Playing Is playing that important to children? Or it is just a waste of time? For me, it is a norm for children to play and always play, and adults do not have the rights to deny it. It is always irritates me when parents scold their children when they are in the middle of playing something. In my opinion, playing is crucial for children to develop their intelligence, rational, emotional and social quotients. It is the way of their learning process by utilizing their body and senses toward the environment and the world. Development experts are fond of saying that play is the work of children, and cleaning the mess up is the work of parents, unfortunately. Even so, when the children come of age, excessive playing time would be hazardous. In that case, parents should play their role in controlling their children ideal playing time so that their learning development and time would be adjusted optimally. In short, playing is essential for children, and believe me, children are not children when they are not playing.