For children, play is a vital part of growth and development. Research shows that beyond pleasure, the purpose of active play is to provide stimulation for proper perceptual, sensorimotor and neural development, executive (planning and decision making) and regulatory functions, as well as language, physical and social development. With children’s increasingly sedentary lifestyles and lack of active, outdoor play, children’s airway and oral functions are compromised.
Working together, specialists in pediatric oral health and development, speech pathology and oral-myofunctional therapy have developed educational material, patient exercises and recommendations for playtime to educate parents and caregivers about the importance of play and to provide tools to prevent airway and oral dysfunction and support optimal growth and development.
To help educate parents and caregivers about the importance of play—especially physical play—we’ve created a presentation that visitors can view online, download, or print.
Learning objectives include:
– Albert Einstein
