Nurturing Preschool Children's Emotional Health Through Active Play

Research shows that active play is very important for children’s social and emotional development. During active play, children form relationships with their peers, gain confidence in their abilities, learn to express emotions, and develop the “mastery motivation” that will provide them with the internal desire to master new skills. Adults can support this by providing fun physical challenges that are appropriate for children’s abilities, by giving children choices over how they move and play, and by providing opportunities for children to practice self-regulation through physical games.
This video was created as part of the Center's effort to study the effects of physical and outdoor play, funded in part by Head Start Body Start. See more in this series at: www.easternct....
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