IMPORTANCE OF PLAY & TOYS IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE OF CHILDREN
Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma*
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is one of the earliest medical systems that have got a strong scientific foundation formulated by experiments and observations of ancient wisdom. Kaumarbhritya (pediatrics) is one among eight branches of Ayurveda. Acharya Kashyapa has given prime importance to Kaumarbhritya for the very first time. As far as the branch pediatrics is concerned, in Ayurveda it accompanies a broad area. A toy is an item that is used in play. Playing with toy is an enjoyable means of training young children for life. Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth. Toys and play plays an important role for early stimulation in a high risk child. Play is not a break from learning—it‘s the way for children learning.
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