American - Psychologist | -
Playful stimulation probably hits all kinds of synaptic possibilities. It is all make-believe and all over the map. The potentiality of the synapses and the potentiality of playfulness are a beautiful marriage.
Brian Sutton-Smith
MarriageBeautifulPossibilitiesMap
The connections in the brain fade away unless used. We know that early stimulation of children leads to higher cognitive scores.
ChildrenBrainConnectionsEarly
A weakness of many of the self-oriented play theories is that they often sound too much like vain consumerism instead of being about the more passionate and willful character of human play, which involves a willingness, even if a fantasy, to believe in the play venture itself.
CharacterBelieveWeaknessPlayMore
Adults spend $500 billion on games and leisure activity each year, and some adults lament that kids get $15 billion for toys.
YearGamesToysLeisureGetKids
I keep trying to understand the phenomenon of why adults are so literal when children are so imaginative. Toys are a caricature of reality.
ChildrenRealityTryingUnderstand
Children who play regularly with their peers are most likely to achieve the highest levels of adjustment as adults.
ChildrenPlayAchievePeersMost
It's a mistake to try to use play to deliberately foster developmental progress.
ProgressMistakePlayTryUse
Forget about teaching the children about numbers and colors and the like, and just play with them.
ChildrenColorsNumbersPlayForget
I feel playful aggression is important for children because they have to deal with all kinds of anger and aggression in their lives.
ChildrenAngerFeelImportantDeal
The thing about a violent kid is that he can't play imaginatively.
PlayKidViolentHeAboutThing
The kid who can play imaginatively doesn't tend to be violent. It's the same with adults.
PlayKidSameWhoViolentTend
People who play are happier people. And people who don't have access to play tend to be depressed.
PeoplePlayWhoHappierDepressed
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Brian Sutton-Smith quotes