The website that I chose was
National Black Child Development Institute. I enjoy going to the news section
of the website, there are many articles and others web pages that offer great
information that relates to my professional development. I came across a great article called Child
Health Talk this article was about getting children back to playing. I was
drawn to this article because it tied in to what Dr. Grace’s video, when she
talked on the importance of play and how we don’t allow children to do it like
in the past. The article talks about how research about play shows its role in
supporting cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development. How play also
strengthens creativity and academic achievement, and relieves the symptoms of
attention deficit disorder, anxiety, depression, and potentially debilitating
health conditions like obesity and diabetes, among other major benefits.
After reading this article, it has
just reinforced my position of the importance of play. I didn’t find any
specific articles that related to economists, neuroscientists, or politicians
support the early childhood field. There were articles that discussed funding
for the early childhood and also funding for the institute.
Marshall, D. (2012) Playing
Alone: How Unstructured Play Improves Children’s Health.
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