What is the REAL benefit of play dough with children DEVELOPMENTALLY?

Question

I am looking for some concrete answers for informational reasons. Why is play dough so important to preschooler's development?

Answer 1

Creativity, role play, Fine manipulative skills, it can also help with aggression thumping and banging it. and with adult help introducing new language.

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Answer 2

It is really good in helping develop fine motor skills it also can be a way for a child to express him/her self  for an example if a child angery he or she can pound the playdough

Answer 3

fine motor skills and the ability to be aware that the piece of playdoh is the same whether flat or rolled out,etc There is actually terminology for that but I can't think of it. It also is fun and feels fun and it can be creativity as well!

Answer 4

Play dough offers children a chance to be creative, and use fine motor skills.  It also allows them to use language, and interact not only with staff, but also other children

Answer 5

So much. It strengthens their sweet little fingers giving them better fine motor skilld - specifically handwritting.

Yes it is messy but it truely does wonders for fine motor. I ahve a special child who had fine motor issues and playdough did the job!:)

Answer 6

It helps develop their fine motor skills which is necessary for reading readiness.

Answer 7

It developes use of their motor skills, and imagination. It helps them express their anger, or love.

Phycologists, and psychiatrists use play dough, dolls, etc.. to learn about the children they are treating.

Answer 8

it build up thier fine motor skills  so they can learn to grip a pencil to write to open up things  the childs has to know what his fingers and thiumbs are all about so working it fingers in the dough and sqezzing it and rolling it makes him learn

Answer 9

The number one reason is that it helps strengthen there hands. By gaining strength in the hands it helps them gain better control and motor skills. This makes it easier for things like learning to write. Also creativity is always a good thing.

Answer 10

play-dough not only refines motor skills and increases creativity it can be used for many more things.  I use it to teach color blending, sequencing, counting, language skills and the list goes on... it's almost perfect.

Try making five different sized abjects and have your kids order them from smallest to largest

Make a batch of yellow and a batch of blue and let them mix the two colors together.

I love playdough!

Answer 11

MAybe imagination and or motor skilz?

Answer 12

Playdoh is a manipulation tool for the development of fine motor skills, it helps  later on when learning to write, draw color or paint. Children with such things as , ADHD and poor hand eye coordination do well if they have some sort of fine motor manipulation, such as playdoh. It not only is fun for them and stimulates the creative side , but it stimulates there learning ability and function of there fine motor skills.

Answer 13

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Answer 14

1. It gives them a chance to interact with children their own age.

2. Helps then gain control of their  hands, helps with writing and drawing.

3. Encourages creativity.

4. Helps them look more deeply inot things, what they are making.

Answer 15

Most  children  find  playing with  dough  great  fun. Toddlers love squeezing the soft material in their hands, exploring  the  texture  and consistency  of  the  dough. Older children enjoy playing imaginatively, making things with the dough.

Playdough is also  a  fun  way  to  develop hand skills as young children poke, pinch, roll and cut. For children feeling grumpy and fed-up,  playdough  can  be soothing  and  help  them express their feelings. It’s economical to make your own playdough, and kids will love

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Answer 16

They can use their imagination by making things. It's fantastic for building their

imaginations!! They learn as they play. Our grandkids loved it and we were amazed with what they came up with. Hey--we even had fun playing with them.

I hope this might answer something for you. That's a good question.  by the way.