The Importance of Play in the Parent-Child Interaction

Abstract

Play is a defining element for the harmonious development of children. Play is the child's basic activity that engages his/her global psychism. The parent can efficiently prepare his/her child for the adult life through play: for the role of parent, professional, and even for civic responsibility. Play is a form of specific manifestation which can be encountered in the case of every child. Every child needs to play in order to develop oneself and to form a distinctive personality. The purpose of this paper is stress the role of play in the harmonious development of the parent-child interaction.