Comparing Kenneth Ginsburg's Contribution Of Play To Early Childhood Development

Article Summary Go play! Yes, play is one of the most overlooked things that contributes to early childhood development. Kenneth Ginsburg argues in favor of the importance of play and how it relates to proper development and parent-child bonds. Many children are forced to live in a hurried lifestyle or even living with lack of proper resources that both contribute to the lack of essential play. Play contributes to the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development of all youth. Ginsburg believes that this doesn’t mean that play is more important than things like academics, but this does mean that these important factors do need to find a proper balance to create optimal development (188). Play has many benefits. Play is what allows children to be creative, engage in the world that surrounds them, and gain confidence. Allowing play is not only just for fun, but there are lessons learned. The child is enhancing their decision making skills, discovering their interests, and are engaged in something they are …show more content…
Many people already believe that play is good for children, but this article provides reasoning for this thinking. The article was successful in giving factual, unbiased information. The author of the article does not only make claims, but has many sources to back up their information. Never in the article did Ginsburg prove to be biased by claiming that play is more important than academics and structured play. Ginsburg supported his claim, but made it clear that children are all different and may excel in different ways. Yes, the article was well written and had factual information, but did leave the reader a bit fuzzy at the end. After giving all of his claims and information the author leaves it all up to parents and the reader. Ginsburg states at the end of the article that parents are in charge of knowing what works best for their child’s development