The Incredible Value of Interaction

By Deborah McNelis, owner Brain Insights

The importance of play and discovery is well understood by those following this blog. Due to your awareness of the tremendous benefits experiential learning provides, it is great fun to share this great poem with you.

This wonderful poem was sent to me by Hillary at Toys Naturally. She was inspired and wrote it in response to the article I posted on iPadding for toddlers and a few other recent posts on the topic of screen time for young children.

Her poem is one that is a pleasure share often to communicate the importance and incredible value of interaction with people and real objects vs screen time. Hope you enjoy the insights Hillary shares!

I read a tweet and saw a blog

Young minds, affected, in a fog

Television, switched on all day

Destroying childhood, killing play

I felt virtuous - only half an hour

My wee one was a protected flower? 

I thought some more and then said why?                    

No TV a few days c’mon-let’s try

Next day we did not switch it on

Instead played blocks and had some fun

Out came play dough and some books

Lots of cuddles and a few funny looks

Out came the tea set and a teddy bear

Bottomless pretend tea and cookies to share

On goes music and we go grooving

Wow yes it’s true our brains, improving

 

That half an hour, we have it back     

To play, to share, to have a yack.

As I chop and cook a dinner for 3

My wee one plays and enlightens me.

The Brain Development Series was developed with this scene in mind. Each packet is filled with ways to easily provide this opportunity for every child and family! 

The toys provided by Toys Naturally are beautiful. You can visit the site here to order wonderful products for the young growing brains in your life!

Hope You Are Having a WONDERFUL and FUN FILLED Summer!!