Four Reasons Your Child Needs Play

Vertical close-up photograph of a child’s handwritten notes on a sheet of pale white lined notebook paper. The page has horizontal blue lines and a red vertical margin line along the left side. Several lines of pencil handwriting run down the center of the paper. The writing is uneven and childlike, with individual words and short phrases spaced vertically. Legible portions include words and phrases such as “plays,” “the,” “about,” “how,” “much,” “you,” “love,” “each other,” and “play games.” Additional faint writing appears near the top of the page. The paper fills almost the entire image, emphasizing the child’s handwriting and informal list-making.

Vertical close-up photograph of a child’s handwritten notes on a sheet of pale blue lined notebook paper. The page has horizontal blue lines and a red vertical margin line along the left side. Several lines of pencil handwriting run down the center of the paper. The writing is uneven and childlike, with individual words and short phrases spaced vertically. Legible portions include words and phrases such as “plays,” “the,” “about,” “how,” “much,” “you,” “love,” “each other,” and “play games.” Additional faint writing appears near the top of the page. The paper fills almost the entire image, emphasizing the child’s handwriting and informal list-making.