All my life I am a fan of playgrounds.
Hundreds of years ago when I was 9, when playground for me was a place to play than to bringing the nephews to play nor for dating - I frequented one near my house.
There, I'd meet my friends especially Amira and Norita to play various games like galah panjang and tag.
There was this big slide in the middle of the park where we made it our 'fort' so that anyone hidden in the fort couldn't be tagged.
There was this one time when we got scolded by an uncle who took his small daughter aged 3 or so, "Ini kan gelongsor! Buat macam gelongsor. Jangan main-main kat sini!"
Then we stopped playing that day.
Recalling the incident, it got me thinking why would adults restrict a child's imagination? Should toys be played the way they are supposed to be played or should we let children use their imagination to explore them?
I would most definitely support giving children the freedom to go wild with their thoughts. That's how they develop their mind.
Stop restricting a child's growing mind.
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