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The mystery of playing. It’s too easy to dismiss it as a “childish activity” yet, as Jean Piaget reminds us, playing is essential for development. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – with Resolution 44/25 on November 20, 1989 – recognised playing as an inviolable and unquestionable “right” of every child.
Playing supports children’s growth, stimulates their minds, fosters their inner sense of security, aids in socialization, helps them encounter limits, and teaches the rules of communal life.
The way we played as children influences the adults we become.
We must keep this in mind, especially in cities that are increasingly intolerant of noise and spontaneous street soccer games, in houses with empty courtyards.
Playing requires time and boredom; It requires children to have some free time, away from the watchful eyes of adults and the distractions of smartphones.