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Play can..

A. be physically tiring, leading to better sleep
B. serve as a distraction from the regular stresses of life
C. help develop more dynamic problem-solving skills
D. function as a talent search of sorts, enabling you to figure out what you're good at
E. all of the above

Exhibit B: Right to Play

Infuse your life with play!

Definitely worth 22 minutes of your time:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital.html

Exhibit B: Right to Play

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"Play is not just tossing the football or doing something stereotypical. It can be reading a novel or having an imaginative reverie. There are lots of alternatives that can put one in a 'state of play'... The key component is that your play has no apparent purpose- it should be an activity that's fun or makes you feel good, that provides freedom from time, and that diminishes your consciousnesses of self."

Words of wisdom from Stuart Brown MD and author of Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul

Exhibit B: Right to Play

grounds for play

"The right to play is the child's first claim on the community. Play is nature's training for life. No community can infringe that right without doing enduring harm to the minds and bodies of its citizens."

-David Lloyd George 1925

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you're it..

"Children are not mini-persons with mini-rights, mini-feelings and mini-human dignity. They are vulnerable human beings with full rights which require more, not less protection.”

-Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, October 2005

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0HfwkArpvU

(How do you define play?)

Exhibit B: Right to Play

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Funding for music education programs is being slashed left and right- which is rather unfortunate as learning to play musical instruments is said to develop young people's cognitive skills, teach discipline, relieve stress, and of course be fun! Studies have also found that when young people play instruments, they become better at extracting sound patterns in other parts of their lives, meaning they can "better process speech in noisy classrooms" and can "more accurately interpret the nuances of language that are conveyed by subtle changes in the human voice".

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1252652/Learning-play-musical-instrument-helps-young-brains-develop-language-skills.html)

Exhibit B: Right to Play