Child development Quote by Richard Louv

Decades of research has shown that play is crucial to physical, intellectual, and social-emotiona l development at all ages. This is especially true of…

— David Elkind

A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sports of children satisfy the child.

— Oliver Goldsmith

Play is the work of the child.

— Maria Montessori

Play is the work of childhood.

— Jean Piaget

Play is basic to all normal and healthy children. It provides pleasure and learning and a minimum of risks and penalties for mistakes.

— Frank Caplan

Active play contributes to strong bones and adventurous play is vital for mental and emotional development.

— Michaela Strachan

Play is really the work of childhood

— Fred Rogers

Competitive sports may be where exercise becomes 'fun' for children who are good at it, but for those who are less talented, it is…

— Naomi Alderman

“Ideally play is joyful and childlike, a physically and psychologically healthy exercise for both people and dogs. Psychologists and spiritual counselors advise us all…

— Patricia B. McConnell

Kids naturally want to play and be physical.

— Montel Vontavious Porter