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SIX BENEFITS OF

P L A Y

Believe it or not-Play isn’t all fun and games — it’s also an important teaching tool! Through play, kids learn how to interact with others and develop critical lifelong skills. These 6 benefits all play an important role in raising well-rounded children.

C O G N I T I V E 

BENEFIT OF 

Cognitive play helps children learn to think, read, remember, reason, and 

pay attention through play.

PLAY

C R E A T I V E 

BENEFIT OF 

PLAY

Creative play helps children's imaginations run wild during play, and in return helps them form unique ideas and solutions to challenges. 

BENEFIT OF 

Communication play helps children learn how to exchange thoughts, information and messages by speech, signals, writings and actions. 

PLAY

S O C I A L

BENEFIT OF 

PLAY

Social play with others helps children learn how to negotiate, collaborate, compromise and deal with others' feelings as well as their own.

BENEFIT OF 

P H Y S I C A L

PLAY

Active play helps children hone their coordination, balance, large (gross) motor movements and fine-motor skills, as well as helps them spend their natural energy doing what they love (which promotes better eating and sleeping too)!

E M O T I O N A L

BENEFIT OF 

PLAY

Emotional play helps children learn to cope with their feelings and emotions (such as fear, frustration, anger, and aggression) in a situation in which they

can control.

C O M M U N I C A T I O N

Contact Melissa at Healing Play Counseling

Healing Play Counseling  |  530 South 2nd Street  |  Haskell, TX 79521

Phone: (940) 276-1030  Fax: (940) 276-1031

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