Benefits of roughhousing – Roughhousing also known as roughplay is being reported as having benefits for both parents and children. So listen up, if you have been conservative and don’t engage in roughhousing aka roughplay with your children it is time to put the ipads and smartphones away and get rough with your children.
Apparently Anthony T. DeBenedet and Lawrence J. Cohen have studied the benefits of parents roughhousing with their children and published their findings.Â
They report that “Roughhousing is interactive, so it builds close connections between children and parents. It releases the creative life force within each person, pushing us out of our inhibitions and inflexibilities”.
Further their findings say “Roughhousing activates many different parts of the body and the brain, from the amygdalae, which process emotions, and the cerebellum, which handles complex motor skills, to the prefrontal cortex, which makes high-level judgments”.
These are big explanations to encourage you to get on the floor, tickle and play fight with your children (at least when they are younger and will let you do it).
So get on with it and this is not limited to sons only, daughters should be allowed to test their strength and ability to get rough within reason.
What do you think about roughhousing being encouraged…basic instinct for physical play should not be forgotten.
Source: farnamstreetblog
