been reading about in their minds. Did this help them to display a better understanding of the happenings around them?

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

Yes, you are absolutely correct. The children’s books that were filled with stories and fables helped the concerned readers to create a mental image of the scenario that they had been reading about. This in turn affected the various matters that were connected to the dealings of the mental health of the concerned child. The matters however changed with the advancement of the technology in the various matters that dealt with the conditions of the overall development of the child. However, the conditions changed with the advent of technology. The books that interested the children were replaced by the various animated and the live shows that left a meagre amount for the concerned children to imagine. Do you not agree to the fact that the increase in the popularity of the television and the easy access to the internet has led to the conditions wherein the concerned children have been believing in the facts and the shows that are broadcasted on the televisions or over the internet?

Student:

I do totally agree to the fact that the increased popularity of the television access and the easy internet access that is granted to the concerned children of the world. How would you like to describe the effects of these on the early childhood development of the concerned children?

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

The advancement of technology has helped in the increase of the knowledge of the concerned students in terms of the various matters that they did not have such easy access to. A child living in a different part of the world could have only imagined about the looks and the insides of the pyramid after having read about the same in books in magazines during the early twentieth century (Blackwell, Lauricella and Wartella 2014). However, due to the huge and massive improvement in the matters pertaining to the technology, the children of the modern era have access to the view of the various great pyramids that exist in the lands of Egypt. They might also find out about the interiors of the same if they do pursue their searches in a more refined manner. This leaves nothing to the imagination of the child. The technological advancement has also led to the decrease in the interest that the child might portray towards the unleashing of the creative aspects of his or her own brain (Playengland.org.uk 2018). The children are losing interest in the various story books that were high in demand in the early twentieth century. The children in the modern era do prefer the viewing of the various animation movies to the story books from which the concerned animated movie has been adopted. Do you not find the situation in the modern days to be alarming in respect of the overall development of the children?

Student:

I do agree to the point that you just put forth. However, it might also be viewed from another viewpoint. The other viewpoint states that the technological factors have also helped in the learning of the child. The technological advancements have, in all probabilities, led to the increase of the first-hand knowledge of the students. On the contrary, the fact that the technological advancements have actually contributed to the diminishing creativity of the children (Blackwell et al. 2013). The early childhood creativity of the children is not being allowed to flourish due to the fact that the children have been more exposed to the various matters that tend to put forth on hearing or reading something. Do you not think that the children of the twenty-first century do learn a lot of things that deal with the activities that have been taking place in the various parts of the world?

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

The technological advancement has helped in the increase of the knowledge that is gathered by the children who are privileged enough to have an easy access to the internet facilities. The internet facilities have actually helped the concerned children to know more about their concerned subject of interest thereby making it easier for them to set the direction in their lives (Bers et al. 2014). The development of interest in the concerned activity or the subject might help the concerned child to focus more attention to the matters that deal with the subject of interest in the chosen matters but has also robbed them of the creative powers that the children in the early twentieth century would have demonstrated as a part of their study. Do you find that agreeable?

Student:

The discussion that transpire between me and you hint at the fact that the technological advancement has often led to the technological advancement in the fields of communication as well as education has actually served to be both a boon as well as a blessing to the children who are below eight in their ages or are in the early childhood stages of their lives. The discussion might be concluded to have been hinting at the fact that the technological advancements in the fields of education and the overall development of the concerned child. The conversation might also hint at the fact that the child of the twenty-first century is more reliant on the technological advancements rather than on the information that might be received from the other conventional sources.

John Hassall, Nursery Frieze:

Yes, one might opine so. However, I hope I was able to quench your thirst for the knowledge on the concerned matter.

Student:

Yes, I feel that I have acquired knowledge on the matter. Thank you for the valuable information that you did share with me.