2.1 Explain The Difference Between Adult Directed Play And Child Initiated Play
Unit 039 Contribute to the Support of Children and
Young People’s Development through Play
Outcome 1
Understand the importance of play for children and young people’s development and well being.
1. Describe how play supports children and young people’s development and well being
When children are given the freedom to play, they are stimulating their brains, this is vital in order for their brains to grow.
They will learn to use their imagination to make up new games or pretend/ recreate things their parents do at home, for example cooking and cleaning. Play allows children to explore and learn about their environment and the world around them, this helping with their Cognitive Development.
Giving a child the chance to play helps their …show more content…
2. Explain the difference between adult directed play and child initiated play
Adult directed means that an adult structures and directs the play for the child so they don’t have to think about what to do. For example, the adult may says Lets play catch, you stand here and hold out your hands and I will throw you the ball to you. Then the adult throws the ball and the child catches it.
This kind of play is fun for the child and he/she learns how to catch better, but it does not stimulate creativity.
An example of child initiated play is, the child says to the adult or another child, Let’s play catch, if you stand there then I will throw the ball to you and you throw it back to me. The adult catches the ball and throws it back. The child may then chooses to bounce the ball once as he/she passes it to the adult. The child may change the rules in other ways like asking a friend to join in but as It's the child's game then the rules are theirs to make. The adult supports by helping the children negotiate any conflicts and making sure the game stays safe.
2. Describe how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child promotes the importance of
Young People’s Development through Play
Outcome 1
Understand the importance of play for children and young people’s development and well being.
1. Describe how play supports children and young people’s development and well being
When children are given the freedom to play, they are stimulating their brains, this is vital in order for their brains to grow.
They will learn to use their imagination to make up new games or pretend/ recreate things their parents do at home, for example cooking and cleaning. Play allows children to explore and learn about their environment and the world around them, this helping with their Cognitive Development.
Giving a child the chance to play helps their …show more content…
2. Explain the difference between adult directed play and child initiated play
Adult directed means that an adult structures and directs the play for the child so they don’t have to think about what to do. For example, the adult may says Lets play catch, you stand here and hold out your hands and I will throw you the ball to you. Then the adult throws the ball and the child catches it.
This kind of play is fun for the child and he/she learns how to catch better, but it does not stimulate creativity.
An example of child initiated play is, the child says to the adult or another child, Let’s play catch, if you stand there then I will throw the ball to you and you throw it back to me. The adult catches the ball and throws it back. The child may then chooses to bounce the ball once as he/she passes it to the adult. The child may change the rules in other ways like asking a friend to join in but as It's the child's game then the rules are theirs to make. The adult supports by helping the children negotiate any conflicts and making sure the game stays safe.
2. Describe how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child promotes the importance of