Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their children...

Play gives children different sensory, physical, and cognitive experiences. These experiences build connections in the brain, which help children develop physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally. That’s why children’s play is like ‘fireworks’ going off in the brain...

​