Book Review: The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally

This book review examines The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally. The author of the book is David Elkind, a well-known psychologist and author who has published several parenting books that discuss early childhood and issues that relate to young children. In this book, the intention is mainly about opening adults eyes to the shift that has happened in methods of rearing children. The tendency towards academic learning, technological games and the overprotection of children is prohibiting and affecting children's normal growth. The book aims to articulate the importance of play in children's development and how it is considered to be an essential element of growing healthily. The book is written to increase awareness of the impact of the current shift towards academic learning and speeding up children's growth.