Some of the Urges that spontaneously expressed through
babies’ and children’s Play
Some of our human play urges are shared with other mammals because the structure of mammals’ brains
requires mammalian play to develop the neurological structures needed for survival. The less stable
neocortical structure of humans (sometimes referred to as ‘the great thinking brain’) depends on two
things to ‘stabilise’ in an individual - nurture and play. The genetically programmed play urges (schema)
are Nature’s way of seeing the neurological structures are developed for survival and transcendence.
The question for those of us who work with children is what do we have in their environment that will
enable them to follow their genetically encoded promptings and play out their play urges? And is there
enough of each thing? Two pinecones will not cut it, half a barrel of pinecones will. One wheelbarrow or
trolley is a recipe for conflict, half a dozen means there will be ‘Transport Companies’ evolve at your place.
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