early play
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early childhood #play exponent
Sydney, Australia
Joined February 2013
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The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences. Maria Montessori
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All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Marie Curie
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams... John Muir
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One of the greatest gifts adults can give - to their offspring and to their society - is to read to children.~ Carl Sagan
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So far as I have myself observed, the distinctive character of a child is to live always in the tangible present. John Ruskin
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Receive the children in reverence, educate them in love, and send them forth in freedom. Rudolf Steiner
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Too close supervision stifles the mental growth of children. ~ Abhijit Naskar
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Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves. ~ Ernest Dimnet
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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. —Jane Austen
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Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree
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Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~ Khalil Gibran
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Play is one of the highest achievements of the human species.
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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach of us more than we can ever learn from books. John Lubbock
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Children think not of what is past, nor what is to come, but enjoy the present time, which few of us do. ~ Jean de La Bruyere
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Children more than ever, need opportunities to be in their bodies in the world – jumping rope, bicycling, stream hopping and fort building. It’s this engagement between limbs of the body and bones of the earth where true balance and centeredness emerge. ~ David Sobel
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Outdoor play offers numerous benefits for children, including boosting their intelligence, enhancing social skills, improving health, and increasing happiness. Unstructured play in nature is particularly beneficial for kids. #OutdoorPlay #ChildDevelopment
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Play is crucial for children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. It helps them grow in all aspects. #ChildDevelopment #PlayMatters
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Play is our brain's favorite way of learning. ~ Diane Ackerman
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Play helps children to find power where they feel powerless, control where they feel uncertainty, and an escape from the uncomfortable. ~ Amanda Morgan.
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Children deserve to grow and learn in a place & alongside a force that is as wild and alive as they are. ~ Nicolette Sowder
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