Although the new parks created in Baku attract people’s attention, the playgrounds in the mentioned places are content with swings made of plastic materials.
Modern.az notes that playgrounds have the following significant effects on the psychological development of children:
Social Skills Development: Playgrounds can develop children’s social skills. By playing with other children, they can learn social skills such as cooperation, sharing toys, queuing, and resolving disputes.
Develop self-confidence: Physical activities help children discover their abilities and experience that feeling of success.
Developing the ability to manage emotions: Various games teach children to manage their emotions. Thus, failures or successes experienced during play provide children with emotional stability.
Building creative thinking skills: Various objects in playgrounds allow children to use their creative thinking.
Physical health: Running, climbing and other physical activities develop children’s physical abilities and health.
Developing independence and a sense of responsibility: children who play discover new things and meet new people. In addition, some games instill in children the ability to take risks, the ability to go beyond their limits.
Strengthening family relationships: Families who spend time with their children in these parks also serve to strengthen their social ties. As a result, children achieve psychological and social development.
There are several examples of playground construction around the world to develop these skills.
The following images show the situation in playgrounds in different parts of the world:
