Childhood Connection to Play

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Childhood Connection to Play

I can remember most of my childhood play was activity outdoors.  We did not have  computer game or many of the games children are confined to play on the internet, or game system.  We have to play along or with our friend outside running and jumping over hill, climbing sand hills or tress. We had to ride bicycle down the hills.  This was a fun time for us because we learn how to watch out for each other and played game that was social and related to a combination of friend and neighbor. At the age of 4 and 5 we had to play with everyone. If we have to play along we play game like baking mud cake or sand building. The street was a natural sand beach and we could play build sand castle all down the side of the road. The best time was after a rain and the sand was soft, cool and you could feel it between your toes.

                                           

I can remember a quote that we enjoy “Friend that plays together Stay together” or “run run catch me if you can “and we play for long time outside.  Some of the game we could play with hide and seek mountain climbing, or Hip Scott, jump rope and ball.  We would play tug of war, or Simon says where children would hold the line to keep the center person for broking out.

In my youth we were not allow to play inside. The only time we play inside the house was on rainy days. This was an all day activity that we run, jump climb and just had fun. Sometime our parent had to call us in or call because we did not come home for long time it was about playing a having fun. I think that many of the children today do not know what it is to run and jump just for fun. If children are not in sport in school many of them do not just run and play.  The activity helps me to grow strong and independent without the fear of outside or other people because we knew all everyone and everyone knew us.  Family helps other family and watch out for everyone. Children today enjoy computer game that do not move muscle, they enjoy game systems that teach them killing, combat, or Grand Theft Auto where they are killing or driving fast cars that stolen. The games we play taught us number, planning, sharing, strengths and encourage friendship reasoning and problem-solving skills.

                       

My role as a child was to be a child and not interact in adult business. We were not permitted to set with adult, talk when adult talk, as children we knew our place and enjoyed childhood. We grow up with respect, consideration and we learn to this because we had time to play and be children. One of my favorite games Jack’s