"My Connections to Play."
Children seldom misquote. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. ~Author Unknown
A little girl is sugar and spice and everything nice - especially when she's taking a nap. ~Author Unknown
People who supported play in my childhood were my Grandfather, Dave and my two Uncles, Dave Jr. and Austin. My Grandfather was an outdoorsman and took me fishing and boating in Galveston Texas.My Grandpa took me to San Diego California to the Zoo where I saw penguins for the first time in person too.He was retired when I was born so he had a lot of time to spend with me. He and I would go outside and play ball every afternoon after my nap, and once I started school, it was after homework most days. My Uncles would keep me outside all day on a Saturday, and in the evenings after doing home work we were allowed to go outside to play. My Uncles Dave and Austin had me climbing in trees to get the ball when it got caught, and crawling under the house when anything went there! I was the only girl and they made tomboy out of me when I was younger but I grew out of that stage by the age of 8or 9 years old. Looking back those were wonderful times!
Play is much different today from when I was a child. We did not have computers, and hand held games. We went outside and ran around, played in the street until the lights came on, played board games with the neighborhood children. Parents sat on the porch watching the children play making conversation with other neighbors. Children were healthier then not so much now as they don’t get much outside play at home or school. Children these days don’t go outside much they watch television up to 4-6 hours daily even on school days. Hand held games seemed to be glued to their hands.
