Child Playgrounds Summary by Sherri Arnold Child Playgrounds Sherri Arnold Research has found that playgrounds are essential to not only physical strength, but mental strength as well.
Playgrounds help develop social, emotional and cognitive skills.
Children however, need more than the traditional playground. They need playgrounds that challenge their skills and provide opportunities to learn new ones. Play used to be seen as wasteful and frivolous. Plato and Aristotle found that play was important in the education of children. Furthermore, Locke, Rousseau, Deway, Montessori and others reinforced that play should be an integral part to educational programs.