how to spend time in childhoods Some people believe that spending time for an enjoyable activity with a child can improve skills and more creativity than reading. Some people believe that letting a child read books can bring negative results in terms of education in the end, while taking part in activities that stimulate their cognitive skills can give positive impacts for their growth. I strongly agree with the idea and I will provide some benefits which can be given by spending time for playing. First of all, people read books alone, which disturbs developing other skills such as communication skills or cognitive skills. On the other hand, doing some activities allows children to express themselves and work together. For example, when I was a child, my family used to play with me by using dolls. With this play, I had talked with them a lot of times by expressing emotion and feeling. Therefore, it improved my creativity and imagination skills. Second, going somewhere for activity allows youngsters to exercise and expand their social communities. There are no these opportunities in reading books at home, moreover, recent research suggests that children at an early age should be encouraged to play some activities that allow them to mature physically. For example, Finnish educational system focuses on playing for early years’ children. They encourage reading only for children who show an interest in it. This education which puts an importance on individuals certainly turned out a significant result in terms of reading, with the sixth best child readers in the world. This is another example of doing activity outraces reading books. In conclusion, I have provided some reasons as to why parents should play with their children at early age. Although I agree with the idea through the whole essay, I recommend making a time for reading. For instance, reading picture books before going to sleep makes reading familiar to children, so that it would be easier to get used to learn literacy in school after all. However, children should spend time with their family by participating in some enjoyable activities in a daytime