1,884 Quotes About Play

The belief that young people are incapable of making reasonable decisions is a cornerstone of our system of compulsory, closely monitored education.

The pleasure children get from playing is way more intense, and lasts way longer, than the one adults get from being paid.

Give kids the space to learn and grow.

Let them play! The more they play, the more resilient and socially adept they will become.

All of us lived life when sex was the farthest thing from our minds. Try to remember the careless freedom of play, basking in the beingness of others. As adults, responsibilities and obligations can often bind us to a daily grind. For some adults, then, sex might be one of the few interactions that restores their openness and sensory exploration of play. It’s not hard to see why sexual preoccupation might take over when people become locked out from experiencing fulfilling lives.

* Work on Purpose* Play on Purpose* Rest on PurposeDo not let yourself or anyone else waste your time.

Play is also a way to be close and, even more important, a way to reconnect after the closeness has been severed. Chimpanzees like to tickle one another's palms, especially after they have had a fight. Thus, the second purpose of play serves our incredible - almost bottomless - need for attachment and affection and closeness.

When we make Play the foundation of learning, we teach the Whole child.

Telling a child that something that matters to them isn't important doesn't convince them it doesn't matter. It just convinces them that it doesn't matter to you and often makes them feel like they don't matter, either. Remember, caring about the little things that matter to little people creates big connections.