I reviewed the Ed Weekly article titled "Independant Play Fosters Discovery In Young Children" from the April 6th, 2011 issue. This article touches on the fact that when little children play they are also wondering and discovering and using science to answer their questions.
I found this to be very true and have thought this about my son many times as I watch him play. I happen to be a neat freak of a mother, so I used to not let me son tear into anything because it would make such a mess. But I had to losen up a bit and let him be a boy. In watching him "be a boy", I noticed that he liked to take things apart and try to put them back together. I also started letting him fix his mistakes or try to figure out how things work instead of doing it for him because it's easier. I remember one dinner when he decided to pour his own milk. He did a great job but in drinking his milk, he decided to gurgle it and make bubbles in his cup. At first I wanted to say, "Don't do that"! But then I realized that although trite to me, what he was doing was discovery and science and it needed to be done. I really enjoy watching my son discover now and I am a lot more lenient about the messes.
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