September 23, 2016 - 14:19
One way that I think play can be problematic is if a child only has unstructred play. Unstructured play is a great thing, but if that is all a child knows, it could cause problems later. The way I'm imagining it is that if there is a child who for their first three years of life only had unstructured play, when they start school at age four they may not be used to a structured class. It may be hard for them to sit still for very long or pay attention to the teacher. I think that it is important for parents to try to faciliate play for there children once in a while and make sure that they interact with other kids starting from a young age. Playing independently all the time can make it harder for kids when they get older to make friends and be social.