Fun and learning are the only two things kids should have to worry about while growing up. Fun is self explanatory and learning is as open as school, listening to parents, brushing teeth, making your bed, and so forth.Recess and physical education should be the primary fun times kids should have during school. Video games have also been proven to help learning and stimulate a kids brain making them smarter along the way.
In the modern technological world we live in, kids must learn computers, video games, and technology to be on a level playing field with their peers. These activities are also fun, and believe it or not YES video games do help your child learn.
However the age old American recipe of recess, baseball, hopscotch, physical education or P.E, as well as playing hide and seek and other games with neighborhood friends. There should be an equal balance of both video games and psychical fun in a young child's life if they wish to be on par with their peers.
I'm also hoping future technology and virtual reality breakthroughs will help mix the two together. When I was growing up, the one thing we loved to do everyday was go play laser tag. Laser tag was a mix of video games and running around a dark room, while an accurate score keeping computer was in place tracking how many times you died, and how many people you shot. I was soaking wet with sweat and excitement after every match.
Hopefully this type of mix of video game, and physical fun will continue to grow in the future allowing our kids to grow up with strong bodies and minds.
After fun, kids must love learning. Learning involves basic school work, computer work, as well as learning to learn without the aid of computers, calculators, and other inventions. It's important for kids to also learn about health, fitness, nutrition, as well as chores around the house like cleaning their room, brushing their teeth, taking out the trash and so forth.
It seems like society is forcing kids to grow up to fast and learn how to become small adults, rather than fun learning kids. I believe pushing a kid to grow up to fast is a mistake, however there should be a healthy balance of serious adult like concerns taught to a child, like safety, violence, and planing your future.
With that said a health kids life style of fun and learning is the best strategy for a successful happy child. And who wouldn't want that life style? As and adult I see now how good kids really have it as long as their right to have fun and learn at the same time isn't taken away.
Fun is universally known to spark creativity, which in turn helps learning. The two play off each other perfectly, which is why in nature we see so many mammals when they are young having fun and playing. Fun is a child's best secret path to learning, while us adults are there to make sure things don't get out of hand and remind them to do their homework.