Your Life daily: Why creative play is so important to a child's development.(Features) From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) | Date: July 23, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Coventry Newpapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

CREATIVE play, where children can move around and are able to use their imaginations, has many benefits but may often be neglected in favour of TV or computer or gadget based activities.

Research has shown play which is too structured or centred solely around hi-tech toys could be detrimental to youngsters.

There is evidence children are "forgetting how to play" because they are being encouraged to take part in organised activities rather than being allowed to...