Play for the Ages
When we stop playing, we stop developing, and when that happens, the laws of entropy take over—things fall apart. Ultimately we…stop fully interacting with the world, more plant than animal. When we stop playing, we start dying. – STUART BROWN, M.D.
The most delightful memories of our childhoods often revolve around play: inventing games with friends, running to playgrounds after school, or begging our parents to let us stay out a little bit longer as the evening light fades. In those memories we are free of deadlines, demands and expectations. Childhood was a time when we could let go, do what we want and live, simply, in the moment.
THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN THE 2012 EDITION OF THE REVIEW
© 2016 PARENTS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK
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