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By
: Ly Vanna, Picture Courtesy of Cambokid.
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Most people
in Cambodia believe that child's play is simply
part of growing up. Parents hardly even notice when
kids are playing except when it becomes too noisy
or boisterous. Spending too much time playing, at
the expense of helping parents with chores around
the house, often lands Cambodian children in trouble,
as it does all over the world. Most parents do not
like their children to play around constantly. Parents
prefer their children to be more disciplined and
to spend time on their school-work instead. Children
however, prefer to spend their time playing. They
sometimes even forget to go to do their homework
and are often not interested to help around the
house. To children, "Play is fun". According
to a book compiled by Cambokids, there should be
a balance between play and study. Play is a function
of the ego, an attempt to synchronize the bodily
and social processes with the self. Play is the
life of children; it is not
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only passing the
time. It is learning, discovering, self-expression, discharge,
and fun.
Playing creates joy for children and provides them with
a happy time. Generally, children like to play with the
people around their own age. Little girls have their own
favorite games while boys have theirs. For instance, girls
like playing with toys related to cooking and dolls whilst
boys like playing with toy guns and cars. Boys are by
nature a little more rugged-they climb around and fight
with one another more than the girls would.
Playing is indeed a very important part of a child's growth.
It helps to develop their body and mind (physically, cognitively,
emotionally, and socially). Play enables children to cope
with their environment and contributes to the development
of social skills. Through playing, children realize their
strength, weakness, abilities, interests and desire. They
learn to express their feelings and thoughts in the process.
Environment also plays a role in dictating the kind of
play. For example, children who live near the river quickly
pick up the skill to swim while children who live in the
mountainous areas are better at climbing trees. "Children
reduce stress, exercise and in their own little ways also
conduct research through play," noted Mr. LONG Borom,
a Cambokids member who has experience with some 30 to
60 children playing around in his Association for years.
He pointed out that play can sometimes also pose to be
dangerous if they do not choose the proper toys or the
right place ground. Some children imitate what they see
on television and find thrill in playing with knives and
other sharp objects while others develop a liking for
fire without realizing its danger.
By observing children at play, parents can quickly discover
their child's potentials and help them develop accordingly.
They can recognize the children's characteristics; is
their children quiet, aggressive, happy, or friendly,
through observing their children play. Mr. LONG Borom
stressed the cyclical nature of domestic abuse. He states
that most children from domestically violent families
always express violent behavior on things or other children
while they are playing.
Children always play as a group together in school or
in village. During they are playing they relieve their
problems and develop their thinking and motor processes.
They help each other to cope with problems. Children in
the same age understand each other better than their elders
would. They share their problems or talk to each other
as a children's self-help group. |
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